Dezeen Showroom: Felix Pöttinger Design Studio has combined a sculptural form and portable illumination in its Topo table lamp, created for German lighting brand Maytoni. More about Topo portable lamp by Felix Pöttinger Design Studio for Maytoni
Timber shutters and the canopies of two large trees shade the interiors of House Beyond the Mango Trees, a home in Kerala by Indian practice InLe Architects. More about Mango trees shade "restrained and calming" home in India by InLe architects
A new book from designer Adam Nathaniel Furman and Dezeen contributor Kate Mazade spotlights the most radical examples of colourful architecture from across history. Here, the authors pick six favourites. More about Chromatic Architecture authors pick six of the world's best colourful buildings
Designer Jony Ive's studio LoveFrom has created its second collection for fashion brand Moncler, using symbols including its signature bear climbing the Empire State Building to celebrate the brand's flagship New York store. More about Jony Ive decorates Moncler outerwear collection with New York symbols
Dezeen Showroom: surfaces brand VitrA Tiles has released a collection of porcelain tiles that recall the appearance of concrete. More about Resincode tile collection by VitrA Tiles
As Shoreditch Design Week kicks off its inaugural edition at this year's London Design Festival, we interviewed creative director Duncan Riches about how he aims to bring design back to the east London neighbourhood. More about London has "the best architecture and interior design community in Europe" says Duncan Riches
Designer Lee Broom has created an "atmospheric environment" in his Shoreditch showroom with The Chant Chambers, an installation showcasing his glass-block Chant lighting collection at London Design Festival. More about Lee Broom evokes 1970s glamour with The Chant Chambers installation
Promotion: Italian company Lualdi has evolved its architectural door designs from the likes of Piero Lissoni and Kokaistudios to encompass partitioning and panelling systems, bringing sophistication and coherence to interior schemes. More about Lualdi develops vision for contemporary interiors based on architectural systems
Hotelier Not A Hotel has revealed its latest guesthouse will take the form of a human-sized Pokémon Poké Ball, nestled beside a lake in Hokkaido, Japan. More about Not A Hotel reveals design for giant Poké Ball guest room in Japan
Promotion: American furniture design brand Herman Miller has been honing its Aeron office chair for decades, equipping it with innovative materials and features for modern workplaces. More about Herman Miller updates Aeron Chair to ensure its "lasting design"
Local studio Gonzalo Bardach Architecture has created a concrete house with shading screens and green roofs for "atmospheres that support everyday inhabitation with calm and depth" in Argentina. More about Gonzalo Bardach balances "thick walls and filtering planes" at Casa JR in Argentina
Dezeen School Shows: a portable structure made from natural materials that disperses native seed types from horseback is among projects by IE University students. More about Horse-mounted ecological regeneration system among projects by IE University
Trapezoidal motifs appear throughout this concrete condominium block in Tokyo, designed by Japanese studio Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture. More about Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture uses trapezoid motifs for concrete housing in Tokyo
This year's London Design Festival landmark project, The Pangolin Shield, explores Britain and India's colonial history through a bamboo-grid pavilion covered with shields used both for protection and aggression. More about Studio Saar tops LDF pavilion with police and rain shields
Tiles decorated with hair and a dissolving washbasin made of soap are among the student projects featured in Behind Closed Doors, an exhibition by the Design Academy Eindhoven and Kaldewei at Berlin design festival Currents. More about Design Academy Eindhoven students reinvent the bathroom for a resource-scarce future
Dezeen Showroom: modernist style and high levels of comfort combine in the Vipp453 Swivel chair, created by Danish brand Vipp for both conference rooms and home offices. More about Vipp453 Swivel chair by Vipp
Look-but-don't-touch design exhibitions are inherently unfulfilling so it's good that some designers are finding ways to let people properly interact with their work, writes Alice Fisher. More about "Is touching really asking too much?"
With London Design Festival underway, we asked long-standing mayor of London Sadiq Khan for his thoughts on the festival and what to see this year. More about London design "an international success story" says Sadiq Khan
Designers Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Rafael El Baz have used traditional biscuit moulds to create Sweet Terrain, a collection of wall tiles for a HS2 station made from clay excavated during its construction. More about HS2 excavations used to create biscuit-like tiles for Old Oak Common station
White lime-rendered walls frame Casa Amona, a two-storey home and studio in Mexico, designed by local architecture studio Colar to support multi-generational living. More about Colar angles home and studio to face surrounding hills in Mexico