MUT Design has clad five modular pavilions in scales made from leftover wood for a travelling exhibition to celebrate Valencia's title of World Design Capital for 2022. More about MUT Design clads modular Valencia Pavilion in thousands of wooden scales
Dezeen promotion: German designer Tobias Grau has launched a range of fully automatic, minimalist lamps for office spaces and home working. More about Tobias Grau creates minimalist Team office lamps
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design brand Layered has launched Petite, a collection of rugs that is meant to be played with, changed and customised. More about Petite rug collection by Layered
Dezeen Showroom: a tubular backrest that wraps around the sitter characterises this lounge chair, which Swiss designer David Girelli has created for Portuguese heritage manufacturer Wewood. More about Loop lounge chair by David Girelli for Wewood
Dezeen Showroom: Los Angeles studio Phase Design has created Capper, a lounge chair with a rounded backrest that is available via contemporary design gallery Twentieth. More about Capper lounge chair by Phase Design via Twentieth
Italian designer Tobia Zambotti has used discarded single-use masks as the stuffing for a sofa to call attention to the amount of plastic waste being generated as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Tobia Zambotti stuffs Couch-19 with more than 10,000 used face masks
Following the publication of our coronavirus student survey, Bath School of Design head Kerry Curtis reflects on a rollercoaster year that forced students and staff to adapt to remote learning. More about "Students laughed, cried, got angry and booked taxis, trains and flights home"
Dezeen Showroom: the world's rugged and arid landscapes inspired the flooring in the Sierra Collection, from Australian brand Tsar Carpets. More about Sierra Collection by Tsar Carpets
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Marset has launched the Ginger lamppost, a three-metre-high floor light designed by Joan Gaspar to softly illuminate outdoor spaces. More about Ginger lamppost by Joan Gaspar for Marset
One in four design students says their wellbeing has suffered while studying from home during the pandemic, although half of them see advantages in remote learning, according to a survey conducted by Dezeen and Bath School of Design. More about Resourceful students "firing pots in barbecues and doing fashion shoots in bedrooms" during lockdown
Dezeen and Bath School of Design surveyed design students about the impact the pandemic is having on their studies and wellbeing. The responses, published here in full, provide a unique insight into student life amid Covid-19. More about Coronavirus student survey reveals "tough generation" of design students
Stefan Diez discussed how the circular economy inspired his Costume modular sofa for Magis in this live talk produced by Dezeen in collaboration with the Italian furniture brand. More about Stefan Diez discusses modular Costume sofa for Magis in live talk
Argentinian designer Andrés Reisinger has sold ten pieces of virtual furniture in an NFT online auction, with the most expensive non-existent item fetching almost $70,000. More about Andrés Reisinger sells collection of "impossible" virtual furniture for 0,000 at auction
Dezeen Showroom: Swiss industrial designer Paolo Fancelli has designed the Giroflex 353 family of matching office chairs for Flokk-owned brand Giroflex. More about Giroflex 353 chairs by Paolo Fancelli for Flokk
Fashion designer Phillip Lim has teamed up with industrial designer Charlotte McCurdy to create a petroleum-free dress covered in bioplastic sequins. More about Phillip Lim and Charlotte McCurdy adorn couture dress with algae sequins to avoid "reaching for polyester"
Dezeen promotion: furniture by Italian brand Meridiani creates a plush interior for an apartment in the Zaha Hadid-designed One Thousand Museum in Miami. More about Meridiani furnishes One Thousand Museum apartment with Italian-made products
This week on Dezeen, high-tech architect Richard Rogers unveiled a cantilevered art gallery in France, which was the final building designed before his retirement. More about This week Richard Rogers revealed his final building
German furniture makers Thonet, workspace furniture brand Spacestor and Stockholm-based furniture brand Massproductions are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Thonet, Spacestor and Massproductions showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Residence Connect is a single-person video booth created by workspace furniture brand Spacestor to support private video conferencing in open-plan offices. More about Residence Connect video pods by Spacestor
Design fairs will have to radically change as brands switch to digital marketing channels, according to Sanna Gebeyehu of Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. More about "The old way of producing a physical fair is gone" says Stockholm furniture fair organiser