Projects from Swinburne's School of Design span animation, UX and urban design
This VDF school show features 17 projects from Swinburn University of Technology's School of Design, including a speech learning app for children and crash bollards reimagined as urban planters. More
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This week's VDF highlights include Yinka Ilori, OMA, Patternity and drag queen Peaches Christ
Week 12 was the penultimate week of the Virtual Design Festival and featured live talks with Design Indaba's Ravi Naidoo and OMA's David Gianotten, plus designer Yinka Ilori jogging across London during a relay panel discussion. More
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Jefferson by Luca Nichetto for Lodes
VDF products fair: Venice lighting brand Lodes is presenting the Jefferson glass pendant light, designed by Luca Nichetto, to coincide with the launch of its rebrand. More
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4Space hopes to create "long-term relationships" between people and spaces
VDF studio profile: 4Space is a Dubai-based design studio, which specialises in interior architecture with a decidedly human-centred approach. More
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Devon&Devon showcases designs by Gensler and Massimo Iosa Ghini at VDF products fair
Devon&Devon is presenting three collections at the VDF products fair that revive art deco for modern bathroom spaces, including a duo of modular bathtubs created with architecture firm Gensler. More
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Double Kalos basin by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Devon&Devon
VDF products fair: Italian architect and designer Massimo Iosa Ghini has expanded on the single Kalos basins he created for Devon&Devon by cleverly duplicating and merging the design into a couple's set-up, called Double Kalos. More
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Scottie vanity unit by Devon&Devon
VDF products fair: brass hardware and a marble countertop inject Gatsby-esque grandeur into the Scottie vanity unit by Devon&Devon, which is named after the only daughter of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. More
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Holiday and Dove modular bathtubs by Gensler for Devon&Devon
VDF products fair: Italian brand Devon&Devon has collaborated with architecture and design firm Gensler to create two modular bathtubs called Holiday and Dove, which take cues from the art deco movement. More
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Cupa Pizarras introduces three slate facade systems at VDF products fair
The contemporary Cupaclad 201 Vanguard series is one of three cladding systems shown by Cupa Pizarras at VDF products fair that put natural slate in the spotlight. More
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Cupaclad 201 Vanguard by Cupa Pizarras
VDF products fair: Cupa Pizarras' Cupaclad 201 Vanguard facade system contrasts natural slate with stainless steel fixtures to offer users a contemporary aesthetic. More
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Cupaclad 101 Logic by Cupa Pizarras
VDF products fair: natural slate is the focal point of the Cupaclad 101 Logic rainscreen cladding system, designed by Cupa Pizarras to be secured with hidden fixings. More
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Cupaclad 101 Random by Cupa Pizarras
VDF products fair: the Cupaclad 101 Random rainscreen cladding system by Cupa Pizarras combines overlapping slabs of slate in different sizes to create textured and "dynamic" facades. More
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University of Westminster architecture students share "varied design approaches" across 9 projects
A dementia clinic that celebrates the joy of eggs and a dance school for the over 60s feature in this VDF school show of work from the University of Westminster's architecture students. More
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002-Slim Cuff by Nyyukin
VDF products fair: the 002-Slim Cuffs by jewellery brand Nyyukin are intended to offer wearers a timeless design while also encouraging them "to be playful or experimental". More
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Yoku SH spa system by Effe
VDF products fair: an integrated bookcase accentuates the glass front of the Yoku SH – an at-home sauna and hammam system by Italian brand Effe. More
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Siren Design creates "environments where people can thrive"
VDF studio profile: Siren is a sustainability-focused, women-led design studio that has crafted interiors for businesses from tech companies like Google and Facebook to a philanthropic organisation. More
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Call for registration to Furniture China 2020 trade fair
Dezeen promotion: participants from around the world are invited to register for the virtual version of international trade fair Furniture China, which will be held in conjunction with an onsite event in Shanghai in September. More
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University of Indonesia architecture students investigate relationship between environmental crises and global economy
This VDF school show curated by the Architecture Department of the University of Indonesia includes a conceptual city masterplan modelled on neurons, and a museum memorial in Wuhan for reflecting on the coronavirus pandemic. More
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10 graphic design projects by award-winning Miami Ad School graduates
An Apple Watch app that helps identify and alleviate symptoms of a panic attack features alongside a music campaign that sheds light on disparities between male and female sexual pleasure in this VDF school show by Miami Ad School. More
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Specialist foundry UAP aims to "make art happen"
VDF studio profile: UAP is an international production and metal workshop that is responsible for creating everything from large-scale public art or architecture commissions to the iconic Oscars statuettes for the Academy Awards. More
