UNStudio founder Ben van Berkel says the architecture firm is researching "how design can support the sectors that are in need" after the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, in a video message for Virtual Design Festival. More about "Our priority is to play our part in society at large" says Ben van Berkel
Designers Nienke Hoogvliet and Ryo Tada, filmmaker Georg Lendorff and Ventura Projects founder Margriet Vollenberg joined Dezeen's Marcus Fairs for a talk about running a studio during lockdown conditions as part of VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Ventura Projects and VDF present a live panel discussion on how young designers are facing the future
Studio Seilern Architects has built two restaurants at the top of Mount Gütsch – The Gütsch by Markus Neff and The Japanese by The Chedi Andermatt – at the Andermatt ski resort in Switzerland. More about Studio Seilern Architects perches restaurant on top of Mount Gütsch in the Swiss Alps
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes yin-yang airplane seating, a PPE suit for clubbing and news of Italian factories reopening. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 29 April
Fourteen Dutch designers show solutions for a more sustainable future in Channelling Change: Inside A Designer's Brain, a virtual exhibition presented here as part of VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Channelling Change: Inside A Designer's Brain spotlights sustainable Dutch design
"More stuff will not make us happier," say the designers and brands behind this year's Norwegian Presence showcase, who are calling for an industry-wide shift towards recycled and recyclable objects. More about Norwegian designers point the way towards a circular economy
Inclusive design is the focus of Hello Humanity: Dutch Design for a Holistic World, a virtual exhibition forming part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Seven Dutch creatives present designs for a holistic world in virtual Hello Humanity show
Parisian studio Liaigre has found a "new energy" since the departure of founder Christian Liaigre. Here's a look at five new interiors projects, including a modern palace in New Delhi and a ski lodge in St Moritz. More about Five luxury villas around the world by French interiors studio Liaigre
VDF teams up with Ventura Projects today to present the work of over 80 international designers, schools and brands through a series of virtual exhibitions and events. More about Ventura Projects presents three virtual exhibitions and a live discussion as part of VDF
Sea Stone is a concrete-like material made from seashells that Newtab-22 is introducing during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Newtab-22 uses seashells to develop concrete alternative
Rapt Studio is inviting people to take a seat at a virtual table that offers an "experience of connection" at VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Rapt Studio's Table installation facilitates virtual connections
Kodai Shimizu is presenting Craft-Techmen Project, a series of hand-sewn home appliances, for the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Kodai Shimizu's home appliances combine craft with technology
Slovenia's Centre of Creativity looks beyond the present in its Tunnel 29 exhibit, which is on show as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Tunnel 29 exhibition features design for post-apocalyptic world
Studio Tada is presenting a haptic fingernail during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration that allows users to experience touch virtually. More about Studio Tada's Fulu device brings touch to digital communication
Martina Guandalini is launching Soulmate, a range of collectable furniture pieces, for VDF's collaboration with Ventura Projects. More about Martina Guandalini introduces collectable Soulmate furniture
Morfoza is an ethereal lighting collection that Catrinel S.tudio is launching during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Catrinel S.tudio's Morfoza light offers viewers "otherworldly" experience
The juxtaposition of natural and manmade materials characterises Fractall's homeware collection, which it is presenting as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Fractall's sculptural homeware combines natural and manmade materials
Vancouver studio Alyssa.Marcela presents Peel Vase Series, a range of vessels for cut flowers, as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Alyssa.Marcela introduces Peel Vase Series for cut flowers
Italian artist Fulvio Morella presents Square the Circle, a range of plates carved using a woodturner, as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Fulvio Morella uses woodturner to shape Square the Circle plates
Fabriek McCabe makes use of traditional oak joinery in its McKano furniture collection, which it is introducing at VDF's collaboration with Ventura Projects. More about Fabriek McCabe utilises "old school joinery" in McKano furniture collection