Opinion: more and more design weeks take place around the world each year, but as brands flock in to woo designers, these are in danger of losing sight of their purpose, warns Lucas Verweij. More
Milan 2015: Milan's furniture fair has become a celebration of marketing over design and has helped feed the public perception of design as a superficial discipline, according to design critic Alice Rawsthorn. More
Dezeen promotion: the designjunction show is set to take place in three cities this year – bringing international furniture, lighting and accessories to Milan, New York and London. More
News: Claudio Luti has resigned as president of Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile after less than two years in the role, following a shakeup of the furniture fair's ownership structure. More
Italian designer Tommaso Caldera has reinterpreted the classic caged workshop lamp by combining it with a domestic shade. More
Milan 2014: Marc Viardot of Swiss bathroom brand Laufen explains the concept behind two installations by Konstantin Grcic and Toan Nguyen, which showcased the company's new slimline SaphirKeramik product in Milan (+ movie). More
Milan 2014: London designer Benjamin Hubert has created a stackable dining chair with removable covers to match his Talma lounge chair, forming a family of cloaked seats for Italian brand Moroso (+ slideshow). More
In this movie directed by Maite Felices, Nipa Doshi of London studio Doshi Levien talks about their intricately embroidered rugs handmade in India for Spanish brand Nanimarquina. More
Milan 2014: Philippe Starck has developed a counter stool and bar stool to complement the Broom Chair he designed for American furniture brand Emeco using a material predominantly made from industrial waste. More
Milan 2014: Swedish design group Front has created a combined coat rack and bench, and two tables from bent wood for design brand Gebrüder Thonet Vienna. More
Milan 2014: London designer Torsten Sherwood has created a range of wooden furniture influenced by the simple design principles and "common sense approach" of the 19th-century Shaker movement. More
Milan 2014: Italian manufacturer Zanotta has launched two lightweight and versatile tables by Amsterdam designer Frank Rettenbacher (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2014: Brussels-based designer Alain Gilles' extendable table for Italian furniture brand Bonaldo turns its functional mechanism into an aesthetic feature (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2014: the material of the moment at this year's Milan design week was marble, with the streaky stone often associated with classical sculpture and architecture enjoying a revival in contemporary design, says Dezeen style editor Dan Howarth (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2014: lamps with reflectors that resemble paper cut outs and an asymmetric room divider feature in this furniture collection by Norwegian studio Vera & Kyte. More
This interactive slideshow includes the latest collection by Danish design brand Normann Copenhagen, exhibited in Milan earlier this month. More
Milan 2014: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has added an armchair to his family of Pro chairs, which has just been announced as one of the category winners for Designs of the Year 2014. More
Milan 2014: Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka has created a collection of spongy seats inspired by erotic bondage techniques by tying up blocks of foam and dipping them in rubber. More
Milan 2014: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has created a birch chair with a circular seat and splayed legs, his first design for Finnish furniture company Artek. More
Opinion: the photo-sharing site set the agenda at this year's Milan design week and hints at how technology will transform the way we experience the world, says Marcus Fairs, who also shares a selection of his own Instagram images from the week (+ slideshow). More
