In this week's comments update, readers are both horrified and delighted by silicone shorts that imitate Kim Kardashian's bum and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Shorts that imitate Kim Kardashian's bum are "a perfect ubuesque finale for 2020" says commenter
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has created a flat-packed sofa for Finish furniture brand Basta. More about Ponte sofa by Marcel Wanders for Basta
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Lemon has created a marble table with a circular top that sits on a central faceted base. More about Ashby table by Lemon
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has been named as the new artistic director of B&B Italia, as the furniture brand looks to overhaul its global image. More about B&B Italia appoints Piero Lissoni as artistic director
Dezeen Showroom: recycled acoustic specialist Impact Acoustic has created a range of soundproof booths that can be installed in offices to create private meeting rooms. More about Chatpod by Impact Acoustic
Dezeen spoke to Italian design studio Formafantasma about its new collaboration with Swiss watch brand Rado in a live panel discussion as part of Rado Design Week. More about Watch our talk with Formafantasma for Rado Design Week
Latex can help replace polluting materials such as leather and plastics, according to designers working with the plant-based material. More about Latex "is a noble and natural material that does not kill animals"
Rado Design Week continues with the launch of a special edition of Rado's True Square watch by Formafantasma, which the Italian design duo explain references traditional pocket watches in this exclusive video by Dezeen. More about Formafantasma watch for Rado is a "modern take on a historic tradition"
Dezeen Showroom: London designer Yinka Ilori has translated the characteristic, joyful patterns that grace his large-scale installations into a limited-edition homeware collection. More about Yinka Ilori's first homeware collection turns functional items into artworks
Dezeen Showroom: broad armrests designed to hold cups of coffee distinguish the mid-century Spanish Chair that Danish furniture designer Børge Mogensen created for Fredericia. More about The Spanish Chair by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia
Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Cecilie Manz has created a range of wooden chairs and tables for Danish brand Fredericia's Post Collection. More about Post Collection by Cecilie Manz for Fredericia
Self-professed "mother of silicone" Beate Karlsson uses the rubbery material to make shoes in the form of human claws and padded shorts that imitate Kim Kardashian's bum in a bid to design never-before-seen items. More about Beate Karlsson uses silicone to make claw shoes and wearable replicas of Kim Kardashian's bum
Dezeen spoke to Japanese design studio YOY about its collaboration with watch brand Rado in the first talk as part of Rado Design Week. More about Watch our talk with Japanese design studio YOY for Rado Design Week
Rado Design Week kicks off with the launch of a special edition of Rado's True Square watch designed by YOY, which the Japanese design studio introduces in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about YOY's Undigital timepiece for Rado is "an analogue watch with the character of a digital watch"
Elevated tree-like obelisks light up Granary Square in London's King's Cross as a socially distant Christmas celebration, designed by Sam Jacob Studio to be a crossover of "a fairy-tale forest with modern architecture". More about Sam Jacob Studio builds raised forest of pyramidal trees for Electric Nemeton Christmas display
Austrian design studio Mischer'Traxler spoke to Dezeen in a live interview about its Curiosity Cloud installation, which features at Design Miami 2020. More about Mischer'Traxler and Perrier-Jouët present Curiosity Cloud installation for Dezeen x Miami Design Talks
This week on Dezeen, we announced the winners of the Dezeen Awards in a series of online shows presented by poet and broadcaster Lionheart. More about This week we revealed the Dezeen Awards winners
Spanish firm BD Barcelona (above), Danish manufacturer Fredericia and office-furniture maker Bene are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about BD Barcelona, Fredericia and Bene showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Danish design brand Fredericia has launched a collectable range of decorative accessories called Complements that includes side tables and sculptural lamps. More about Complements accessories collection by Fredericia
Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Fredericia is showcasing Space Copenhagen's collection of curvy Swoon chairs, which are designed as luxurious hybrids of lounge chairs and armchairs. More about Swoon lounge chairs by Space Copenhagen for Fredericia