Swing pendant Light by Monochro Studio Design.

malva is a series of lights inspired by the natural
qualities of cellulose and viscose: the objects are generated by the forming of moistened sponge cloth and its subsequent hardening by air drying on a mould. made by ett la benn.

Milan design week 2010: Lime Studio Design, presents its new collection for this year, in the SaloneSatellite.

Citroën DS3 Design Driver is a HUGE red lamp of a lounge installation at Montenapoleone in Milan for the Salone celebrating the launch of the new DS3 in italy.

Bamboo is a cool new dumpling bar that recently opened in Sydney's Surrey Hills.

AXECHAIR!!! Perhaps my favorite piece yet in milan ~ designed by Floris Schoonderbeek (of the dutchtub!) this chair uses axe handles from Gränsfors (swedish axe makers since 1902!)

Serbian artist Ana Kras can do no wrong in my book, and she certainly hasn’t made a mistake with this gorgeous lamp. I’m in such, mad love.

Hans Wegner's iconic Wishbone Chairs now come in juicy new shades thanks to Danish design firm Carl Hansen & Son.

The newest collections Coco and La Vie en Rose form a fashionable and spiritual addition to the Brand Van Egmond collection. Pieces will be shown at the 'Temporary Museum for New Design', in Superstudio Piú, Zona Tortona.

Storage fresh off the truck, or at least that is what the Civic Stack by Von Tunrda would seem to offer.

Fresh From The Mint ~ Lovely work of Nico Reinhardt: Stooltypes_01-04 ~ its such a fun mix of materials!

A look at the premiere collection of Rends Design from Japan ~ stunning, comfortable, beautiful japanese furniture!

Pil by Tim Wigmore is a pill-shaped hanging lamp made of turned wood and blown glass. Between traditional know-how and today design.

In live from the flagship store Kartell Milano, the exposition INVISIBLES by Tokujin Yoshioka...

If you only have 2 days for the Salone del Mobile 2010 in Milan, Abitare offers their top picks around the events.

Woodnotes, a Finnish design company of Ritva Puotila and Mikko Puotila, specializes in the development and refinement of spun paper yarn. The My and Roo lounge chairs feature this spun paper yarn in their removable slipcovers.

Karim Rashid designed Corian store for the design festival Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2010 using the creative DuPont Building Innovations products.

Finnish designer Timo Hoisko has created the Farmline chair out of a single metal tube and locally-produced hemp fiber.

FUORI SALONE MILANO 2010 / WORK IN PROGRESS In collaboration with Zuiderzee Museum, Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk set up an exhibition intermingling craftsmanship, design, exhibit and musical matters.

Swarovski Crystal Palace 2010 ~ WOW. Absolutely breathtaking multisensory lighting installation experiences... here's a close up look at the way people were responding to them.

Nika Zupanc's Modesty Sofa! A beautiful mix of bent wood, high heeled aluminum legs, silk seat and back... and super lovely sateen ribbon bow woven into the back!

Veuve Clicquot's new collaborations ~ The Tasting Gloriette with Campaña Bros and “Once Upon A Dream” by Mathieu Lehanneur ~ see them up close as well as fun pics of the awesome Clicquotsphere, mailbox and more

FUORI SALONE 2010 / WORK IN PROGRESS —
Catch a preview of Made in Arnhem by ArtEZ / Weltevree.

A wood basket must be easy to carry. Easy to clean underneath and have a peculiar idiom. with these thoughts Thomas Bernstrand designed the wood basket Log.

For its 25th anniversary, SPIN magazine has collaborated with Crosley to produce a limited-edition USB turntable in vibrant PMS 186 red. This item celebrates music's vinyl past, while looking forward to the digital future. Only 125.

FUORI SALONE 2010 / WORK IN PROGRESS — Via Ventura 6. Maarten Baas, Francesca di Giorgi and Alessandro Poli, Design Academy of Eindhoven, Flat Design.

"Trashboy" is a strange and blended sideboard by Mariusz Malecki - Studio Ziben. Made of various fragments and styles of furnitures.

Abitare's picks of what not to miss if you have only one day in Milano for the Salone del Mobile 2010.

Autofficina backstage at Milan Fuori Salone. With rENs, designlabel, vij5, deridderdesignstudio, stduio vraay, reiner de jong and david derksen. Images and video!

Noisy Furniture by BCXSY is a modular furniture system. Each element attaches to the next via a Dual Lock re-closable fastener, enabling endless constructions ranging from a straight and sober aesthetic to something wild and unexpected.

Patricia Urqiola's Lavenham Executive chairs for De Padova are stunning in person ~ with a modernized chanel like quilting on the exterior and a matte eggshell like interior to sink in to ~ with a range of leg options!

Milan 2010: Hidden Treasures by swedish designer Emma Marga Blanche. Humble, elegant and poetic creations and furnitures.

Performance Design Perfromance. Is design a performance art? Work by Marcia Lanca, Martino Gamper, Max Lamb and the others. “Designed” theatre" and design as performance.

Nigel Coates, Head of Architecture at the Royal College of Art in London, is set to make his mark in a spectacular fashion by presenting a new furniture collection with two new shows at Milan Salone de Mobile during 14th - 19th April 2010.

Art Works by Harri Koskinen. Unique glasspieces from Iittala.

The making of the Radiolarian sofa by Lazerian

At Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile you will find two versions of the Different Angles Screen, the Imaginary Friend Children’s Stool and other new objects from Act. Go behind the scenes and have a look into our design process.

New ladder by Christopher Mark Johnson is a new look at the traditional step ladder. Made of beech and stainless steel, this ladder is super compact!

Lazerian exhibiting with designersblock in Milan

Moa is the so called new three-part basket-series of the German designer-duet Besau-Marguerre, which is molded from a unique textile network.

Dutch designer Laurens van Wieringen created the Furniture Ball and Bon Bons. Five seat sections all formed from a single sphere. Made from poly-urhethaan foam, resin and polyether.

Kalon Studios is releasing a new product called the Hut-Hut (Giddy-up for Camels) which is a playful reinterpretation of the rocking horse. It will debut in Milan during the Salone del Mobile at the Posti di Vista 'green block' exhibition.

Interesting interview with Starck's partner in crime: Eugeni Quitllet. Don't miss the exclusive images of his creative process.

Glow pendant lamp, a strange aluminium lamp by Enrico Franzolini and Vicente Garcia Jimenez for italian brand Pallucco.