Success of bestselling Tom Vac chair was down to luck, says Ron Arad
Jona Messerli’s Sol lamp has a Noguchi-inspired paper shade
This week, supertall skyscraper proposals for Manhattan and an orbiting asteroid were unveiled
Bocci’s 87 Series lighting is made from stretched loops of pearlescent glass
Studio Rik ten Velden’s vinyl-storage cabinet doubles as a home DJ booth
10 of the most popular all-white interiors from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards
Doug Wheeler installs spiky-floored Synthetic Desert at New York’s Guggenheim Museum
MVRDV unveils pair of stone towers for The Hague topped with “crown of terraces”
Full-size houses by Ryue Nishizawa and Terunobu Fujimori built inside Japanese House exhibition at Barbican
Huge inclined roof spans cathedral built by John McAslan + Partners on Kenyan tea plantation
Made in Ratio to launch bamboo-topped Stellar Nova table during Milan design week
Pleated shutters enclose cylindrical enamelware museum and cultural centre by Wutopia Lab
Design for Progress auction to raise money and awareness for Trump-affected issues
Jan Sofka takes cues from Japanese home for rural residence near Cape Town
Estúdio Casa G overhauls open-sided concrete villa in the Amazon
Gonzalo Claro hides rooftop extension of Chilean house behind dark waterproof membrane
Fakro launches skylights designed especially for flat roofs
Thórunn Árnadottir creates interactive toys using traditional Icelandic materials
TON launches Alba chair based on shape of folded leaves
House in a Japanese forest features secluded courtyards framing views of trees and sky
Romanian designers champion “clumsy, simple but honest” furniture
Job of the day: senior architect at OMA
1540 Arquitectura adds cosy cellar and events terrace to tequila distillery
