Milan 08: designer Jens Praet showed his collection of furniture made of shredded documents at the A Touch of Green exhibition by design collective Droog in Milan last month. More about One Day Paper Waste by Jens Praet
Students Sabrina Meyer and Max Wittkopp from the TFH architecture school in Berlin have designed an imaginary flagship shoe shop called Guerilla Boxing. More about Guerilla Boxing by Sabrina Meyer and Max Wittkopp
Construction has begun on Strata Tower by New York-based architects Asymptote in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More about Strata Tower by Asymptote
Milan 08: at Swarovski Crystal Palace designer Paul Cocksedge presented Veil, a crystal screen which contains an image of the Mona Lisa that is only visible when you look at it in a mirror. More about Veil by Paul Cocksedge
Reboot is a conceptual house designed by Victor Vetterlein to be completely self-sufficient. More about Reboot by Victor Vetterlein
Dezeen's monthly top ten: each month we present a hit parade of stories from our archive. Here are the stories from Milan 08 that were most popular during April: More about Dezeen's top ten: Milan 2008
Milan 08: Here are some more photographs of the Fantasy collection by Jaime Hayón for Spanish porcelain brand Lladró, launched at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last month. More about The Fantasy collection by Jaime Hayón
Milan 08: Lounge Chairs: Nordic Mediterranean is a range of four chairs created by designers Shin Azumi, Harri Koskinen, Christophe Pillet and Pia Wallén for Italian contract furniture producers Fornasarig Sedie Friuli. More about Nordic Mediterranean collection for Fornasarig
Milan 08: Moooi showed a set of vases by Marcel Wanders at Superstudio Più in Milan last month. More about Delft Blue vases by Marcel Wanders
Architects I-Beam Design constructed a house for refugees made from wooden shipping pallets in a New York warehouse last month. More about Pallet House by I-Beam
Milan 08: designer Tord Boontje launched Rain, an outdoor collection for Moroso, at the Little Wild Garden of Love exhibition at Moroso's showroom on Via Pontaccio in Milan. More about Rain by Tord Boontje for Moroso
Dezeen promotion: we've teamed up with Gestalten to highlight their series of podcast interviews with leading designers, starting with two video interviews with Jaime Hayón. More about Jaime Hayón on Gestalten.tv
Milan 08: designer Patricia Urquiola presented her Tropicalia chairs at Moroso's Little Wild Garden of Love in Milan last month. More about Tropicalia by Patricia Urquiola
Milan 08: Bulthaup presented their new B2 kitchen in Milan last month. More about B2 by Bulthaup
It's been a while since we talked about our visitor figures, but we're proud to say traffic has continued to grow rapidly with 668,039 unique visitors last month - our best month yet. More about Dezeen grows 500% in a year
Here are some photographs of Mathieu Lehanneur's domestic “refrigerator-aquarium” called Local River, on show at Artists Space Gallery in New York. More about Local River by Mathieu Lehanneur 2
Solar Shade by Australian designers Buro North educates primary school children about collecting energy from the sun while providing shade in playgrounds. More about Solar Shade by Buro North
Milan 08: Swiss designers Fulguro have put their Waternetworks - Drops collection into production and exhibited it at the Teracrea showroom in Milan last month. More about Waternetworks – Drops by Fulguro
As promised here are more photographs, drawings and model shots of the solar-powered Greenpix media wall in Beijing by Simone Giostra & Partners. More about Greenpix media wall by Simone Giostra & Partners 2
Milan o8: designer Tord Boontje created the Little Wild Garden of Love exhibition to show off the outdoor collection of Italian furniture manufacturer Moroso in Milan last month. More about The Little Wild Garden of Love by Tord Boontje