Graphics
Graphics
IKEA, Guinness, VW and Nike encourage social distancing and staying home
Many brands are altering their logos to promote social distancing and creating adverts to encourage staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 31 March
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes news on Dubai Expo 2020, how Covid-19 hospitals are built, Sam Jacob's design academy and an F1 team making a breathing aid. More
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News
News
UN and WHO launch Global Call Out To Creatives to make informative coronavirus visuals
The United Nations has launched an open competition for creatives to design informative works that accurately communicate public health messages in a bid to "flatten the curve" of the coronavirus pandemic.
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News
News
Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 30 March
Daily coronavirus briefing: today Dezeen is launching a new daily briefing, rounding up news about the coronavirus pandemic that is relevant to the global architecture and design community. Read our first briefing below and keep up to date with our coronavirus coverage here. More
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Transport
Transport
Hyperganic uses AI to design 3D-printed rocket engine
German software company Hyperganic has developed a 3D-printed rocket engine prototype, which was completely designed by artificial intelligence. More
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Fashion
Fashion
RCA students develop SaltyCo sustainable fabrics using seawater plants
Students from the Royal College of Art have made fabrics from plants grown in seawater, providing a potential solution for the currently freshwater-intensive fashion and textile industries. More
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Products
Products
American architects mobilise to make coronavirus face shields for hospital workers
Architects across America including BIG, KPF and Handel Architects have teamed up as part of an open-source project to manufacture face shields to protect hospital workers treating coronavirus patients. More
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Products
Products
Creality's 3D-printed buckle makes wearing face masks more comfortable
Chinese 3D-printer manufacturer Creality is fabricating thousands of buckles that make face masks less painful to wear for medical workers treating coronavirus patients. More
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Furniture
Furniture
Faina's Domna armchair echoes the form of ancient goddess sculptures
Ukrainian design brand Faina looked to ancient depictions of the female form when creating this "cloud-like" armchair, which takes cues from archaeological finds. More
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News
News
Salone del Mobile cancelled until 2021 due to coronavirus
The 2020 edition of Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and will next take place from 13 to 18 April 2021. More
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Fashion
Fashion
Fashion brands pivot to making face masks as coronavirus spreads
Prada, COS and Louis Vuitton are among the leading fashion brands that are retooling to manufacture surgical face masks in response to the shortage caused by Covid-19. More
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News
News
"Challenging situations spark human innovation" say Italian design brands hit by Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic will eventually lead to higher quality, more sustainable products, according to Italian design brands that were forced to temporarily close their factories this week. More
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Graphics
Graphics
Royal Bank of Scotland's £20 note is designed to celebrate nature and culture
The Royal Bank of Scotland has launched the latest of its Fabric of Nature banknotes, featuring a design that aims to provide a more "unusual" representation of the nation. More
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News
News
UK government announces financial support for freelancers impacted by Covid-19 pandemic
Self-employed designers impacted by coronavirus will be eligible for grants worth up to 80 per cent of their average monthly earnings from June, the UK government has announced. More
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Technology
Technology
Dyson designs ventilator in 10 days to supply NHS
British technology company Dyson has designed a ventilator and is primed to produce 15,000 units in the coming weeks to help meet the demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Graphics
Graphics
The Washington Post's "simple simulations" showing how to slow coronavirus is its most popular story ever
Infographics that reporter Harry Stevens created to explain how coronavirus spreads have become the most-viewed story ever published on The Washington Post. More
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News
News
Trademark documents reveal Nissan's stylised flat logo
Japanese car brand Nissan has filed a trademark application for a flat monochrome logo that would see it join other brands opting for minimalist rebrands. More
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News
News
NHS launches fund for innovations to help vulnerable people during coronavirus isolation
The UK's National Heath Service has put a call out to find and fund "innovators who can support the elderly, vulnerable and self-isolating" during the coronavirus outbreak. More
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Furniture
Furniture
Stykka designs cardboard #StayTheF***Home Desk for people working from home during self-isolation
Anyone in need of a temporary desk during the coronavirus crisis can build one themselves, using this design by Danish startup Stykka. More
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Products
Products
Architectural designers develop hands-free door handle to prevent spread of coronavirus
Architectural designers Ivo Tedbury and Freddie Hong have created a 3D-printed device that adapts door handles for hands-free opening, in a bid to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. More
