Architecture
Les Lauréades by Lanoire & Courrian
Photographer Stéphane Chalmeau has sent us his photos of student accommodation in Bordeaux designed by French studio Lanoire & Courrian. More about Les Lauréades by Lanoire & Courrian
Photographer Stéphane Chalmeau has sent us his photos of student accommodation in Bordeaux designed by French studio Lanoire & Courrian. More about Les Lauréades by Lanoire & Courrian
Milan 2010: German design studio Ett la Benn present a collection of lamps made by drying out sponge cloths over moulds in the Zona Tortona district of Milan this week. More about Malva by Ett la Benn
Milan 2010: British brand Established & Sons have collaborated with Italian glass company Venini to lauch a collection of objects by designers including Konstantin Grcic, and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. More about Established & Sons and Venini
Milan 2010: at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile this week Dutch designer Marcel Wanders presents a chair made by the same blow-moulding technique used to manufacture water bottles. More about Sparkling Chair by Marcel Wanders for Magis
Milan 2010: international designers including James Irvine, Konstantin Grcic and Jasper Morrison have created a collection of marble furniture for Italian stone company Marsotto Edizioni, unveiled this week in Milan. More about Marsotto Edizioni
Milan 2010: American designers Rich Brilliant Willing present a range of furniture made of overlapping wooden slats for design brand Innermost at Superstudio Più in Zona Tortona this week. More about Clinker by Rich Brilliant Willing for Innermost
Milan 2010: here's a selection of new products launched by British brand Established & Sons in Milan this week, including this chair in a knitted cover by Dutch designer Bertjan Pot. More about Established & Sons in Milan 2010
Milan 2010: another chair with a face. Italian designer Fabio Novembre presents giant masks for sitting in. More about Nemo by Fabio Novembre for Driade
Milan 2010: with half the design world stuck in our special category thanks to the volcano and the other half unable to get there, we thought this would be a good time to republish The Regional Blanket by Vík Prjónsdóttir of Iceland. More about The Regional Blanket by Vík Prjónsdóttir
Milan 2010 promotion: watch brand RADO has launched a blog showing video reports from Milan this week at www.radostar.com/blog. More about RADO launches Milan blog
Milan 2010: Belgian designer Jens Praet has collaborated with Vibeke Skar of Norway to present a collection of Corian tables with grooves worn into their sides in the Ventura Lambrate district of Milan this week. More about Arctic Collection by Jens Praet and Vibeke Skar
Milan 2010: French architect Jean Nouvel presents an office wall system for Italian brand Methis at Superstudio Più in Zona Tortona. More about Hook by Jean Nouvel
Milan 2010: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders exhibits a chair with a snarling face on its backrest at Moooi in Milan this week. More about Monster Chair by Marcel Wanders for Moooi
Dutch studio Bureau B+B have completed a house on a country estate in the Netherlands with a thatched roof but no eaves. More about Het Entreehuis by Bureau B+B
Milan 2010: a self-assembly chair designed in 1974 by Italian designer Enzo Mari has been put into production by Finnish furniture brand Artek. More about Sedia 1 - Chair by Enzo Mari for Artek
An exhibition of furniture-like sculptures by Dutch artist Krijn de Koning has opened at Demisch Danant in New York. More about In Here, for This by Krijn de Koning
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
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
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
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