Hem is continuing to explore how high-end design can be flat-packed, with the launch of a sofa and a conference table that can be shipped in standard boxes. More about Hem's new furniture range included a sofa that can be packed into boxes
Canadian designer Matthew McCormick will present a collection of pendant lamps that feature pearl-like glass spheres balanced inside of oval metal frames during Milan design week. More about Matthew McCormick's Mila lights are "a study of reductionism"
Konstantin Grcic has created a range of metal cabinets and drawers for Magis, using manufacturing techniques he observed at a steel factory in northern Italy. More about Konstantin Grcic creates steel furniture for Magis using industrial methods
Italian furniture brand Driade has worked with Studio Nucleo to transform some of its most iconic pieces into 3D-printed versions fit for future life on the moon. More about Classic Driade furniture designs reinterpreted for the moon by Studio Nucleo
Google and Instagram are among the leading global brands Dezeen is working with in Milan next week, in what is shaping up to be our busiest Milan design week ever. More about Dezeen to team up with Instagram, Google, MINI and many more for Milan design week
Dezeen promotion: huge wooden puppets and a retro American diner are among the exhibitions featuring in this year's edition of Ventura Centrale. More about Ventura Centrale to host giant puppets and a pop-up diner at Milan design week
A Milan design week exhibition by Dassault Systèmes will showcase concepts to reduce air pollution by designers including Kengo Kuma, as revealed in this movie Dezeen produced for the 3D software brand. More about Dassault Systèmes teams up with leading designers to tackle air pollution
With Milan design week about to start, we asked designers to name their favourite hangouts in the city. Highlights include a plant-filled gin distillery, a "chocolate factory" and a locomotive factory converted into a gallery. More about 12 of Milan's best bars, restaurants and galleries nominated by designers
Furniture brands who work with female designers shouldn't expect them to only produce feminine objects, according to Danish designer Cecilie Manz. More about Brands "ask for you because you're a woman and not dead" says Cecilie Manz
Dezeen promotion: Grohe is revealing its latest Atrio collection, a range of minimalist bathroom faucets, with an installation in Milan. More about Grohe to present minimalist bathroom faucets at Milan design week
Dezeen promotion: trend forecaster Li Edelkoort is teaming up with Google to investigate how electronic devices of the future could become more tactile. More about Li Edelkoort and Google explore how digital devices can be more sensorial
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have worked alongside master glassmakers in Italy to create a collection of handmade objects, which they liken to still-life paintings by Italian artist Giorgio Morandi. More about Bouroullecs create range of painterly glass objects for Wonderglass
In the latest movie in our Bolon at Heart series, Chinese architects Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu explain how they referenced Swedish landscapes to showcase Bolon's new flooring collection in Stockholm and Milan. More about Neri&Hu creates "abstract forest" to launch Bolon's new flooring collection
British designer Lara Bohinc was inspired by the shapes of planets and their orbits when designing her first collection of chairs. More about Lara Bohinc takes cues from celestial forms for first seating collection
Heading to Milan next week? Follow Dezeen's #milanogram2018 hashtag on Instagram to keep track of the best designs on show. More about Navigate Milan design week with Dezeen's #milanogram2018 hashtag
Dezeen promotion: iconic objects, prototypes and designs that never made it into production will be among the 200 pieces that Vitra will present during Milan design week this month. More about Robert Stadler to present 200 objects from Vitra's archive for Milan design week show
New York designer Lindsey Adelman and brand Calico Wallpaper have collaborated on a joint presentation for Milan design week, including lighting and murals patterned using salt to create effects of "alchemy and decay". More about Lindsey Adelman and Calico Wallpaper use salt to pattern underwater-themed products
Japanese studio Nendo has created a series of multi-functional kitchenware lids, which are designed to imitate hand movements like pinching and pushing. More about Nendo creates kitchenware lids that imitate hand movements
With less than a week to go before the start of Milan design week, Dezeen editor Amy Frearson predicts the big trends that will emerge, including innovation in recycled plastic and the return of retro. More about Seven trends to look out for at Milan design week 2018
Dutch collective Envisions will present its latest material research for wood brand Finsa during this year’s Milan design week, in an exhibition that combines process pieces with final collections. More about Envisions creates a "diptych" of material experiments for Finsa