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This week, Milan hosted the world's biggest design fair
This week, Dezeen reported on the best installations, product launches and events at Milan design week. More about This week, Milan hosted the world's biggest design fair
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Furniture
Dimore Gallery presents metallic Gabriella Crespi furniture amongst sand dunes
Produced for Milan's Dimore Gallery, seven pieces of furniture by the late artist Gabriella Crespi are installed them among piles of sand for an exhibition called Visioni. More about Dimore Gallery presents metallic Gabriella Crespi furniture amongst sand dunes
News
Google Doodle celebrates Bauhaus school's 100th anniversary
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the centenary of the founding of influential German design school the Bauhaus. More about Google Doodle celebrates Bauhaus school's 100th anniversary
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CTBUH names San Francisco's Salesforce Tower world's "best tall building"
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects' Salesforce Tower has won the top prize at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's annual awards for high-rise structures, beating competition from BIG and David Chipperfield. More about CTBUH names San Francisco's Salesforce Tower world's "best tall building"
Design
Note Design Studio champions closed-loop sustainability with Formations installation
Note Design Studio has installed geometric totem poles inside a historic Milanese building to showcase the potential of IQ Surface, a new material by Tarkett that can be continuously recycled. More about Note Design Studio champions closed-loop sustainability with Formations installation
Design
Design Holding makes Salone del Mobile debut with "probably the biggest" stand ever at the fair
Design Holding, the new furniture and lighting group made up of B&B Italia, Flos and Louis Poulsen, has marked its first show at Salone del Mobile by presenting the biggest stand the Milan fair has seen in decades. More about Design Holding makes Salone del Mobile debut with "probably the biggest" stand ever at the fair
Design
Piero Lissoni uses Barcelona Pavilion marble in tables for Salvatori
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has designed a series of bistro tables for furniture brand Salvatori, with marble left over from famous buildings including Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion. More about Piero Lissoni uses Barcelona Pavilion marble in tables for Salvatori
Promotion
Istituto Marangoni and Cappellini challenge designers to create a multifunctional piece of furniture
Istituto Marangoni and Italian furniture brand Cappellini have launched their annual design contest. More about Istituto Marangoni and Cappellini challenge designers to create a multifunctional piece of furniture
Design
Rossana Orlandi announces winners of Ro Plastic Prize for recycled products in Milan
Furniture made of recycled plastic and fabrics made from plastic bags are among winners of the Ro Plastic Prize competition. More about Rossana Orlandi announces winners of Ro Plastic Prize for recycled products in Milan
Bauhaus 100
Bauhaus architecture and design from A to Z
To conclude our Bauhaus 100 series, celebrating the centenary of the hugely influential design school, we round out everything you need to know about the Bauhaus, from A to Z. More about Bauhaus architecture and design from A to Z
Technology
Vitra and Panasonic collaborate to create glass cabinet that is actually a TV
Vitra, Panasonic and designer Daniel Rybakken have joined forces to create the concealed Vitrine television, on show at Milan design week. More about Vitra and Panasonic collaborate to create glass cabinet that is actually a TV
Interiors
KC Design Studio adds multi-functional furnishings to Apartment X in Taipei
KC Design Studio has squeezed a series of living areas into this 46-square-metre apartment in Taipei by incorporating space-saving furniture pieces.
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Architecture
Call for entries to AHEAD Europe awards 2019
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers working across Europe are invited to submit their hotel projects to this year's AHEAD awards. More about Call for entries to AHEAD Europe awards 2019
Design
Dion Lee repurposes traditional tailoring techniques for leather furniture collection
Australian furniture producer DesignByThem has teamed up with fashion designer Dion Lee to develop a collection comprising a lounge chair and bench made by slashing and weaving leather. More about Dion Lee repurposes traditional tailoring techniques for leather furniture collection
Architecture
Safdie Architects completes world's tallest indoor waterfall at Jewel Changi Airport
An indoor forest sits under a large glazed dome with a rainwater waterfall running through the middle at Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport by Safdie Architects. More about Safdie Architects completes world's tallest indoor waterfall at Jewel Changi Airport
News
Brad Pitt hails Peter Zumthor as "master of light and shadow" as LACMA gets approved
Peter Zumthor's latest plans for Los Angeles County Museum of Art have been approved at a planning meeting, with movie star Brad Pitt speaking up for the Swiss architect. More about Brad Pitt hails Peter Zumthor as "master of light and shadow" as LACMA gets approved
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Dezeen Weekly features an off-grid house in Brazil and a floating city
The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly includes an off-grid house in Brazil, BIG's plans for a floating city and highlights from Milan design week. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Design
Philippe Starck, Kartell and Autodesk unveil "world's first production chair designed with artificial intelligence"
This captioned video produced by Dezeen for Autodesk reveals Philippe Starck's A.I. chair for Kartell, which the software company claims is the first chair designed using artificial intelligence to be put into production. More about Philippe Starck, Kartell and Autodesk unveil "world's first production chair designed with artificial intelligence"
Architecture
The D*Haus Company to replace derelict petrol station with decorative brick terrace
The D*Haus Company has revealed visuals of The Arches, a row of terraced houses in London that will be characterised by rounded windows and red brick walls. More about The D*Haus Company to replace derelict petrol station with decorative brick terrace
Design
Michele de Lucchi transforms Poltrona Frau showroom into Earth Station
Architect and artist Michele de Lucchi explains how his takeover of Poltrona Frau's flagship store during Milan design week explores new ways of working and learning, in this movie Dezeen produced for the Italian brand. More about Michele de Lucchi transforms Poltrona Frau showroom into Earth Station