The Sister Hotel in Milan sits inside an ancient convent
A former nunnery in Milan's city centre is now home to The Sister Hotel, which architecture studio Quincoces-Dragò has completed with eclectic interiors. More
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Delta Light's Milan showroom designed to be "laboratory of ideas"
Delta Light's first Italian showroom in Milan will educate visitors on architectural lighting says the Belgian lighting brand's manager for Italy Gianluca D'Avino in this movie produced by Dezeen. More
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Kelly Jazvac presents "beautiful and horrific" plastiglomerate lumps at Milan Triennale
Chunks of "plastiglomerate" found by Canadian artist Kelly Jazvac on a Hawaiian beach form part of this year's Milan Triennale exhibition, illustrating how the anthropocene era is leading to the formation of new man-made minerals. More
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Formafantasma and Dzek create collection of volcanic-ash-glazed tiles
Amsterdam-based duo Formafantasma and architectural materials brand Dzek collected volcanic ash from Mount Etna in Italy to glaze this "totally 1970s" collection of surface tiles. More
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Reflect on Milan design week on Dezeen's new Pinterest board
As Milan design week draws to a close, take a look back through Dezeen's extensive coverage of the world's biggest design fair via our new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Linda Tegg fills Jil Sander HQ in Milan with "spontaneous plants"
Australian artist Linda Tegg has created a living installation inside Jil Sander's headquarters in Milan, using plants gathered from around the city. More
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Note Design Studio champions closed-loop sustainability with Formations installation
Note Design Studio has installed geometric totem poles inside a historic Milanese building to showcase the potential of IQ Surface, a new material by Tarkett that can be continuously recycled. More
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Pezo von Ellrichshausen turns baroque palazzo upside down with "magic open box" installation
Chilean architecture duo Pezo von Ellrichshausen has installed a mirrored structure within Milan's Palazzo Litta, creating disorientating reflections of its baroque architecture. More
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Humanscale's Milan design week installation captures "essence of human movement"
Humanscale's installation at Milan design week mimics the movements of its visitors, explains designer Todd Bracher in this movie filmed by Dezeen for the workplace ergonomics brand. More
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Caffè Populaire is an "anti-digital" pop-up bistro that encourages you to put away your phone
Montreal design studio Lambert & Fils has worked with Milanese DWA Design Studio on a six-day pop-up cafe for Milan design week, with the aim of sparking dynamic conversations over food. More
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Alex Chinneck unzips a building in Milan's Tortona district
British artist Alex Chinneck has unveiled an installation that sees an old Milanese building ripped open by giant zips. More
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Dezeen teams up with COS, McKinsey, Aesop and more for Milan design week
Fashion brand COS, skincare brand Aesop and management consultants McKinsey & Company are among the high-profile global companies that Dezeen is partnering with for Milan design week. More
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Milan travel guide for architects and designers
This month the entire design community flocks to Milan for the biggest event in the industry calendar. Whether you're visiting for the design week, or planning a separate trip, here's a travel guide to the city's best hotels, restaurants, cafes and shops. More
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Tom Dixon to open permanent Milan restaurant and showroom The Manzoni
Designer Tom Dixon is opening a restaurant and showroom called The Manzoni in Milan, allowing his brand to "forget being temporary and build something permanent" in the city. More
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Pastel partitions divide the Imarika boutique in Milan
Design studio Marcante-Testa used pink clay partitions, copper pipes, and panels of plexiglass to form an "architectural landscape" inside this Milan fashion store. More
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Theatrical history informs Storagemilano's overhaul of Bally showroom in Milan
Gold doorways, amphitheatre-style display shelves and velvet furnishings appear in fashion label Bally's showroom in Milan, which Italian studio Storagemilano has designed to hint at the building's dramatic past. More
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Matteo Thun creates limited edition series of translucent vessels for Venini
Italian architect Matteo Thun has used cold-processing techniques to create a series of translucent blown-glass vases for Murano glassmakers Venini. More
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Casa Salvatori in Milan brings together marble furnishings and flecked terrazzo floors
Marble artworks, ornaments and furniture appear throughout this Milanese apartment, designed by Elissa Ossino Studio for the head of Italian stone brand Salvatori. More
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Fashion sits alongside found objects at the Forte Forte boutique in Milan
Art director Robert Vattilana used expanses of pale marble, gauzy curtains and an array of curious ornaments to create a "dreamy" atmosphere inside the Forte Forte fashion boutique in Milan. More
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Robots will assemble brick facades of Milan's university science campus
Carlo Ratti Associati is designing a new science campus for the University of Milan, complete with brick facades that will be made by robots. More
