Design
Tools for Life by OMA for Knoll
Milan 2013: architect Rem Koolhaas has unveiled a collection of rotating, sliding and motorised furniture for US furniture brand Knoll (+ slideshow). More about Tools for Life by OMA for Knoll
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Design
Unexpected Welcome by Moooi
Milan 2013: an exhibition of new products for Dutch brand Moooi, including lamps shaped like upturned buckets and bathtubs by Studio Job, opens in Milan's Tortona district tomorrow (+ slideshow). More about Unexpected Welcome by Moooi
Design
Aria and Avia lamps by Zaha Hadid for Slamp
Milan 2013: Zaha Hadid will present two monochrome pendant lamps for Italian brand Slamp at the Euroluce lighting show tomorrow. More about Aria and Avia lamps by Zaha Hadid for Slamp
Design
Quiet Motion by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for BMW i
Milan 2013: designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec present a courtyard installation of rotating cork platforms for car brand BMW i (+ slideshow). More about Quiet Motion by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for BMW i
Furniture
Radice Stools by Industrial Facility for Mattiazzi
Milan 2013: British designers Industrial Facility will unveil these three-legged stools for Italian design brand Mattiazzi in Milan this week (+ movie). More about Radice Stools by Industrial Facility for Mattiazzi
Design
"We've been designing biology for 10,000 years"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our next movie from Design Indaba in Cape Town, designer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg discusses synthetic biology - a new field of science that could see designers creating artificial lifeforms. More about "We've been designing biology for 10,000 years"
Design
The D*Table by The D*Haus Company
The designers of a shape-shifting house have now developed a folding table that swings open to change shape from a square to an equilateral triangle. More about The D*Table by The D*Haus Company
Lighting
Ascent lamp by Daniel Rybakken for Luceplan
Milan 2013: designer Daniel Rybakken will launch a table lamp that dims as it's pushed down a thin vertical stand at Euroluce in Milan this week. More about Ascent lamp by Daniel Rybakken for Luceplan
Design
Autumn Winter 2013 collection by Jaimee McKenna
Layers of blue fabric pleated into origami-like patterns bounced down the catwalk at Central Saint Martins graduate Jaimee McKenna's Autumn Winter 2013 show. More about Autumn Winter 2013 collection by Jaimee McKenna
Lighting
Semplice lamp by Industrial Facility for Oluce
Milan 2013: London studio Industrial Facility will present a lamp with a glass base wrapping round the beam of light in Milan this week. More about Semplice lamp by Industrial Facility for Oluce
Furniture
New furniture and lighting by Front
Milan 2013: Swedish collective Front will launch six new products in Milan next week, including leather stools shaped like squidgy animals and a plywood table with burnt-on doodles (+ slideshow). More about New furniture and lighting by Front
World Tour 2013: Cape Town
"Digital technology will continue to disappear"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: Google Creative Lab creative director Alexander Chen explains how he created a digital string you can pluck like a viola and discusses Google Glass and the future of user interface design in this movie we filmed at Design Indaba in Cape Town last month. More about "Digital technology will continue to disappear"
Design
Fionda chair by Jasper Morrison for Mattiazzi
Milan 2013: British designer Jasper Morrison will present a chair inspired by camping furniture for Italian brand Mattiazzi in Milan next week. More about Fionda chair by Jasper Morrison for Mattiazzi
Design
Dezeen's Milan 2013 map
Milan 2013: the design world descends on Milan next week. To help you navigate the hundreds of events around the city we've compiled a map with our pick of the best exhibitions, parties and talks. More about Dezeen's Milan 2013 map
Furniture
Unexpected Welcome sketches by Moooi
Milan 2013: Dutch brand Moooi has sent us these sketches by designers including Marcel Wanders, Studio Job and Joost van Bleiswijk for the Dutch firm's new collection launching in Milan next week. More about Unexpected Welcome sketches by Moooi
Design
Scoop chair by KiBiSi for Globe Zero 4
Milan 2013: this office chair by Copenhagen design firm KiBiSi is mounted on a Y-shaped stem, allowing the seat of the chair to rock back and forth as well as rotating left and right. More about Scoop chair by KiBiSi for Globe Zero 4
Design
Runaway lamp by Nika Zupanc
Milan 2013: Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc will present folding lamps powered by little wind-up keys at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan next week. More about Runaway lamp by Nika Zupanc
Design
Apple's new television rumoured to come with "iRing" controller
News: the highly anticipated Apple television is set to launch later this year and will be operated with a digital "iRing" worn on the finger, according to an industry insider. More about Apple's new television rumoured to come with "iRing" controller
Design
"Extending copyright for design condemns us to mid-century modernism"
Opinion: in his latest Opinion column, Sam Jacob argues that the UK government's plans to extend the copyright term for design "protect existing interests instead of promoting innovation". More about "Extending copyright for design condemns us to mid-century modernism"
Design
Nichetto=Nendo collection in Milan
Milan 2013: Italian designer Luca Nichetto has teamed up with Japanese studio Nendo to create a range of products including a knitted room-divider and a scaly carpet, which will be presented in Milan next week (+ slideshow). More about Nichetto=Nendo collection in Milan