Milan 2016: interaction design students at Swiss university ÉCAL have used connected technologies and virtual reality to imagine possible future versions of everyday objects such as a toaster, a broom and a book (+ movie). More about ÉCAL students anticipate the future of familiar objects for Milan exhibition
Milan 2016: in this exclusive Dezeen movie, London designer Lee Broom explains the concept behind his "blink and you'll miss it" travelling exhibition in the back of a delivery van, which arrived in Milan on Monday (+ movie). More about Lee Broom's Salone del Automobile delivery van arrives in Milan
Milan 2016: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has used spotlights, mirrors and specially composed sounds to create his "shifting forest of light" that responds to visitors' movements for fashion brand COS (+ movie). More about Sou Fujimoto unveils "forest of light" installation for COS
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Pedrali is celebrating 10 years of wooden furniture production by expanding its dedicated woodworking facility in Manzano, in the Italian province of Udine (+ movie). More about Pedrali expands its wood division in Manzano
Dezeen promotion: a group of students from Amsterdam's Dirty Art Department have created interactive installations to occupy a building in an abandoned area of Milan during the city's design week (+ slideshow). More about Dirty Art Department fills former slaughterhouse with installations for The Wandering School
Milan 2016: London studio Industrial Facility has designed a range of desks and tables for American furniture company Emeco based on canteen tables and park benches (+ movie). More about Industrial Facility designs plank-topped tables for Emeco
Extra Moooi: in our next movie for Moooi, Dutch designer Marcel Wanders discusses his Space-Frame light, which features dozens of LED lamps supported by a truss-like wire frame (+ movie). More about Marcel Wanders creates lamp for Moooi with "super-thin space-frame structure"
Dezeen promotion: Japanese brand Maruni Wood Industry will launch products by designers Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile fair in Milan next week (+ movie). More about Maruni to launch designs by Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison in Milan
Milan 2016: Italian architect Carlo Ratti has created a system of smart modular seats that can be adjusted with an app or hand gestures into different configurations (+ movie). More about Carlo Ratti Associati launches "world's first Internet of Things sofa"
Movie: Land Rover chief design officer Gerry McGovern and Jean-Christophe Chopin of crowdfunding platform Born introduce the 2016 Born Awards in this movie filmed for the brand by Dezeen. More about Land Rover celebrates design and creativity with 2016 Born Awards
Extra Moooi: Japanese designer Arihiro Miyake explains how he reinterpreted the traditional chandelier using steel wire and dozens of LEDs in our next movie for Dutch brand Moooi. More about Arihiro Miyake's Coppélia chandelier for Moooi could "only be created with LEDs"
Thirteen oak trees are planted in a courtyard at the centre of this residence by Roof Arquitectos, which sits in the hilly landscape outside the Mexican city of Morelia (+ movie). More about Roof Arquitectos arranges Mexican residence around a "forest" of red oak trees
Extra Moooi: in our next movie for Moooi, co-founder Marcel Wanders introduces the new floor-standing version of Raimond Puts' classic lamp featuring hundreds of LEDs sandwiched between stainless steel strips. More about Moooi creates floor-standing version of "beautiful and iconic" Raimond lamp
Extra Moooi: in our next exclusive movie for Moooi, Swedish designer Jonas Forsman explains how he used 3D-knitting techniques to make his foldable Shift Chair for the Dutch brand as comfortable as possible. More about Jonas Forsman uses 3D knitting to create folding Shift Chair for Moooi
Dezeen promotion: French furniture brand Roche Bobois has produced a movie featuring its Mah Jong sofa, which has been reinterpreted by a group of artists for a charity auction (+ movie). More about Roche Bobois' Mah Jong sofa shown in new movie and reinterpreted for charity auction
Milan 2016: Dutch furniture brand Lensvelt is producing a collection of "boring" office furniture intended to "restore the balance between work and play" in the workplace (+ movie). More about Lensvelt designs collection of intentionally boring office furniture
Most Loved: in the next movie in our exclusive video series, London designer Tord Boontje explains how the decorative paper lampshade he designed in 2004 challenged the dominance of Minimalist design. More about Tord Boontje wanted to make the home "softer and more humane" with 2004 Midsummer Light
Milan 2016: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto explains why he has chosen light rather than physical objects to create his Milan design week installation for fashion brand COS (+ movie). More about Sou Fujimoto will use "only light" to create COS Milan installation
Music: facial features materialise from an ever-changing background of geometric graphics in Irish director Kevin McGloughlin's music video for End of the Trail by Shit Robot. More about Kevin McGloughlin uses "digi-cut" technique for Shit Robot music video
The team behind a virtual reality tool that allows designers to sketch in three dimensions has launched an iPad app that turns drawings into virtual and physical 3D models (+ movie). More about Gravity Sketch app aims to "lower the barriers to 3D literacy"