Film director David Lynch revealed his furniture design skills at tradeshow Salone del Mobile during Milan design week, where he created a large wooden chair in a room with an ocean-like pattern floor. More about David Lynch designs gigantic wooden chair within meditative A Thinking Room
Dutch beer brand Heineken and US clothing company Bodega have launched The Boring Phone at Milan design week, a dumbphone designed to prevent young adults from scrolling on smartphones. More about Heineken and Bodega unveil nostalgic Boring Phone for Gen Z and Millennials
Design collective Numen/For Use has created a netted installation for automobile brand Porsche's The Art of Dreams exhibition at Milan design week, which also features a Vitra furniture collection. More about Porsche's signature 1960s houndstooth pattern informs "inhabitable" net installation
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has created a circular pavilion made from spruce logs for German kitchen brand Next125, which is being exhibited at Superstudio for Milan design week. More about Francis Kéré arranges spruce log pavilion around communal kitchen in Milan
The Dezeen team are reporting live from Milan Design Week (15-19 April). Read on for all the coverage from the third day (Wednesday 17 April). More about Day three from Milan design week 2024
Jumbo poppies synonymous with Marimekko cover the floor of Bar Unikko, a pink-hued pop-up cafe created as a Milan design week pit stop to mark the print's 60th anniversary. More about Marimekko transforms "real Milanese institution" into flower-clad cafe
Nigerian designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello has created a sculptural interpretation of a boat from stainless steel to highlight the dangerous crossing faced by people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. More about Nifemi Marcus-Bello highlights plight of migrant Mediterranean Sea crossings in Milan installation
Pillowy lamps, daybeds that look like stacked mattresses and rugs featuring abstract renderings of private body parts feature in an exhibition of new launches from Faye Toogood at Milan design week. More about Faye Toogood explores "sexuality and the body" in Rude Arts Club exhibition
French fashion house Hermès has designed an installation that uses reclaimed bricks, slate, marble and terracotta to draw attention to the brand's artisan roots at Milan design week. More about Hermès showcases "connection with the earth" with patterned stone-and-clay-floor installation
The Dezeen team are reporting live from Milan Design Week (15-19 April). Read on for all the coverage from the second day (Tuesday 16 April). More about Day two from Milan design week 2024
Design studio Niceworkshop has created furniture for recycling brand Format made from aluminium formwork used for pouring the concrete on large-scale buildings, which is on show at Milan design week. More about Niceworkshop presents furniture made from reused skyscraper formwork
Vancouver-based lighting company A-N-D has showcased two collections at Alcova during Milan design week, adapting its chandeliers to be placed on the floor to respect the historic setting. More about A-N-D places standing chandeliers in 17th-century Milanese villa
Czech glass-making brand Lasvit has unveiled an outdoor installation made from fused glass at Milan design week, shown in this video produced for the brand by Dezeen. More about Lasvit showcases glass-making techniques in Milan design week installation
Google has returned to Milan design week with a kaleidoscopic installation by research studio Chromasonic, designed to simulate the experience of having synesthesia. More about Chromasonic makes "light audible and sound visible" for Google's Milan installation
As Milan design week continues, we've selected six pop-up spaces where you can grab a bite to eat while admiring the latest design launches in the Italian capital. More about Six delectable food and drink pop-ups at this year's Milan design week
Cultural institutions Triennale Milano and Fondation Cartier are hosting a retrospective show of Italian designer Alessandro Mendini at this year's Milan design week, showcased in this video produced by Dezeen for Triennale. More about Triennale Milano celebrates Alessandro Mendini at Milan design week
Japanese designer Hideki Yoshimoto has unveiled the Beyond the Horizon immersive art installation at this year's Milan Design Week, designed in collaboration with car brand Lexus. More about Hideki Yoshimoto lines reflective installation with illuminated fibreglass "soldiers"
The Dezeen team are reporting live from Milan Design Week (15-19 April). Read on for all the coverage from the first day (Monday 15 April). More about Day one from Milan design week 2024
Promotion: kitchen brand Gaggenau will return to Villa Necchi during this year's Milan design week with an immersive installation called The Elevation of Gravity. More about Gaggenau to celebrate "life enhancing craftsmanship" during Milan design week
As part of Milan design week, IKEA has launched a collection of gaming furniture designed to subvert the genre's stereotypical "cyberpunk-y" look. More about IKEA unveils inflatable chair that "challenges traditional gaming design"