Konstantin Grcic's Brut sofa references cast iron's industrial history
German designer Konstantin Grcic has created a sofa with machinery-inspired cast-iron elements for Italian furniture brand Magis. More
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Carl Hansen & Son builds faux apartment to explore how furniture makes a home
Danish homeware brand Carl Hansen & Son built a mock apartment featuring rich colours and mid-century furniture for its Salone del Mobile installation during Milan design week. More
Molteni&C granted injunction to stop Cassina producing identical Gio Ponti lounge chair
Molteni&C has won the first round of a legal battle against Cassina, after both Italian brands showed the same 1950s Gio Ponti chair at Milan design week. More
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Olivia Lee designs furniture to help solve technology-related daily dilemmas
A vanity table optimised for selfies and a tactile rug that helps you avoid walking into walls while virtual-reality gaming were among the objects presented at this year's Milan design week by Singaporean designer Olivia Lee. More
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Blå Station's Pocket armchair has extra built-in storage for bags and laptops
Swedish furniture company Blå Station has launched an armchair by Stone Designs that has an extra compartment to keep restaurants, bars and hotel lobbies free of clutter. More
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Front's Dune furniture for Offecct is both sofa and temporary workstation for busy environments
Tables branch out of this eight-person sofa, designed by Swedish studio Front to offer a relaxed breakout space in bustling offices. More
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Eight of the most promising designers from this year's Salone Satellite
The emerging-design section of the huge Salone del Mobile furniture fair, Salone Satellite never fails to unearth new up-and-coming talent. Design reporter Alice Morby rounds up eight of her favourites from the 2017 edition. More
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Philippe Starck designs seating for Driade based on historic torture devices
Launched at Milan design week, Philippe Starck's latest furniture collection for Italian brand Driade references torture devices used during the Spanish Inquisition. More
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Olafur Eliasson creates triangular patterns with Green Light furniture for Moroso
Shown at Milan design week, this prototype furniture for Moroso by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has a triangle-patterned frame that warps when viewed from different angles. More
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Seven female designers asked to create metal furniture with "strong emotional allure"
Italian metal brand De Castelli worked with seven female designers, including Nika Zupanc and Constance Guisset, to create this furniture collection that features rose-gold cabinets and multi-coloured tables. More
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Jaime Hayon creates surreal sketches for Nanimarquina's 30th anniversary rugs
Bird-headed men, floating body parts and turtles adorn Jaime Hayon's new rugs, revealed by Spanish brand Nanimarquina at Milan design week. More
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Bouroullec brothers design minimal ash-wood chaise longue for Mattiazzi
The latest addition to Mattiazzi's furniture collection is the stripped-back Quindici lounge chair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, launched at Milan design week. More
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Alain Gilles designs "strong graphic presence" for Contour furniture collection
Brussels-based designer Alain Gilles will debut his new coloured-steel table collection at Milan design week, which gets underway today. More
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Jasper Morrison creates "one of the most complicated chairs" of his career for Emeco
British designer Jasper Morrison will debut a collection of deceptively simple-looking seating and tables for American furniture brand Emeco at Milan design week. More
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Erdem Selek's PlusMinus screwdrivers are meant to live outside the toolbox
Oregon-based designer Erdem Selek has turned the everyday screwdriver into a desktop ornament with the PlusMinus tool set, which he will showcase at Milan design week. More
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Claesson Koivisto Rune designs Santiago seating with sloped backs for Tacchini
Milan 2016: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune's chair and sofa for Italian brand Tacchini feature tall sloping backs that form triangular shapes when seen from the side. More
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"In Milan, design is best exhibited where it's not supposed to be"
Opinion: Salone del Mobile may be the official centre of the furniture business during Milan design week, but the anarchic Fuorisalone is the thing that actually channels investment into the city, says local designer Eleonora Fassina. More
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25 of the best new furniture and lighting designs from Salone del Mobile 2016
Milan 2016: this was a bumper year for the Salone del Mobile, with a record-breaking number of visitors. Dezeen editor Anna Winston rounds up some of the best product launches from the furniture fair, including new work by Jasper Morrison and Claesson Koivisto Rune, the standout piece from Patricia Urquiola's Cassina revamp, and a minimalist Japanese kitchen for small homes (+ slideshow). More
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Jasper Morrison adds armchair to Alfi seating collection for Emeco
Dezeen promotion: American furniture brand Emeco has launched a new armchair by British designer Jasper Morrison at this year's Milan design week, as part of his Alfi collection made using reclaimed materials (+ slideshow). More
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Normann Copenhagen adds flat-pack lounge furniture to its collection
Milan 2016: Normann Copenhagen has become the latest brand to release flat-pack furniture, working with Danish designer Hans Horneman on a range of self-assembly lounge chairs (+ slideshow). More
