Swarovski Crystal Palace unveils a groundbreaking new collection by internationally acclaimed designers during the Salone Internazionale Del Mobile 2008, Milan [15th-21st April 2008]

the british company, Established & Sons, presented 14 new designs for 2008 at milan's ex-sports arena - la pelota.

During the international design fair Salone del Mobile, which took place in Milan from April 16 until April 21, no less than twenty-five designers from the Eindhoven region exhibited cutting-edge Dutch design under the title Design Factory Brainport Eindhoven

During the Salone del Mobile 2008, Bisazza presents two striking installations by Andrée Putman and Jaime Hayon at Superstudio Più.

Le centre culturel français de Milan, corso Magenta 63, Milano, presents Emmanuel Babled new projects in limited edition produced by Venini, DeVecchi, Superego, and the author.

“CORIAN® loves MISSONI” is an exhibition that creates a visionary residential interior with kitchen, bath, living and dining areas expressing the design versatility of DuPont™ Corian® solid surfaces through the style of Missoni.

Moroso interprets outdoor products in its own unique and original way bucking the trend and commissioning Tord Boontje to design this season's installation, believing there is no-one better than him capable of generating the garden of our dreams.

Part of the Salone del Mobile was Salone Satellite , which was held in a space designed specifically for the occasion within the Milan Fairgrounds in Rho and many young talented designers were gearing up for the annual celebration of creativity.

Created by Karim Rashid, the limited-edition Veuve Clicquot Globalight is an invitation to romanticism. This ultra contemporary chandelier creates a soft pink halo of light and a dream like atmosphere wherever it goes.

An event celebrating the young Italian star in the world of design, capable of emblematic, sensational and impressive gestures.

During the Salone del Mobile 2008, Bisazza presents two striking installations by Andrée Putman and Jaime Hayon at Superstudio Più.

Demisch Danant is pleased to announce an exhibition of artist Felice Varini, on view April 11 – May 17, 2008. Felice Varini rejects the traditional canvas for his paintings, working instead with the factual reality of existing architectural space, both interior and exterior.

Verzelloni will exhibit at the International Salone del Mobile in Milan ( 16/21 April) Pav. 7 /booth H19 and will show the brand-new : ZOE BABY and ZOE CHAISE-LONGUE Design Lievore Altherr Molina 2008

The sofa "crowded" made of a collection of rock-shaped pillows made of parts of various national flags forcibly sawn to form a chaotic surface wholeness.

Amsterdam based designer monique goossens works in a variety of mediums, but she has a particular interest in ceramics.

Stone Designs was born out of the restless desire of its two creators (Eva Perez Rego 1974, Cutu Mazuelos 1973) to offer products that come straight from the heart, going beyond questions of technical limitations or the latest tendencies

Atelier BLINK producer of new ideas in product and environmental design. A team of two: Emilie Lecouturier and Céline Poncelet

WIS Design is Lisa Widén and Anna Irinarchos, two young designers who offer fresh contemporary design in several mediums: furniture, product, interior and graphic. With a poetic and playful approach, they challenges and enriches the industrial design.

Philippe Malouin and his awesome hanger Chair Twhich tend to lie around the house, stacked in a corner, or in an unused room. have aslo a look at his grace table 

Jean-Christophe Orthlieb has had his first show in the Greenhouse during the Stockholm furniture fair, where he presented his prototypes for the mass for the first time. The collection called labologic consists of two pieces of furniture, a shelving system “Sym” and a multi purpose piece “Statif“.

The new designs should start finding their way into your pockets later this year depending on bank demand.

HUGO Create is a new design contest, a celebration of visual creativity open to creative people of all skill levels. Professionals, students or design-enthusiasts: this is your opportunity to show the world your ideas and skills.

Los Angeles, CA, Jean Nouvel of Paris, France has been chosen as the 2008 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

The third Elita, the Design Week Music Festival, invites visitors of the ‘Salone del Mobile’ in Milan to experience “city mapping”

A galosh is an over shoe that slips over the wearer ’s indoor footwear but is made of waterproof material to protect the more delicate material s of the shoe as wel l as the wearer ’s foot from cold and damp.