News: this desk with a solar panel in the writing surface by Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel generates electricity to recharge gadgets using a process similar to photosynthesis. More about The Current Table by Marjan van Aubel features a solar panel for charging mobile phones
Milan 2014: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will present a reflective glass table for Italian design brand Glas Italia in Milan next month. More about Tokujin Yoshioka to unveil mirrored glass table for Glas Italia in Milan
Milan 2014: Kitchen and bathroom equipment is lowered into islands made from engineered quartz material Caesarstone in this animated preview of an installation for the brand by London studio Raw Edges, to be unveiled in Milan next month (+ movie). More about Raw Edges Studio animates kitchen concept for Caesarstone
Milan 2014: Visible brush strokes pattern the surfaces of this furniture collection by Japanese studio Nendo for Italian brand Glasitalia (+ slideshow). More about Nendo patterns glass furniture for Glas Italia with brush strokes
Milan 2014: British designer Samuel Wilkinson has created a range of lightweight aluminium furniture (+ slideshow). More about Samuel Wilkinson designs Grace collection of aluminium furniture
Dezeen promotion: the second edition of EDIT by designjunction will take place at the eighteenth-century Palazzo Morando (pictured) in Milan from 9 to 13 April, during this year's Salone Internazionale del Mobile furniture fair. More about EDIT by designjunction returns to Milan in 2014
Dezeen promotion: Dutch company Organisation in Design is calling for designers and brands to show at the Ventura Lambrate 2014 exhibition during the Salone del Mobile design event in Milan next April. More about Ventura Lambrate 2014 call for entries
Movie: in our second video interview with Konstantin Grcic in Milan, the industrial designer discusses the upsides and downsides of designing collections for multiple brands, rather than building relationships with a select few. More about "Some companies hire designers for marketing reasons" - Konstantin Grcic
Movie: Designer Konstantin Grcic tells Dezeen that American furniture company Emeco had to industrialise its production methods to produce his new Parrish chair in this video interview filmed in Milan. More about "I felt we should change the way Emeco makes chairs" - Konstantin Grcic
Movie: in our second video interview with Job Smeets of Studio Job, the artist discusses the recent economic crisis but claims that, unlike many in the "design art" world, his studio's work has not been negatively affected by it. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "Working during an economic crisis is quite exciting" - Job Smeets
Studio Job founder Job Smeets looks back over his career to date and explains why sculpture is so important to his studio's work in this movie Dezeen filmed at Moooi's Unexpected Welcome exhibition in Milan. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "When you try to separate art and design you create a ghetto" - Job Smeets
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: San Francisco designer Yves Behar, who recently launched a keyless lock controlled by a smartphone, discusses his vision for how technology can be successfully integrated into the home in this movie filmed in Milan. More about The home of the future will "know where you are" - Yves Behar
In our second movie with Tom Dixon filmed earlier this year in Milan, the British designer discusses his foray into fashion design and says that his capsule collection for sports brand Adidas is based on the idea of creating a personal survival kit for Milan design week. More about "I am no longer a lighting designer, I am a fashion designer" - Tom Dixon
British designer Tom Dixon discusses how the digitalisation of manufacturing processes is enabling young designers to take production into their own hands in this movie Dezeen filmed at MOST in Milan. More about "Young designers have given up waiting to be spotted by a big producer" - Tom Dixon
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders discusses how he overcame the challenges of using LED technology in his new lamp for Moooi and defends the high cost of design products in this movie Dezeen filmed in Milan. More about "We need to redesign our thinking with LED lamps" - Marcel Wanders
Dutch designer and Moooi art director Marcel Wanders explains why the design brand wanted to make a big impact at Milan this year in this movie filmed at Moooi's Unexpected Welcome exhibition. More about "I'm sure we had the most expensive exhibition at Milan this year" - Marcel Wanders
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our final movie with Fabio Novembre in Milan, the architect and designer takes us to a new development in the Porta Nuova district of the city and explains why the project is so unusual in Italy. More about "It is very difficult to build contemporary architecture in Italy"
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec sent us this exclusive movie showing the spinning cork platforms of their Quiet Motion installation they presented in Milan in April. More about Movie: Quiet Motion installation by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our final movie from the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan, MINI head of design Anders Warming talks about the history of the original car and Max Fraser, deputy director of the London Design Festival, explains why he believes Milan needs to improve the visitor experience during its design week. More about "Milan design week is incredibly frustrating for visitors to navigate"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our penultimate movie recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan, New York designer Stephen Burks discusses the importance of having a design identity and journalist Henrietta Thompson explains why designers are starting to expand into retail. More about "It's easy for designers today to produce and sell their own work"