Milan 2016: American designer and architect David Rockwell has created a collection of furniture for Stellar Works, one of a host of Chinese brands due to exhibit during Milan design week (+ slideshow). More about David Rockwell designs Valet furniture for Chinese brand Stellar Works
Milan 2016: online furniture brand Hem is launching six new and updated products by designers including Philippe Malouin, Form Us With Love and Max Lamb in Milan next week. More about Hem to present latest furniture range at Ice Cream Social in Milan
Milan 2016: a minimal rocking horse by Nendo and a swing by Philippe Starck are among Italian design brand Kartell's collection of products aimed specifically at children, a key trend in Milan this year (+ slideshow). More about Kartell reveals plastic furniture range designed for children
Milan 2016: Italian architect Carlo Ratti has created a system of smart modular seats that can be adjusted with an app or hand gestures into different configurations (+ movie). More about Carlo Ratti Associati launches "world's first Internet of Things sofa"
Milan 2016: with Milan design week just around the corner, the Dezeen team present their pick of the trends already emerging from the world's biggest and most important design fair. More about Dezeen's 10 trend predictions for Milan design week 2016
Dezeen promotion: Pieke Bergmans and Studio Mieke Meijer are among the designers set to exhibit at Ventura Lambrate during this year's Milan design week (+ slideshow). More about Ventura Lambrate to exhibit over 160 designers during Milan design week
Milan 2016: Brazilian duo Humberto and Fernando Campana have used coloured glass to fill blob-shaped gaps in this wooden cabinet for Spanish brand BD Barcelona Design. More about Coloured glass panels form windows into Campana brothers' Aquário cabinet
Milan 2016: the latest designer rocking horse comes from Stockholm studio Front, which has based its minimal design for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna on an old bent-wood chair from the furniture brand's archive. More about Front designs bent-wood rocking horse for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna
Milan 2016: Toyota has created an open-top two-seater vehicle made out of wood to combat the idea that "modern cars have to be high-tech machines packed with the latest technologies" (+ slideshow). More about Toyota snubs high-tech cars in favour of wooden concept for Milan design week
Competition: we're giving away a Milano Metro watch by NAVA, courtesy of Dezeen Watch Store, for the best image of Milan's design week posted to Instagram using our #milanogram2016 hashtag. More about Enter Dezeen's #milanogram2016 competition to win a Milano Metro watch
Dezeen promotion: British furniture brand Ercol will present new products designed for both the home and the office during this year's Milan design week (+ slideshow). More about Ercol to present new seating and home study furniture at Milan design week
Milan 2016: Japanese studio Nendo has designed a transparent plastic rocking horse based on I-beams used in building construction. More about Nendo designs transparent plastic rocking horse for Kartell
Extra Moooi: Japanese designer Arihiro Miyake explains how he reinterpreted the traditional chandelier using steel wire and dozens of LEDs in our next movie for Dutch brand Moooi. More about Arihiro Miyake's Coppélia chandelier for Moooi could "only be created with LEDs"
Milan 2016: British fashion designer Paul Smith has created a new striped version of the cactus-shaped coat stand launched by Italian furniture brand Gufram in the 1970s. More about Paul Smith applies psychedelic colours to iconic cactus-shaped coat stand
Milan 2016: London design studio Pinch has unveiled a limited edition of its Nim coffee table, which combines plaster and resin composite material Jesmonite with powdered copper. More about Pinch uses copper to create a new version of the Jesmonite Nim table
Milan 2016: British designer Lee Broom will recreate part of an Italian palazzo inside a delivery van for a travelling installation to showcase his latest 90s-inspired lighting collection. More about Lee Broom to showcase Optical lighting collection with "surreal roadshow" in Milan
Milan 2016: these marble side tables by Japanese design studio Nendo look like they are leaning over. More about Nendo designs leaning marble tables for Marsotto Edizioni
Milan 2016: London studio Barber and Osgerby has created a set of patterned geometric tiles, and a range of ceramic blocks that can be stacked to form ventilated sunscreens. More about Barber and Osgerby to launch two tile collections for Mutina in Milan
Extra Moooi: in our next exclusive movie for Moooi, Swedish designer Jonas Forsman explains how he used 3D-knitting techniques to make his foldable Shift Chair for the Dutch brand as comfortable as possible. More about Jonas Forsman uses 3D knitting to create folding Shift Chair for Moooi
Milan 2016: rounded trays extend from the sides of these bathroom fixtures by German designer Sebastian Herkner for Italian brand Ex.t. More about Sebastian Herkner designs Plateau range of oval-shaped bathroom products