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Ibiye Camp discusses how post-lockdown architecture could be designed digitally in film for VDF
The London Festival of Architecture has teamed up with Virtual Design Festival to show a selection of movies from its series Manifestos: Architecture for a New Generation, starting with a short film from artist and architect Ibiye Camp. More about Ibiye Camp discusses how post-lockdown architecture could be designed digitally in film for VDF
The Mindcraft Project 2020 showcases the work of 10 Danish designers at Virtual Design Festival
A chair grown from fungi and hemp and ceramics inspired by occult rituals are among the design pieces presented by The Mindcraft Project for VDF. More about The Mindcraft Project 2020 showcases the work of 10 Danish designers at Virtual Design Festival
Stellar Works, Mariam Kamara, Lee Broom, Winy Maas and What Design Can Do feature at VDF this week
Week ten of Virtual Design Festival features talks with architects and designers including Mariam Kamara, Lee Broom and Winy Maas, as well as collaborations with brands such as Stellar Works, Vitra and Rado, and organisations Mindcraft, London Festival of Architecture and What Design Can Do. More about Stellar Works, Mariam Kamara, Lee Broom, Winy Maas and What Design Can Do feature at VDF this week
Mork-Ulnes constructs raised Skigard Hytte cabin using detached log cladding
Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed Skigard Hytte, a modern mountain cabin raised on pillars and made entirely from wood. More about Mork-Ulnes constructs raised Skigard Hytte cabin using detached log cladding
Yuri Suzuki presents Sound of the Earth: Pandemic Chapter on VDF
Sound artist and designer Yuri Suzuki is sharing his Sound of the Earth: Pandemic Chapter project, which contains crowdsourced sounds of the pandemic from all over the world, as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Yuri Suzuki presents Sound of the Earth: Pandemic Chapter on VDF
Val bathroom collection by Konstantin Grcic for Laufen
Dezeen Showroom: The Val collection by Konstantin Grcic for Swiss manufacturer Laufen consists of flexible and dynamic designs that rethink the proportions of bathrooms. More about Val bathroom collection by Konstantin Grcic for Laufen
H&P Architects tops Vietnam house with plantable roof to create "cube of earth"
H&P Architects has designed the AgriNesture house in Vietnam to have a large space for agriculture so that its owners can grow their own food. More about H&P Architects tops Vietnam house with plantable roof to create "cube of earth"
Arthur Mamou-Mani shares unseen drone footage of Burning Man project Galaxia at VDF
As part of today's VDF collaboration with Arthur Mamou-Mani, the French architect speaks about his Galaxia temple at the 2018 Burning Man festival and shares previously unseen aerial footage of it. More about Arthur Mamou-Mani shares unseen drone footage of Burning Man project Galaxia at VDF
Ini Archibong, Fornasetti, Teresa van Dongen and a virtual tour feature at VDF this week
Week nine of Virtual Design Festival opens with a virtual-reality tour with architect Arthur Mamou-Mani, who will show us around VR versions of his Catharsis and Galaxia buildings created for the Burning Man festival. More about Ini Archibong, Fornasetti, Teresa van Dongen and a virtual tour feature at VDF this week
Atelier Vens Vanbelle tops cinematic guesthouse with watchtower
Architecture studio Atelier Vens Vanbelle has built a Corten steel guesthouse with a watchtower in Uitbergen, Belgium, for a client in the film business. More about Atelier Vens Vanbelle tops cinematic guesthouse with watchtower
Kalon Studios wants "to think of the home as an ecosystem for a better life"
Michaele Simmering and Johannes Pauwen of Kalon Studios discuss how the company's "non-standard" approach has proven resilient to Covid-19 and explain how sustainability plays a part in its Rugosa collection in this interview for VDF's collaboration with Alcova. More about Kalon Studios wants "to think of the home as an ecosystem for a better life"
Life Stripe by Spread uses colour to turn everyday experiences into works of art
The founders of Japanese creative studio Spread reveal how they use colour as the primary medium in their work and explain how their Life Stripe project seeks to find pattern in the everyday in this interview as part of our VDF x Alcova collaboration. More about Life Stripe by Spread uses colour to turn everyday experiences into works of art
From Lighting combines cutting-edge technology with local production
Independent design brand From Lighting's founders Cesare Bizzotto and Tobias Nitsche discuss how the coronavirus pandemic could change lighting design in this interview as part of VDF's collaboration with Alcova. More about From Lighting combines cutting-edge technology with local production
Artist Linda Tegg transforms car park in Stockholm into biodiverse meadow for ArkDes
The next part of today's VDF collaboration with ArkDes features a video interview with Australian artist Linda Tegg, who has temporarily rewilded the car park outside Sweden's national centre for architecture and design. More about Artist Linda Tegg transforms car park in Stockholm into biodiverse meadow for ArkDes
Kiruna Forever book by ArkDes illuminates the relocation of the northern Swedish city
As part of today's collaboration with ArkDes for Virtual Design Festival, curator and editor Carlos Mínguez Carrasco explains how the architecture centre's idea for its book Kiruna Forever came about and why Kiruna's history is so fascinating. More about Kiruna Forever book by ArkDes illuminates the relocation of the northern Swedish city
ArkDes' exhibition Kiruna Forever premieres with 360-degree tour on Virtual Design Festival
ArkDes, Sweden's national centre for architecture and design, hosts a virtual 360-degree vernissage for the premiere of its new exhibition Kiruna Forever in the first part of today's VDF x ArkDes collaboration. Tune in from 11:00am UK time for the tour. More about ArkDes' exhibition Kiruna Forever premieres with 360-degree tour on Virtual Design Festival
ArkDes, Ilse Crawford, Alcova and Farshid Moussavi feature at VDF this week
Week eight of the Virtual Design Festival starts this Monday with a collaboration with ArkDes, Sweden's national centre for architecture and design, taking visitors on a virtual 360-degree tour of the opening of its new exhibition, and much more. More about ArkDes, Ilse Crawford, Alcova and Farshid Moussavi feature at VDF this week
Short film Walmer Yard: Architecture for the senses is "an exploration of the incredible light that passes through the buildings"
The final film from Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Laura Mark and Jim Stephenson is a meditative look at the Peter Salter-designed Walmer Yard. More about Short film Walmer Yard: Architecture for the senses is "an exploration of the incredible light that passes through the buildings"
Invisible Studio "started as a voyage of self-build discovery" says Piers Taylor in film for VDF
In the second part of our VDF collaboration with film-makers Laura Mark and Jim Stephenson, we screen the first episode of the duo's Practice series, in which architect Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio explains why he built his own house in the woods. More about Invisible Studio "started as a voyage of self-build discovery" says Piers Taylor in film for VDF
Tuñón Arquitectos adds white concrete gallery to Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear
Spanish practice Tuñón Arquitectos has added a white concrete extension to the Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear in Cáceres, Spain. More about Tuñón Arquitectos adds white concrete gallery to Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear