News
Co-founder of Italian design company Driade Enrico Astori dies at 83
Enrico Astori, co-founder of Italian design brand Driade, has passed away at the age of 83. More about Co-founder of Italian design company Driade Enrico Astori dies at 83
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Virtual Design Festival
Exclusive tour of AI exhibition Hyper Human with designer Monica Förster for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
As part of VDF's partnership with Stockholm Design Week, designer Monica Förster takes us on a tour of the exhibition Hyper Human at the Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm. More about Exclusive tour of AI exhibition Hyper Human with designer Monica Förster for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
Interiors
Kingston Lafferty Design plays with scale inside Dublin restaurant Cinnamon
Oversized lollipop-like lamps and a "dollhouse-effect" entryway feature inside this restaurant in Dublin, Ireland, which Kingston Lafferty Design has completed with whimsical interiors. More about Kingston Lafferty Design plays with scale inside Dublin restaurant Cinnamon
Dezeen Awards
"Good design triggers curiosity for a better future" says Dezeen Awards judge Daan Roosegaarde
With less than two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020, we asked our judges what they hope to see from this year's entrants. Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde says he is looking for something radical. More about "Good design triggers curiosity for a better future" says Dezeen Awards judge Daan Roosegaarde
Design
Space10 shares platform for people to create "dream home" for bees
IKEA's research lab Space10 has developed a series of open-source bee homes that anyone can design themselves for free before having it made using a CNC machine. More about Space10 shares platform for people to create "dream home" for bees
Virtual Design Festival
VDF x Stockholm Design Week Design Relay talk with Space Copenhagen, Note Design Studio and more
The first part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week sees a selection of well-known Scandinavia-based designers come together in a relay talk. More about VDF x Stockholm Design Week Design Relay talk with Space Copenhagen, Note Design Studio and more
Virtual Design Festival
Creative studio Unknown, Untitled places "immersive collaboration" at its core
VDF studio profiles: Unknown Untitled is a creative studio based in Paris, France, which specialises in industrial design and counts Facebook and Rimowa as two of its clients. More about Creative studio Unknown, Untitled places "immersive collaboration" at its core
Architecture
Centre for displaced Rohingya women built from bamboo in Bangladesh
Architect Rizvi Hassan used bamboo to build a community centre for Rohingya women and girls living in a refugee camp, where they can bathe and access counselling. More about Centre for displaced Rohingya women built from bamboo in Bangladesh
News
David Rockwell unveils kit to build restaurants on streets following pandemic
Designer David Rockwell has created a kit of parts to turn New York City's streets into outdoor restaurants that allow for socially distanced dining. More about David Rockwell unveils kit to build restaurants on streets following pandemic
Comments
Designing public hand-washing stations "more useful" in combating coronavirus say commenters
Readers are debating Weston Williamson + Partners' plans for a social-distancing workplace and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More about Designing public hand-washing stations "more useful" in combating coronavirus say commenters
Virtual Design Festival
RISD students incorporate found objects and craft into "non-traditional" graduate collection
A fluorescent cabinet and an ottoman that homages Finding Nemo are featured in the final collection by graduate furniture design students from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), presented here as part of VDF x Sight Unseen. More about RISD students incorporate found objects and craft into "non-traditional" graduate collection
Virtual Design Festival
SAIC graduates share 18 visions of utopia as part of Sight Unseen's online exhibition
Students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) have designed products to reflect their idea of a perfect place, shown here in this graduate show as part of VDF x Sight Unseen. More about SAIC graduates share 18 visions of utopia as part of Sight Unseen's online exhibition
Interview
FT coronavirus updates "allow people to make an informed decision" says data visualisation journalist
Daily data visualisations created by John Burn-Murdoch for the Financial Times have provided one of the most reliable pictures of the global coronavirus pandemic. He spoke to Dezeen about how his charts allow people to be independently informed. More about FT coronavirus updates "allow people to make an informed decision" says data visualisation journalist
Architecture
Slim wooden slats cover "wild geometry" of renovated Californian house
San Francisco's Blue Truck Studio clad the exterior of this holiday house in Manhattan Beach, California with cedar siding to tone down its unusual geometries. More about Slim wooden slats cover "wild geometry" of renovated Californian house
VDF x Sight Unseen
Denim chair and palm-frond light are among 12 more designs from Offsite Online: Selects showcase
As part of VDF x Sight Unseen, our second roundup of projects from this year's Offsite Online: Selects exhibition features furniture, homeware and lighting that places the material front and centre. More about Denim chair and palm-frond light are among 12 more designs from Offsite Online: Selects showcase
Virtual Design Festival
Hand-blown scales and celestial lamp are among 13 designs from Offsite Online: Selects showcase
As part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, we've rounded up some of the best furniture, homeware and lighting designs from the Offsite Online: Selects group show. More about Hand-blown scales and celestial lamp are among 13 designs from Offsite Online: Selects showcase
Virtual Design Festival
Sight Unseen co-founders discuss their virtual exhibition Offsite Online in live VDF talk
The co-founders of design magazine Sight Unseen discussed the ins and outs of running an online design exhibition in this live talk with Dezeen as part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration. More about Sight Unseen co-founders discuss their virtual exhibition Offsite Online in live VDF talk
Design
Ritzwell's latest furnishings reflect the "harmonious dialogue" between wood and leather
Dezeen promotion: walnut, oak and ribbons of leather combine to make the four new furniture pieces released by Japanese brand Ritzwell. More about Ritzwell's latest furnishings reflect the "harmonious dialogue" between wood and leather
Virtual Design Festival
Live interview with Dara Huang as part of Virtual Design Festival
Dara Huang, founder of architecture studio Design Haus Liberty, speaks to Dezeen in this live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Dara Huang as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architecture
Translucent glass house built alongside historic buildings for Lasvit's Czech Republic HQ
Prague studio Ov-a Architekti has built a translucent house and restored a group of 19th-century timber buildings for the office of glass company Lasvit in Nový Bor, Czech Republic. More about Translucent glass house built alongside historic buildings for Lasvit's Czech Republic HQ