Japanese studio Nendo explored the relationship between people and objects with its Milan design week exhibition, which featured unconventionally shaped hourglasses, flexible container lids and alternatives to the traditional zipper. More about Nendo asks whether objects can convey motion with Forms of Movement exhibition
Milan design week 2018 may be over, but it's not too late to see which exhibitions were most successful. Using our #milanogram2018 hashtag, we've picked out the 10 that proved most popular with Instagram users. More about Ten of the most instagrammable exhibitions from Milan design week 2018
Industrial designer Ron Arad has created a set of vases that slot inside one another, just like a nest of tables, for glass brand Nude. More about Ron Arad uses Turkish glassmaking techniques to create nesting vases
Madrid-based Mayice Studio created this sculptural lamp using a single piece of curving glass, as a study into how light travels through concave and convex forms. More about Mayice Studio creates sculptural lamp from undulating glass tube
Designers including India Mahdavi, Nathalie du Pasquier and Ini Archibong have worked with Italian master artisans to create a range of unique objects, including totem-like vases and contemporary Venetian masks. More about Designers team up with Italian master artisans to create "craft design" objects
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a range of minimal chairs for Danish brand Hay, which they liken to being as simple and inexpensive as a "white T-shirt or blue jeans". More about Bouroullec brothers design low-cost Élémentaire chair for Hay
New York studio The Extrapolation Factory has won this year's Lexus Design Award, with a project that encourages communities to speculate on the future of cities and daily life. More about Future-focused community initiative wins Lexus Design Award 2018
Snarkitecture and Caesarstone have teamed up to create an installation exploring the changing forms of water, which was set inside an abandoned 19th-century building during this year's Milan design week. More about Snarkitecture explores the changing states of water for Caesarstone installation
A framework of bright yellow poles and matching cushioned seating set the scene for the Mindcraft exhibition of Danish craft at this year's Milan design week. More about Mindcraft exhibition explores experimental design and craft from Denmark
A mirror covered in eyeballs, creatures from outer space and a spiky sex toy all feature in this set of miniature monsters from glassware brand Lasvit. More about Glass monsters invade Milanese theatre for Lasvit's Monster Cabaret exhibition
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, which showcases all the best projects and exhibitions from across the event. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Vitra is presenting hundreds of items from its archives at an exhibition during Milan design week. Curator Robert Stadler has revealed his favourite pieces, including Verner Panton's Living Tower, and a cork chair by Jasper Morrison. More about Eight highlights from Vitra's Typecasting exhibition selected by curator Robert Stadler
Milan's Palazzo Clerici has provided a dramatic setting for an exhibition by Hay, Sonos and WeWork, which juxtaposes contemporary furniture and products against the historic building's ornate details. More about Hay, Sonos and WeWork display living and work environments at Milanese palazzo
Designers Nina Tolstrup and Mario Minale joined Joseph Grima and Oke Hauser of MINI Living to discuss how mass customisation and the democratisation of design can impact the spaces we live in. More about Watch our Dezeen x MINI Living talk about democratising urban design
Designers including Front, Raw Edges, Claesson Koivisto Rune and Benjamin Hubert have unveiled new furniture pieces made using an unusual textile board. More about Recycled textile board used to make furniture by Front, Claesson Koivisto Rune and more
MINI has teamed up with London architecture firm Studiomama to build a series of tiny, modular living spaces, each configured to suit a different character. More about MINI Living and Studiomama create customisable capsule homes for Milan installation
Design collective Dutch Invertuals has teamed up with research studio Franklin Till to explore how man-made materials can be "mutated" and repurposed. More about Dutch Invertuals explores material making in the Anthropocene era
Engineering firm Arup and architecture studio CLS Architetti have used a portable robot to 3D print a concrete house, which is on show for Milan design week. More about CLS Architetti and Arup use a portable robot to 3D print a house in Milan
Milan is becoming a major cultural destination that could attract creative businesses away from London, according to leading figures in the city for its design week. More about Milan "will benefit from Brexit" as the city grows in confidence and status, say designers and critics
Niklas Jacob has worked with 17 other designers to produce a series of satirical flat-packed products in the style of IKEA furniture, for Milan design week. More about IDEA is an ironic "design supermarket" based on IKEA products