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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Architects Supermachine Studio of Thailand have completed a bright red car showroom in Bangkok. More about Autostella by Supermachine Studio
Milan 2010: Dutch designer Roderick Vos will present a shelving unit designed to reference Art Deco skyscrapers in Milan this week. More about Downtown by Roderick Vos
We’re off to Milan tomorrow and here's our pre-Milan issue of Dezeenmail – have a look at it here. Dezeenmail is sent out roughly every two weeks and contains a selection of Dezeen’s best stories and comments, along with all our latest competitions and jobs. You can subscribe here.
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Milan 2010: Dutch designer Maarten Baas will launch an iPhone version of his Analog Digital Clock in Milan this week. More about Analog Digital Clock iPhone app by Maarten Baas
Dutch graduate designer Sjoerd Jonkers has designed a collection of plastic vases inspired by archaeology and primitive objects, to be presented in Milan this week. More about Neolastic Vases by Studio Sjoerd Jonkers
Barcelona studio The Emotion Lab have designed a watch that displays the phases of the moon. More about Moonwatch by The Emotion Lab
Milan 2010: If you're in our special category tomorrow (Tuesday 13 April) for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, join us for our DezeenBarBasso party at Bar Basso, presented by Wyborowa Exquisite wodka. More about DezeenBarBasso party in Milan