Milan 2015: London designer Lee Broom will transform a street of disused shops into a fake department store to present 20 new products in Milan next month. More about Lee Broom to create pastiche department store inside empty shops for Milan exhibition
Milan 2015: London designer Philippe Malouin has formed a collection of geometric planters in a range of shapes, textures and colours using quartz surface material Caesarstone. More about Philippe Malouin experiments with Caesarstone to create collection of planters
Milan 2015: a curved rattan structure forms the flexible backrest of this sofa by Japanese designer Hiroomi Tahara (+ slideshow). More about Rattan backrest curves around Hiroomi Tahara's Wrap sofa
Dezeen promotion: Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district has announced its list of exhibitors for 2015 and published a map of the show that is now available to download. More about Ventura Lambrate announces exhibitors for Milan 2015
Dezeen promotion: the Brand New World exhibition will showcase new pieces by international design studios at the Dušan showroom in Milan from 14 to 19 April. More about Brand New World to exhibit work by design entrepreneurs in Milan
Milan 2015: British architect David Chipperfield has designed a solid wood table, bench and stool for German furniture brand e15 (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield creates simple furniture from wooden planks
Milan 2015: Belgian duo Studio Job has used motifs from its archive to reinterpret "hyper-kitschy" cast-iron outdoor furniture. More about Studio Job designs "rock and roll" garden furniture for Seletti
Milan 2015: British designer Tom Dixon's series of new products, including wingback chairs and "hallucinogenic" globular lamps, will be sold directly from his exhibition at an abandoned theatre in Milan next month. More about Tom Dixon to debut and sell products at The Cinema in Milan
Milan 2015: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a range of wooden tables that are shaped to look like the curved structural elements of iconic buildings by Le Corbusier. More about Jaime Hayón designs furniture based on Le Corbusier architecture
Dezeen promotion: designjunction has announced the headline exhibitors for its Milan show taking place from 15 to 19 April and a new district for the city's design week. More about Designjunction announces Milan line-up and new design quarter
Milan 2015: This simple armchair with a wooden base and upholstered body by Italian designer Emilio Nanni will debut in Milan next month. More about Emilio Nanni's Spy chair features a thin seat to expose its frame
Milan 2015: Fashion brand G-Star RAW has collaborated with furniture company Vitra to update a range of original designs by Jean Prouvé for use in modern offices (+ slideshow). More about G-Star RAW and Vitra join forces to relaunch Jean Prouvé's 1940s office furniture
Milan 2015: Paris-based designer Arik Levy will present a seating range supported by split wooden legs in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More about Arik Levy's colourful chairs for TON have legs that split in two
News: car brands BMW and MINI have enlisted Alfredo Häberli and Jaime Hayón to create mobility-themed installations for Milan's annual design week in April. More about BMW and MINI announce installations by Alfredo Häberli and Jaime Hayón for Milan
Italian designer Marco Guazzini has created a console with drawers that slide along its length to create different configurations (+ slideshow). More about Drawers slide along the surface of Marco Guazzini's Flamingo desk
Movie: Pritzker Prize-winning architect Toyo Ito tells Dezeen that, while his buildings vary in material and style, the key to all of them is their close relationship with the people that inhabit them. More about "I think of architecture as a piece of clothing to wrap around human beings," says Toyo Ito
Movie: Japanese architect Toyo Ito says his showroom for textile brand Kinnasand was designed to complement the company's "very delicate transparent and semi-transparent fabrics" in this video interview filmed in Milan. More about Toyo Ito wanted delicate textiles to "float in the air" in his Milan showroom for Kinnasand
Amsterdam designer Quintus Kropholler has created this collection of nine products using asphalt concrete to highlight the impact of diminishing petroleum supplies (+ movie). More about Black Gold homeware collection by Quintus Kropholler is made of tarmac
A collective of emerging Italian designers has worked with artisans to create a range of terracotta objects (+ slideshow). More about FID celebrates native Italian material with Terracotta Everyday collection
Italian designer Tommaso Caldera has reinterpreted the classic caged workshop lamp by combining it with a domestic shade. More about Tommaso Caldera encloses Tull Lamp in a wire cage