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 about Theatrical history informs Storagemilano's overhaul of Bally showroom in Milan
A neglected barn made from plaster-coated river pebbles on the outskirts of Verona has been transformed into a new country home by Milan-based Studio Wok. More about Studio Wok inserts home into stone barn in the Italian countryside
French architect Jean Nouvel has carried out a subtle update of an old palazzo in Rome to form a series of guest rooms with dilapidated surfaces. More about Jean Nouvel renovates 17th-century palazzo for Rooms of Rome guest suites
Italian architect Renzo Piano has designed a €202 million bridge for his hometown of Genoa, after the old bridge collapsed in a storm. More about Renzo Piano unveils design for new Genoa bridge following disaster
Network of Architecture has added seven new Alpine chalets in an expansion of the Zallinger resort in northern Italy. More about NOA extends historic Alpine retreat with cluster of cosy wooden chalets
Italian architect Matteo Thun has used cold-processing techniques to create a series of translucent blown-glass vases for Murano glassmakers Venini. More about Matteo Thun creates limited edition series of translucent vessels for Venini
Peter Pichler Architecture has overhauled a hotel in the South Tyrolean Dolomites, Italy, adding pared-back concrete facades and minimalist interiors. More about Peter Pichler completes minimalist refurbishment of Hotel Schgaguler in the Dolomites
Sponge Mountain is a proposal by architect Angelo Renna for a 90-metre-high mound of soil, which would absorb carbon dioxide from the air in Turin. More about Artificial mountain made of soil could soak up pollution in Turin
Marble artworks, ornaments and furniture appear throughout this Milanese apartment, designed by Elissa Ossino Studio for the head of Italian stone brand Salvatori. More about Casa Salvatori in Milan brings together marble furnishings and flecked terrazzo floors
Studio Luca Guadagnino has used roughened stone, rosy marble and bundles of straw throughout Aesop's store in Rome, which is meant to visually echo the city's ancient buildings. More about Aesop teams up with film director Luca Guadagnino for interior of Rome store
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 about Fashion sits alongside found objects at the Forte Forte boutique in Milan
Architect Renzo Piano says the Italian government has accepted his invitation to replace the collapsed Ponte Morandi bridge in his hometown of Genoa. More about Renzo Piano confirms he will design Genoa's new bridge but says "it's complicated"
Italian architect Renzo Piano has offered to design a structure to replace the collapsed Ponte Morandi bridge in his hometown of Genoa. More about Renzo Piano volunteers to design "beautiful" new bridge for Genoa
Jackets with overblown, down-filled forms feature in menswear designer Craig Green's collection for fashion brand Moncler's ongoing Genius project. More about Craig Green's voluminous jackets for Moncler resemble flotation devices
A motorway bridge built in the 1960s has collapsed during heavy rainfall in Genoa, Italy, killing at least 37 people. More about Ponte Morandi bridge collapses in Genoa during storm
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 about Robots will assemble brick facades of Milan's university science campus
Claudio Silvestrin Architects has completed a shopping outlet in Turin, Italy, that features a 111-metre-high "modern medieval spire". More about Huge obelisk marks entrance to Torino Outlet Fashion Village by Claudio Silvestrin Architects
Italian studio Westway Architects has completed the modernisation of a winery near Venice, which combines wine-coloured zinc-titanium cladding with windows to view the production process. More about Row of ridged bays contains bottling facilities at Santa Margherita vineyard
In Milan the latest Foster + Partners-designed Apple Store features a dramatic water feature in an update on the traditional Italian piazza. More about Fountains jet water over entrance to Foster + Partners' sunken Apple Store in Milan
Fashion brand Moncler has released an all-black collection designed by Kei Ninomiya, which was inspired by the Italian brand's classic down jacket. More about Kei Ninomiya uses Moncler's down jacket as basis for all-black collection