Design
Flash Factory by Tom Dixon
Milan 2010: the Tom Dixon team are assembling brass and stainless steel lamps on their stand at Superstudio Più in the Zona Tortona district this week. More about Flash Factory by Tom Dixon
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Furniture
Join by BCXSY
Milan 2010: at Spazio Rosana Orlandi in Milan this week designers Boaz Cohen & Sayaka Yamamoto of BCXSY are exhibiting a series of folding wooden screens made in collaboration with a Japanese joinery craftsman. More about Join by BCXSY
Design
Chairless by Alejandro Aravena for Vitra
Milan 2010: at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week furniture brand Vitra present a strap designed by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena to be wrapped around the body and used instead of a chair. More about Chairless by Alejandro Aravena for Vitra
Design
Swarovski Crystal Palace 2010
Milan 2010: Swarovski Crystal Palace present installations by designers including Tokujin Yoshioka, Yves Behar and Gwenael Nicolas in Milan this week. More about Swarovski Crystal Palace 2010
News
Designers of the Future Award winners announced
Dezeenwire: Design Miami/Basel have announced designers Beta Tank, Graham Hudson, rAndom International, Zigelbaum & Coelho as winners of this year's Designers of the Future Award. See press release below: More about Designers of the Future Award winners announced
Design
Wonderlamp by Studio Job and Pieke Bergmans for Dilmos
Milan 2010: artists Studio Job and designer Pieke Bergmans present a collection of polished bronze objects with blown-glass lamps spilling out of them for Italian gallery Dilmos in Milan this week. More about Wonderlamp by Studio Job and Pieke Bergmans for Dilmos
Design
Contemplating Monolithic Design by Sony and BarberOsgerby
Milan 2010: British designers BarberOsgerby have collaborated with electronics brand Sony to present a series of conceptual products combining light and sound. More about Contemplating Monolithic Design by Sony and BarberOsgerby
Architecture
Liiva House by Muru & Pere
Estonian architects Urmas Muru and Peeter Pere have designed a house for a fishing village near Tallinn, covered in shingles on all surfaces except for one white concrete wall. More about Liiva House by Muru & Pere
Furniture
The Poor Man's Gold by Joost van Bleiswijk
Milan 2010: Eindhoven designer Joost van Bleiswijk has designed a series of chests containing giant vessels, presented by the Zuiderzee Museum at the Ventura Lambrate district in Milan this week. More about The Poor Man's Gold by Joost van Bleiswijk
Design
Diversity by Nacho Carbonell
Milan 2010: Spanish designer Nacho Carbonell today unveils a new series of combined table and chair forms finished in materials including gravel, thorns, corn and broken glass. More about Diversity by Nacho Carbonell
Furniture
Zuiderzee Settings by Kiki van Eijk
Milan 2010: Eindhoven designer Kiki van Eijk presents a collection of wooden furniture with ceramic drawers for the Zuiderzee Museum at the Ventura Lambrate district in Milan this week. More about Zuiderzee Settings by Kiki van Eijk
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News
"Furniture designers are shifting focus" - Alice Rawsthorn in The New York Times
Dezeenwire: design writer Alice Rawsthorn's latest column in The New York Times previews this week's furniture fair in Milan. Read the article. Related: see all our coverage of Milan 2010.
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Design
9 X 10: Swarovski Elements at Work
Milan 2010: these chairs embellished with crystals by London designers Doshi Levien are among work by designers including Nendo, Konstantin Grcic and Neri & Hu, commissioned by Swarovski Elements and presented in Milan this week. More about 9 X 10: Swarovski Elements at Work
Design
Clever Little Bag by Yves Béhar for Puma
San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of Fuseproject has created eco-friendly packaging for footwear brand Puma that is half bag and half box. More about Clever Little Bag by Yves Béhar for Puma
Design
Autarky by Studio Formafantasma
Milan 2010: Studio Formafantasma of Eindhoven present a collection of tools, vessels and foods made of cereal in Milan this week. More about Autarky by Studio Formafantasma
Design
Modern Times by Johannes Tjernberg & Rasmus Malbert
Milan 2010: Gothenburg designers Johannes Tjernberg & Rasmus Malbert present objects inspired by a 1936 Charlie Chaplin film as part of the SaloneSatellite at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile this week. More about Modern Times by Johannes Tjernberg & Rasmus Malbert
Design
Gone With the Wind by Nika Zupanc
Milan 2010: Dezeen are in Milan today where the design shows are underway, including this pavilion covered in wooden windmills by Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc. More about Gone With the Wind by Nika Zupanc
Design
Juuri by Sarah Böttger
Designer Sarah Böttger of Germany has created a series of containers made of glass components joined with plastic rings and disks. More about Juuri by Sarah Böttger
Design
Competition: NAP chair by Kasper Salto for Republic of Fritz Hansen to be won
Milan 2010 promotion: Dezeen have got together with furniture brand Fritz Hansen to give away a NAP chair by Danish designer Kasper Salto, due to be launched at the Republic of Fritz Hansen Milan showroom during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile this week. More about Competition: NAP chair by Kasper Salto for Republic of Fritz Hansen to be won
Architecture
Autostella by Supermachine Studio
Architects Supermachine Studio of Thailand have completed a bright red car showroom in Bangkok. More about Autostella by Supermachine Studio