Faded frescos offer a backdrop to contemporary furnishings in Brolettouno Apartment, a holiday home in northern Italy that has been refurbished by local studio Archiplan. More about Archiplan celebrates painted frescos in subtle revamp of 15th-century Italian home
Italian design studio Alcarol has teamed up with Tuscan stone company Vaselli to create a table and stools made from eroded Travertine encased in resin. More about Alcarol makes furniture from eroded slabs of Travertine cast in resin
A social-housing apartment that stood empty for five years is becoming a family home again, after being refurbished for a Venice Architecture Biennale show. More about Venice Biennale project sees derelict 1980s flat transformed back into family home
A reading room with a daybed and porthole window is built into the living room of Pointing House, a one-bedroom apartment in Rome designed by Studio Strato. More about Studio Strato creates cosy reading den in renovated Rome apartment
A room filled with giant spinning mushrooms and a set of bright yellow-green bathrooms are among the surprises found inside the OMA-designed Torre, which opened last week as the final part of the Fondazione Prada arts complex in Milan. More about OMA's Fondazione Prada Torre opens with quirky interiors and renowned contemporary art
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed a twisted tower that soars 170 metres above Milan, making it the third tallest building in the city. More about Zaha Hadid Architects completes twisted Generali Tower in Milan
Twin slides loop through a Renaissance palace created as part of an installation by Carsten Höller and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, which explores emotional effects of people on plants. More about Carsten Höller installs slide experiment in Florentine palazzo
Architecture office Deltastudio used a palette of monochrome materials to create light-filled rooms with views of the surrounding countryside at this modernised farmhouse near the Italian town of Caprarola. More about Monochrome materials define living spaces inside converted Italian farmhouse
Milan is becoming a major cultural destination that could attract creative businesses away from London, according to leading figures in the city for its design week. More about Milan "will benefit from Brexit" as the city grows in confidence and status, say designers and critics
Milan design week visitors can grab refreshments at an American-style diner by Rockwell Group installed inside a railway arch. More about The Diner pop-up restaurant serves a slice of Americana in Milan
New York designer Gabriel Scott has created a version of his Myriad light based on the signature drink served at Bar Basso, the hub for late-night frivolity during Milan design week. More about Gabriel Scott installs cocktail-inspired lights at Milan's legendary Bar Basso
Over 1,600 wooden beams are stacked on top of another to form this intricate pavilion, designed by Italian architect Peter Pichler. More about Peter Pichler builds pyramidal pavilion using 1,600 wooden beams
American artist Phillip K Smith III has worked with fashion brand COS to install a faceted mirror structure in the courtyard of a 16th-century palazzo, as part of Milan design week 2018. More about Phillip K Smith III and COS create wall of mirrors in historic Italian palazzo
Wooden surfaces perforated with a pattern of intersecting circles decorate this cookery school and showroom at a spa in South Tyrol. More about Pedevilla Architects lines cookery school with perforated timber panels
Mirco Simonato Architetto has added white-walled courtyards and simple gabled tombs to a cemetery in Megliadino San Vitale, northern Italy. More about Gabled tombs sit within serene courtyards at Italian cemetery
American brands will be out in force during Milan design week. US editor Dan Howarth lists who he's most looking forward to seeing at the event, taking place from 17 to 22 April 2018. More about US designers and brands to look out for at Milan design week 2018
Dezeen is giving away sets of Brutalismo posters, which feature black and white photographs of Italian brutalist residential complexes covered with colourful, bold graphics, for our latest competition. More about Competition: win a set of posters featuring brutalist Italian housing
Architect Roberto Rossi has completed a house in northern Italy that can rotate 360 degrees. More about Fully rotating house built in Italian countryside
Milan's annual furniture fair, the Salone del Mobile, has published a manifesto calling for the city and the design industry to promote innovation and sustainability at this year's event. More about Salone del Mobile launches manifesto calling on Milan to "up its game"
French designer Philippe Starck has worked alongside Venetian artisans to restore this 18th-century restaurant, refreshing its upholstered walls, chandeliers and decadent furnishings. More about Philippe Starck restores time-worn interiors of the Quadri restaurant in Venice