As we count down the days until the start of Milan design week, editor Amy Frearson predicts the big trends that will emerge this year, from circular design to off-grid living.
This year's edition of Milan design week ? the biggest event in the design calendar ? takes place across the Italian city from 8 to 14 April. Hundreds of designers and brands from around the world will be showing their work, at the Salone del Mobile furniture fair, the Euroluce lighting show and all over the city.
Our pick of the 15 best exhibitions and installations to visit includes a structure built from bio-bricks to an exploration of neuroaesthetics from Google.
Trends we expect to emerge from among the shows include health and wellbeing for the home, an abundance of plants and encouragement for physical interaction. Here's a closer look at all seven trends forecast for 2019:

Humans triumph over robots 
As robots become more involved in our lives, designers are identifying the qualities that set humans aside from our electronic counterparts, and exploring how to make the most of them in their designs.
Students from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague will present Studiolo Robotico RUR, a performance installation that pits traditional craft against robotic manufacturing.
Office furniture brand Humanscale is working with Todd Bracher and Studio TheGreenEyl on an installation that uses beams of light to analyse the way the human body moves, called Bodies in Motion.
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