Emma Tucker

April 11, 2017

World’s leading design schools create bikes adapted to each of their cities for Punkt

Swiss technology brand Punkt's Urban Mobility project, shown at Milan design week, asked students from three top design schools to create electric bicycles that would encourage city-dwellers to cycle more. Read more

April 10, 2017

Design eras converge in Dimorestudio’s moodily coloured Milan exhibitions

Art deco, 1950s car detailing and 1970s interior styling featured in the colourful rooms created by Dimorestudio to showcase its furniture at Milan design week. Read more

April 10, 2017

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. Read more

April 9, 2017

Snarkitecture creates billowing all-white pop-up store for Valextra in Milan

Clouds of folded fabric line the inside of this pop-up store, created by Snarkitecture during Milan design week to mark the 80th anniversary of Italian accessories brand Valextra. Read more

April 9, 2017

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. Read more

April 9, 2017

Bouroullec brothers design minimal ash wood chaise lounge 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. Read more

April 8, 2017

Luca Nichetto fills room with totem-like glass lamps for Decode/Recode exhibition

Colourful blown-glass totems by Luca Nichetto are among the works in Decode/Recode, Venetian glassmaker Salviati's exhibition at Milan design week. Read more

April 8, 2017

Jasper Morrison references Japanese tatami mats for Camper sandals

Launched at Milan design week, Jasper Morrison's Ni-jo sandals for Camper borrow the minimal appearance of tatami mats. Read more

April 8, 2017

Marni reinterprets childhood toys for colourful Playland installation

Fashion label Marni has designed a sandy playground for Milan design week that's filled with brightly coloured furniture and toys made using traditional weaving. Read more

April 6, 2017

16-year-old artist builds igloos from refugee life jackets for Moroso installation

SOS installation by Achilleas Souras for Moroso

Artist Achilleas Souras used hundreds of discarded life jackets to assemble an igloo for Moroso's SOS Save Our Souls installation at Milan design week. Read more

April 6, 2017

16-year-old artist builds igloos from refugee life jackets for Moroso installation

Artist Achilleas Souras used hundreds of discarded life jackets to assemble an igloo for Moroso's SOS Save Our Souls installation at Milan design week. Read more

April 6, 2017

Formafantasma’s Wire Ring lamp turns the power cable into a design feature

Formafantasma's Wire Ring lamp for Flos at Milan design week 2017

Italian design duo Formafantasma's Wire Ring lamp, unveiled at Milan design week, has a flattened power cord that forms a sculptural support for the light. Read more

April 6, 2017

Phallic bumps and curly tails characterise Matteo Cibic’s vase-a-day project

These anthropomorphic vases, on display during Milan design week, are part of a project by Italian designer Matteo Cibic, who challenged himself to make a new one each day for a year. Read more

April 5, 2017

Nendo designs patterns for Jil Sander by photographing layered shapes

Nendo's Objectextile collection for Jil Sander at Milan design week 2017

Nendo's Objectextile collection for German fashion label Jil Sander features patterns made by photographing layers of objects suspended inside cubes and has been unveiled at Milan design week. Read more

April 5, 2017

Konstantin Grcic references Milanese subway handrails in Soft Props sofa for Cassina

Milan: Cassina new collection / Soft Props by Konstantin Grcic

A subway-inspired sofa is among designs by Konstantin Grcic, Philippe Starck, the Bouroullec brothers and Patricia Urquiola to be launched by Cassina at Milan design week. Read more

April 4, 2017

Industrial Facility designs stretched versions of traditional Japanese lacquerware for Store collection

STORE for Sekisaka and Japan Creative by Industrial Facility

London studio Industrial Facility has unveiled a collection of lacquered vessels at Milan design week that are based on traditional Japanese soup and rice bowls. Read more

April 4, 2017

Gigacer launches tile range based on Le Corbusier’s colour theory

Milan: Le Corbusier LCS Ceramics by Gigacer for Domus

At Milan design week, Italian manufacturer Gigacer has launched a collection of tiles in greys and primary colours drawn directly from Le Corbusier's colour guides. Read more

April 3, 2017

Bang & Olufsen’s modular BeoSound Shape speakers are arranged like wall tiles

Embargo: Milan: Beosound shape by Bang & Olufsen

Bang & Olufsen has used Milan design week, which kicked off today, to launch a sound system made of hexagonal speakers and acoustic panels that can be arranged in different combinations. Read more

April 3, 2017

Alain Gilles designs “strong graphic presence” for Contour furniture collection

Milan: Contour Tables for Vincent Sheppard by Alain Gilles

Brussels-based designer Alain Gilles will debut his new coloured-steel table collection at Milan design week, which gets underway today. Read more

April 3, 2017

Envisions’ Milan exhibition shows the process instead of the final product

Dutch collective Envisions has experimented with ways of cutting into, printing on, and transforming materials for its Wood In Process exhibition at Milan design week. Read more