Marta Giralt investigates how nanotechnology could make the fashion industry more environmentally friendly for this Virtual Design Festival collaboration. More about Marta Giralt explores how graphene could make fashion industry more sustainable for VDF and Design Museum
The travel and tourism industries will be changed forever by the coronavirus pandemic with less focus on major tourist destinations, says Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky. More about "Travel as we knew it is over" says Airbnb co-founder
Designer Robert Johnson presents a panel discussion around his Fatconomy system, which explores using London's wastes a sustainable material, as part of VDF's collaboration with the Design Museum. More about Robert Johnson discusses how to use waste fat as a sustainable material in talk for VDF and Design Museum
Designer Sebastian Cox spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival today. More about Live interview with Sebastian Cox as part of Virtual Design Festival
Dezeen Showroom: The distinctive tiles of Prague's metro stations served as as a visual reference for local designer Cyril Dunděra when creating his Globe Metro light for Lasvit. More about Globe Metro light by Cyril Dunděra for Lasvit
Dezeen Showroom: Nendo has updated its Press light for Czech brand Lasvit with a glass shade that appears broken into a thousand tiny pieces. More about Press Iced light by Nendo for Lasvit
Dezeen Showroom: The Spacey pendant light by Czech designer Lukáš Novák for Lasvit sees three glass balls stacked on top of each other to resemble planets orbiting a central star. More about Spacey light by Lukáš Novák for Lasvit
Dezeen Showroom: Arik Levy has designed the Crystal Rock table lamp for Lasvit that takes its cues from the fictional crystalline material Kryptonite. More about Crystal Rock table lamp by Arik Levy for Lasvit
Dezeen Showroom: Maxim Velčovský designed the Volcano pendant lighting for Lasvit as a nod to the landscape that surrounds the brand's factory in the Czech Republic. More about Volcano pendant lights by Maxim Velčovský for Lasvit
Architecture studio Snøhetta has built a group of timber cabins overlooking the Jostedalen glacier in Norway to replace accommodation buildings that were destroyed by a cyclone. More about Snøhetta perches pentagonal hiking cabins alongside Norwegian glacier
Dutch architecture studio OMA and landscape architect LOLA have revealed the updated design for the 63,000-seater Feyenoord Stadium, which will be the largest stadium in the Netherlands. More about OMA unveils Feyenoord Stadium design
From the role of the architect to the use of materials, this VDF school show of work from Arts University Bournemouth graduates questions how the industry should function in order to contribute to the greater social and environmental good. More about Arts University Bournemouth graduates challenge contemporary architecture industry
As part of today's VDF's collaboration with Design Museum, London-based architect Stiliyana Minkovska is hosting a panel discussion on designing for pregnancy and childbirth. More about Stiliyana Minkovska identifies blindspots of maternity design in panel discussion for VDF and Design Museum
A tangle of red neon tubes hangs at the centre of Kink restaurant and bar in Berlin, which has been designed by owners Oliver Mansaray and Daniel Scheppan. More about Kink restaurant in Berlin is dominated by a red-neon light installation
Architecture students from Arts University Bournemouth present proposals for developing urban car parks into more valuable, sustainable community spaces in this VDF school show. More about Arts University Bournemouth students present proposals to transform local carparks
Italian product design students Francesco Rogante and Ilaria Pirro have developed a rotating lamp that uses the electrical conductivity of liquid in place of a switch. More about Tubular Circuiti Liquidi lamp uses blue liquid to turn on light
Chilean architect Mále Uribe presents three short films and a conversation about her research on art and design's relationship with extreme landscapes in this Virtual Design Festival collaboration. More about Mále Uribe explores the materiality of extreme landscapes for VDF and Design Museum
Porto-based Caiano Morgado Arquitectos has unveiled its design for the clay-coloured-concrete General Torres 416 housing block in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. More about Caiano Morgado Arquitectos designs red-concrete housing in Vila Nova de Gaia
We've rounded up five coops where chickens rule the roost, from a wooden hut in Turkey to Kengo Kuma's black pavilion at Casa Wabi. More about Five chicken coops around the world
Formica panels with circular oculi form the walls of the suites in 2020: A Spa Odyssey, a day spa in Caracas, Venezuela, that Atelier Caracas has based on the sets of a Stanley Kubrick film. More about Atelier Caracas models Venezuelan day spa on 2001: A Space Odyssey