Office for Metropolitan Architecture has announced details of a new publication that will present research into the growth of new urban centres in the Gulf. More about OMA to publish study of Gulf urbanism
Live from Milan: Dandelight by Lonneke Gordijn of Drift is a battery-powered LED light covered in dandelion seeds. More about Dandelight by Drift
Live from Milan: here are images of Corian Nouvel Lumières - a conceptual domestic interior built out of Corian by French architect Jean Nouvel and presented in Via Stendhal in Zona Tortona. More about Jean Nouvel for Corian
Live from Milan: here are some photos of the Artek Pavilion in the Trienalle Park in Milan, designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More about Artek Pavilion by Shigeru Ban
Live from Milan: The MinottiCucine showroom in Piazza Diaz features a new version of the stone Terra kitchen island by architect Claudio Silvestrin. More about Claudio Silvestrin for MinottiCucine
Live from Milan: door furniture brand Fusital has presented new handles by architects Zaha Hadid (above) and John Pawson More about Zaha Hadid and John Pawson for Fusital
Live from Milan: Moroso presents its first project with young Anglo-Indian designers Doshi Levien. More about Doshi Levien for Moroso
Live from Milan: architects Foster + Partners have designed new versions of their aluminium chair for Emeco, plus new tables and a stool. More about Foster + Partners for Emeco
Live from Milan: London creative agency Wieden + Kennedy have posted two videos on YouTube of them trying to destroy an Emeco Navy chair. More about Emeco Navy Chair catapult test
Live from Milan: here are some more images of the super-sized, mosaic-covered objects by Studio Job for Bisazza. More about Studio Job for Bisazza
Live from Milan: Swedish design team Front have a new range on show at Spazio Rossana Orlandi, including Changing Cupboard, which has a decorated front that constantly switches between three different patterns. More about Front at Spazio Rossana Orlandi
London designers! Look what the philistines have gone and done while we've been away in Milan... More about Banksy masterpiece destroyed by vandals
Live from Milan: Here's our third and final installation of chandeliers from the Swarovski Crystal Palace exhibition. More about Swarovski Crystal Palace 3
Live from Milan: Japanese architect Toyo Ito has designed Mayuhana, a light featuring a triple skin of delicate fibre mesh, for Yamagiwa (see previous post). More about Toyo Ito for Yamagiwa
Live from Milan: Japanese lighting company Yamagiwa has launched a range of new products, including Bamboo Light System by Argentinian-born designer Pablo Reinoso. More about Pablo Reinoso for Yamagiwa
Our blog for the International Design Forum has been updated with images, construction shots and a description of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi by Zaha Hadid. More about Sheikh Zayed Bridge by Zaha Hadid
Live from Milan: here are more images from the Swarovski Crystal Palace show at Via Savona 56, Milan this week, including chandeliers by Jaime Hayon, Kengo Kuma and the Bouroullec Brothers. More about Swarovski Crystal Palace 2
Live from Milan: here are chandeliers by Arne Quinze of Quinze & Milan, Amanda Levete of Future Systems and Diller, Scofidio and Renfro More about Swarovski Crystal Palace
Live from Milan: Self-styled "industrial tailor" Dick Van Hoff has created a collection of desk products for Dutch ceramics company Royal Tichelaar Makkum. More about Dick Van Hoff for Makkum
Live from Milan: this is the best thing we've seen in Milan so far - a vase made by bees. More about Studio Libertiny at Droog