Milan 2014: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has created a modular chandelier, with strings of ovoid lights influenced by the shape of grapes hanging on a vine. More about Grappa chandelier by Claesson Koivisto Rune hangs in strings of grape-like forms
Architecture studio Piercy & Company has slotted a family house behind a nineteenth-century stable facade in south-west London, creating a pair of rusted gable walls with a glazed stairwell in between (+ slideshow). More about Weathered steel sits alongside ageing brickwork at Kew House by Piercy & Company
Milan 2014: designers from MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group have created a shape-shifting table that reacts to human presence with a series of 1,000 tiny motors built into the frame (+ movie). More about Table top by MIT designers ripples when people are nearby
White ceramic tiles create a brickwork pattern across the walls and roof of this Paris boutique designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates for Chinese lifestyle brand Shang Xia (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma adds lattice of glistening tiles to Shang Xia boutique in Paris
Milan 2014: Japanese architect Toyo Ito spoke to Dezeen about his design for textile brand Kinnasand's first Milan showroom and his "site specific" architecture (+ interview + slideshow). More about Glass, timber and stone showroom created by Toyo Ito for Kinnasand's "sensitive fabric"
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: Space Caviar's algorithmic publishing project will be travelling to Venice for the architecture biennale, with the final issues from Milan design week now available to download – including contributions from Formafantasma and Martino Gamper (+ slideshow + download). More about Final issues of FOMO released as project prepares to visit Venice
Dezeen promotion: new products by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby and a pavilion by Studio Weave will feature at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week in London from 20 to 22 May. More about Clerkenwell Design Week 2014 preview
News: a design team led by London firm Grimshaw has revealed plans for a new six-runway airport in Istanbul capable of accommodating up to 150 million passengers a year. More about Grimshaw unveils "world's largest airport terminal under one roof" for Istanbul
Milan 2014: architect Zaha Hadid has cantilevered a series of elongated strips of black granite to create a fluid storage unit for Italian brand Citco. More about Cantilevered granite forms developed by Zaha Hadid for Citco shelving
Milan 2014: British designer Max Lamb developed a multicoloured engineered marble for Dzek, which was used to build furniture that appears to merge with walls of the same material for an installation in Milan. More about Man-made marble by Max Lamb used to create camouflaged furniture installation
The timber and stone buildings of Gion A Caminada, a cult figure in Swiss architecture, will feature in an exhibition opening next month at the House of Art in the Czech city of České Budějovice (+ slideshow). More about New exhibition showcases the work of Swiss architect Gion A Caminada
Milan 2014: Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc has created a collection of furniture and products for London design label Sé, influenced by Modernism and sporting motifs (+ slideshow). More about Nika Zupanc bases furniture collection for Sé on "an imaginary private sports club"
Milan 2014: Swedish collective Note Design Studio has designed glass lamps mounted on wooden frames that the designers claim were influenced by mind-bending illustrations (+ slideshow). More about MC Escher illustrations inform stands for glass lamps by Note Design Studio
Seven concrete fins provide a green roof that collects rainwater at this new engineering facility for a wastewater treatment plant in Portland, Oregon, by local firm Skylab Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Water treatment facility by Skylab Architecture features a roof of grass-covered fins
Milan 2014: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has created a birch chair with a circular seat and splayed legs, his first design for Finnish furniture company Artek. More about Konstantin Grcic's first design for Artek is a circular birch swivel chair
Milan 2014: Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings has designed a series of marble tables decorated with engraved geometric patterns that contrast with the natural veined surface of the stone. More about Scholten & Baijings carves geometric patterns into marble table collection
News: Italy's design manufacturing capability is at risk of disappearing, according to Alberto Alessi, president of design brand Alessi. More about Italian design production "could disappear," says Alberto Alessi
Reclaimed timber boards and sections of mesh fencing feature in this dimly-lit bar in Sydney by Australian studio Luchetti Krelle (+ slideshow). More about Luchetti Krelle completes atmospheric Sydney bar based on a New York loft
Dezeen promotion: the A' Design Awards and Competition has revealed this year's winning architecture, interior and design projects. More about A' Design Awards and Competition 2014 winners announced
London architect Ben Kilburn has renovated a Victorian property he owns in Hackney, transforming three separate flats into a large family home featuring a double-height library and an attic playroom. More about Kilburn Nightingale remodels Hackney townhouse with sweet-chestnut joinery