Milan mayor Beppe Sala has urged Italian brands to support the Salone del Mobile after the resignation of the fair's president threw plans for the September event into chaos. More about Salone del Mobile "in the balance" says mayor of Milan as brands pull out
Plans to hold Salone del Mobile this September have been thrown into fresh doubt following the resignation of the fair's president, Claudio Luti. More about Claudio Luti resigns as Salone del Mobile president, saying his vision for September's fair "has failed"
Milan's Salone del Mobile looks set to take place in September after the Italian government announced that trade shows will be allowed to take place from 1 July. More about Salone del Mobile expected to go ahead as Italian government lifts coronavirus ban on trade fairs
Architecture studios Diller Scofidio + Renfro, PLP Architecture and Carlo Ratti Associati have revealed plans to convert a goods yard in Milan into a park and the athletes' village for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games. More about Disused railway yard in Milan set to become park and Olympic athletes' village
Sixteen of Milan's design platforms have joined forces to commit to holding events in September even if the Salone del Mobile is forced to cancel. More about Milan's fuorisalone organisers vow to hold events in September despite doubts over Salone del Mobile
An angular line drawing of the number 26 has been revealed as the logo for the Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. More about 2026 Winter Olympic logo revealed after public vote
Italian football club Inter Milan has revealed a minimal logo created by graphic design studio Bureau Borsche as part of an effort to promote itself beyond sports. More about Inter Milan removes letters FC from badge in push to be "an icon of culture"
Valencian creative studio Masquespacio has used a lilac and avocado-green colour scheme to create a youthful yet "sophisticated" interior for the Milan outpost of Italian fast food chain Bun. More about Masquespacio uses blocks of colour to break up interior of Milan burger joint
Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Stefano Boeri Architetti have announced plans to overhaul the 1950s Pirellino office skyscraper in Milan, Italy, and build a plant-lined timber tower beside it. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Stefano Boeri Architetti to revive Pirellino skyscraper in Milan
Cloud-print floors and glow-in-the-dark walkways are some of the fun features art director John Pentassuglia has included in Defhouse, a home in Milan designed for young social media influencers. More about Defhouse in Milan is a home for Italy's up-and-coming influencers
Thirteen designers made products from a wide variety of metals – including bronze, steel and aluminium – but stayed away from brass for the Brassless: New Accords for the Metallic Wave exhibition at Nilufar Gallery in Milan. More about Brassless exhibition curated by Studio Vedèt features eight different metals but no brass
Milan's Salone del Mobile could move from its regular April slot and take place in September next year, Dezeen has learned. More about Salone del Mobile set to move to September 2021 due to coronavirus concerns
Milanese design studio Older has created a series of objects including marble wall-hangings shaped to look like breasts with pierced nipples, and an inflatable chair named after a Blade Runner character. More about Older's "playful" Wide Eye collection features inflatable chair and marble breasts
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has unveiled MEET, a centre for digital culture in Milan designed to maximise chance encounters between visitors. More about Carlo Ratti's digital arts centre explores "the meaning of physical space in a digital world"
Vegan designer Erez Nevi Pana uses home-grown materials to create cocoon-like shelters for people living in an imaginary tropical version of Milan, which has an unfamiliar climate due to global warming. More about Erez Nevi Pana designs banana-plant "cocoons" for humans to shelter from climate change
International Exhibitions of Triennale Milano president Stefano Boeri has announced that the 23rd edition of the Triennale Milano will focus on what "we don't know that we don't know". More about Triennale Milano reveals Unknown Unknowns theme for 2022 exhibition
Passersby can perch in the facade of Italian marble brand Marsotto's new showroom in Milan, which has been designed by multidisciplinary studio Nendo. More about Nendo completes Marsotto showroom in Milan with dimpled marble facade
Fashion brand Off-White's first store in Milan uses natural materials to add warmth to a paired-back store that has white walls broken by Patagonia granite cabinets. More about Patagonia granite and wooden logs decorate Off-White's first store in Milan
Italian architect Angelo Renna has suggested planting 35,000 cypress trees in Milan's San Siro stadium to turn it into a public memorial for those that lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Angelo Renna proposes turning San Siro into tree-covered coronavirus memorial
Italian architect Arturo Tedeschi has designed a tram concept for the city of Milan called Passerella, which is equipped with discreet social distancing solutions. More about Arturo Tedeschi redesigns historic Milan tram for a post-Covid world