Designed in Hackney: this week's focus on classics from design company SCP in the heart of Shoreditch continues with the Balzac armchair by Matthew Hilton. More about Designed in Hackney: Balzac armchair by Matthew Hilton for SCP
Designed in Hackney: furniture company SCP has been working with some of the best designers in the industry at its Shoreditch headquarters since the mid 1980s. Every day this week our Designed in Hackney series focusses on key products that were developed above the shop on Curtain Road, starting with the 1986 Side Table by Jasper Morrison. More about Designed in Hackney: Side Table by Jasper Morrison for SCP
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Milan 2012: these stacking metal chairs were created by French architect Jean Nouvel for the restaurant of the RBC Design Centre that his studio have designed in Montpellier, due to open next month, and they're now in production with Italian brand Emu. More about MIA by Jean Nouvel for Emu
Milan 2012: New York and Amsterdam designer Karim Rashid presented this sofa with modular arms and headrests slotted into a high back at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile this month. More about Float by Karim Rashid for Sancal
Milan 2012: visitors were invited to sit in a chair hooked up to advanced stress-analysis equipment normally used in the car industry at an installation by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram for car brand Audi in Milan last month. More about R18 Ultra Chair Public Beta by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram for Audi
Milan 2012: a single piece of fabric folds around the moulded polyurethane foam seat of this club chair by London designer Benjamin Hubert. More about Garment by Benjamin Hubert for Cappellini
Milan 2012: Hackney designers were busy in Milan last week and we're bringing you some of the best new product launches, including this shelf by Stoke Newington duo Raw Edges where the front slides down to create a work surface. More about Deskbox by Raw Edges for Arco
Dezeen Wire: a report that contradicts our earlier story about the UK entering a double-dip recession claims there is cautious optimism among companies in the UK office furniture market, who are anticipating increased sales in 2012. More about Report highlights positivity in UK office furniture market
Milan 2012: this armchair with a pleated leather seat by London designer Benjamin Hubert was inspired by sleeves with puffed shoulders on Italian Renaissance clothing. More about Juliet by Benjamin Hubert for Poltrona Frau
This stacking chair by French designer Philippe Starck is made of discarded material found in lumber factories and industrial plastic plants. More about Broom Chair by Philippe Starck for Emeco
Milan 2012: Australian designer Marc Newson presented this child's rocking horse for Italian brand Magis at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More about Rocky by Marc Newson for Magis
Milan 2012: the flexible back of this chair by Swedish designers Front comprises a thick spring wrapped in black leather. More about Gentle by Front for Porro
Milan 2012: in response to the growing number of freelancers looking for workspaces outside of their homes, London studio Aberrant Architecture have created pub tables that can be adapted into desks by day and games tables by night. More about Devil Amongst the Tailors by Aberrant Architecture
Milan 2012: 14 young designers come together to create an ideal living space for an exhibition called The Front Room: Geometry and Colour inside a listed Milanese house this week. More about The Front Room: Geometry and Colour
Milan 2012: the 400 wooden slats of this table top by Mauricio Affonso allow it to expand, contract and fan out into a full circle. More about Fan Table by Mauricio Affonso at Ventura Lambrate
Milan 2012: new Italian brand Discipline launch their inaugural collection in Milan this week. More about Discipline launches in Milan
Milan 2012: wonky curtains, a disco ball and framed X-ray photographs can be found at the temporary apartment in Milan where design brand Maison Martin Margiela are presenting new furniture this week. More about Chers Voisins by Maison Martin Margiela
Milan 2012: this cabinet that looks like scaled-up dolls' house furniture by London designer Donna Wilson is on show with design brand SCP at MOST this week. More about Bertha by Donna Wilson for SCP at MOST
Milan 2012: these knobbly seats by Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer are on show at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan this week. More about Mutation by Maarten De Ceulaer