CATable by Hao Ruan offers a shared work surface for cats and their owners
Milan 2014: holes and tunnels in the top of this wooden desk by Hong Kong-based designer Hao Ruan of LYCS Architecture have been designed to provide a playground for cats (+ slideshow). More
Bart Hess recruits public to create bespoke textile production line in Milan installation
Milan 2014: experimental Dutch textile designer Bart Hess played on ideas of mass production, bespoke design and the amount of human input needed to sustain the creative industries in an installation at Atelier Clerici for Milan design week. More
Shigeru Ban redesigns interiors for iron-clad New York apartment block
News: a New York developer has revealed first images of an apartment block redevelopment underway in Manhattan with interiors designed by this year's Pritzker Prize winner, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More
Alessandro Mendini revisits Proust chair for marble exhibition
Milan 2014: Alessandro Mendini recreated his iconic Proust chair in marble for an exhibition of products shown by Italian company Robot City at Ventura Lambrate in Milan. More
Competition: three "design dictionaries" by Deyan Sudjic to be won
Competition: Dezeen has partnered with publisher Particular Books to give away three copies of B is for Bauhaus – a "personal dictionary of design" by Deyan Sudjic, director of London's Design Museum.
Final issues of FOMO released as project prepares to visit Venice
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: Space Caviar's algorithmic publishing project will be travelling to Venice for the architecture biennale, with the final issues from Milan design week now available to download – including contributions from Formafantasma and Martino Gamper (+ slideshow + download). More
Mark Braun celebrates "craft of making" with Metro watch for Nomos Glashütte
Berlin-based product designer Mark Braun has created his first watch, with the Metro for fine watchmakers Nomos Glashütte (+ interview). More
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Download issues four to eight of experimental Milan newspaper FOMO
Milan 2014: futurist and writer Bruce Sterling was among this week's visitors to the FOMObile in Milan – the first mobile press room for an algorithmic publishing experiment led by Joseph Grima (+ download). More
Ignore the critics – Beethoven was "a failure" in their eyes too, says Daniel Libeskind
News: architect Daniel Libeskind has hit back at his critics, comparing his own work to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and saying that he doesn't try to be liked, at the launch of an exhibition in Milan this week. More
Download the first FOMO experiment in algorithmic publishing direct from Milan
Milan 2014: Dezeen readers can download the first in a series of experimental publications created by Jospeh Grima's algorithmic journalism machine in Milan, including content from talks by Clemens Weisshaar and Atelier Bow Wow. More
Formafantasma and Martino Gamper among speakers announced for Milan FOMO talks
Milan 2014: a series of talks will launch this afternoon in Nike's Aero-static dome at Palazzo Clerici, forming part of the FOMO algorithmic publishing project organised by Joseph Grima with Dezeen. More
Moooi creates interactive experience to share Milan showroom with digital visitors
Milan 2014: explore the space created by Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers in Milan to showcase the new range from their brand Moooi, with this interactive showroom. More
Sarah Lucas uses concrete breeze blocks to create first furniture range
Milan 2014: British artist Sarah Lucas presents her debut furniture collection, made from concrete blocks and MDF, in Milan tonight (+ slideshow). More
Algorithmic journalism machine generates free newspaper for Milan design week
Milan 2014: Dezeen has teamed up with design research collaborative Space Caviar to distribute a free publication generated by an algorithmic journalism machine which will trawl content from social media and talks in Milan this week. More
Canada launches architecture prize to rival Pritzker
News: the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and architect Raymond Moriyama have launched a $100,000 award to rival the Pritzker and Stirling Prizes, which will be awarded every two years through an open competition. More
Vitra launches a lounge chair by Hella Jongerius in Milan
Milan 2014: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius will introduce the latest product from her ongoing relationship with design giant Vitra in Milan this week – a chair that comes with a handle and optional wheels for easy relocation. More
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Gravity tablet makes 3D drawing "as easy as doodling on a piece of paper"
A group of students from the Royal College of Art have invented a virtual reality tool that allows designers to sketch in three dimensions (+ movie). More
Johnny Kelly's short film demonstrates the role of design in everyday life
Irish designer Johnny Kelly has debuted a short movie that attempts to show how design impacts on everyday life using basic shapes and without words (+ movie). More