Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district scrapped after eight years
Ventura Lambrate, one of the main showcases during Milan's annual design week, has been permanently cancelled – as a result of rising rents in the area. More
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Five highlights from the Ventura Lambrate district at Milan design week 2017
A supermarket filled with waste products and an overview of Norway's hottest young designers are among design reporter Alice Morby's pick of the best exhibitions at the Ventura Lambrate district during Milan design week last month. More
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Portuguese designers rethink traditional glass blowing for OFF Portugal exhibition
Vases with legs and containers moulded around tree trunks featured in OFF Portugal's Glass Cares exhibition of blown glassware at Milan design week. More
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Ventura Lambrate and Centrale programme announced for Milan design week 2017
Dezeen promotion: a modernist-inspired carousel by Lee Broom, IKEA's own festival, an exhibition by Maarten Baas and the latest Material Futures projects from Central Saint Martins will be part of Ventura Lambrate and new sister district Ventura Centrale during this year's Milan design week. More
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Ventura Projects announces Milan Central Station exhibition space for 2017
Dezeen promotion: the organisers of the Ventura Lambrate exhibition district during Milan design week have announced plans for an extra venue next year – a series of abandoned warehouses at Milan Central Station. More
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Falke Svatun's Tumble vase sits on the edge of a shelf
Norwegian designer Falke Svatun has crafted a range of stoneware vessels with cut-out bases, enabling them to balance on the edge of shelves or windowsills (+ movie). More
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Ventura Lambrate to exhibit over 160 designers during Milan design week
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
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Ventura Lambrate announces theme and designers for 2016 exhibition
Dezeen promotion: Ventura Lambrate has revealed the participants who will exhibit under one of its themes, Thinking Traditions and Academies, for its event during Milan design week from 12 to 17 April 2016 (+ slideshow). More
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Ventura Lambrate announces exhibitors for Milan 2015
Dezeen promotion: Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district has announced its list of exhibitors for 2015 and published a map of the show that is now available to download. More
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Ventura Lambrate co-founder Margo Konings resigns
Margo Konings, co-founder of Dutch design agency Organisation in Design and co-organiser of Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district, has left the company. More
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Ventura Lambrate 2015 call for entries
Dezeen promotion: submissions are now being accepted to exhibit at contemporary design show Ventura Lambrate during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile event in Milan next April. More
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Runa Klock's triangular chopping boards evoke a mountain landscape
Norwegian designer Runa Klock has created a series of triangular chopping boards designed to resemble a mountain range when stacked together. More
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Get Lost collection by Tiago Volpato and Gabriel F channels frustrations of young designers
Milan 2014: Brazilian duo Tiago Volpato and Gabriel F have created a series of products for young designers who "feel lost" in the industry, including a coffee table that spins in circles. More
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Studio WM aims to stimulate the senses with accessories collection
Milan 2014: Rotterdam-based Studio WM has designed a collection of accessories including a mirror that changes opacity and a set of scent diffusers (+ slideshow). More
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Piet Zwart Institute students combine musical instruments with furniture and homeware
Milan 2014: students from the Piet Zwart Institute created a series of interactive objects exploring sound in a domestic context for their Instruments Reimaging the Music Room exhibition in Milan last month (+ slideshow). More
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Cloud Table by Studio Maks recharges phones
Milan 2014: this table by Dutch designer Studio Maks, featuring integrated wireless phone charging pads and WiFi signal enhancers, meandered around a warehouse in the Ventura Lambrate district of Milan last month (+ slideshow). More
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Debut collection from Clique combines electronics with handcrafted marble and wood
Milan 2014: a bookcase with an integrated marble bluetooth speaker and wooden base features in the debut collection from Italian design brand Clique. More
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OMA designs installation for the launch of furniture collection by Maarten van Severen
Milan 2014: furniture by the late Flemish designer Maarten van Severen was presented against the backdrop of a tromp l'oeil installation developed by Dutch studio OMA at Milan design week earlier this month (+ slideshow). More
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Designers carve furniture from marble blocks for Robot City exhibition
Milan 2014: these marble furniture pieces, including a version of Alessandro Mendini's Proust chair, were each carved from a single block of stone for an exhibition by Italian company Robot City in Milan (+ slideshow). More
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Cut and Paste Wallpaper by All The Fruits decorates rooms using random patterns
Milan 2014: illustrator Stephan Cheetham and interior designer Jessica Pinotti of All The Fruits have created a range of colourful, pre-glued wallpaper that doesn't need to be matched or aligned to cover walls (+ slideshow). More
