Beta(MSK) by Petit Pli is a washable fabric face mask for the coronavirus pandemic made from recycled plastic bottles with pleats that adjust around the wearer's nose and chin. More about Petit Pli makes expandable and reusable face mask from recycled plastic bottles
Students from the PXL-MAD School of Arts merged traditional craft techniques and new manufacturing technologies to create the eight jewellery collections featured in this VDF school show. More about Projects from PXL-MAD School of Arts treat jewellery as "critical artefacts and cultural symbols"
Artists Camille Benoit and Mariana Gella used the coronavirus lockdown to design architectural models of fantastical cities, made from paper and tools they had at home. More about Invisible Cities project features elaborate architectural models of imaginary cities
Here are the most innovative projects from our VDF school shows, which offered a platform for students and graduates to showcase their work during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Ten of the most interesting projects from Virtual Design Festival's school shows
Product design student Holly Grounds has replaced the many plastic sachets that accompany a pack of instant noodles with an edible, spice-infused wrapper that breaks down when cooked to season the broth. More about Holly Grounds develops dissolvable ramen packaging that turns into sauce
Viktor & Rolf presents a high-fashion take on coronavirus with its Autumn/Winter 2020 collection, featuring silky nightgowns emblazoned with emojis and "unapproachable" coats covered in spikes and tubes. More about Viktor & Rolf channels coronavirus-related mentalities for latest fashion collection
Since VDF launched on 15 April, we have broadcast nearly 200 videos, which have been viewed more than two million times. Here are the 10 most-watched movies. More about Virtual Design Festival's top 10 most popular videos
The characteristically gangly doodles of French illustrator Jean Jullien come to life as flat sculptures in Le Jardin des Plantes in Nantes, France, as they playfully navigate the garden's ponds and grounds. More about Jean Jullien creates line-drawn sculptures for Nantes' Le Jardin des Plantes
The final week of VDF featured live performances from Imogen Heap and Lucy McRae, collaborations with Dutch Design Week and Istanbul Design Biennial, plus a virtual tour of DesignAware's Hilltop School in Hyderabad, India. More about This week's VDF highlights include Lucy McRae, Fabio Novembre, Istanbul Design Biennial and a live show from Imogen Heap
This week on Dezeen, we rounded up the highlights from Virtual Design Festival as the programme of events drew to a close, including eight ways VDF set the agenda for architecture and design. More about This week, Virtual Design Festival came to an end
In the final instalment of Lensvelt's collaboration with Virtual Design Festival, the Dutch design brand showcases three seating collections at the VDF products fair by OMA, Richard Hutten and Staat. More about Lensvelt spotlights furniture by OMA, Richard Hutten and Staat at the VDF products fair
Dezeen Showroom: the Lensvelt D-Chair is designed by communication and design agency Staat with a frame that incorporates a coat hanger and evokes "fragile insect feet". More about D-Chair by Staat for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: Blocks is a modular furniture collection designed by OMA with Lensvelt to offer an "abstract and almost architectural quality". More about Blocks modular furniture by OMA for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: Lensvelt's This Bucket Chair is designed by Richard Hutten with a distinctive tub-like seat sculpted from plastic and available in several colours. More about This Bucket Chair by Richard Hutten for Lensvelt
Just 0.32 per cent of the furniture produced by leading brands is created by black designers, according to research by Ethiopian American industrial designer Jomo Tariku. More about Black designers responsible for less than one third of one per cent of leading furniture designs
Barcelona fashion and accessories brand MAM is showcasing a trio of raffia accessories at the VDF products fair, each of which can be adapted for different uses and occasions. More about MAM presents UFO accessories collection at VDF products fair
VDF products fair: this watch by Barcelona-based jewellery and fashion brand MAM comes with two straps that the user can swap depending on their mood. More about UFO Raffia Watch by MAM
VDF products fair: Barcelona-based jewellery and fashion brand MAM has created a large, disc-shaped bracelet made from raffia, which can also be used as a hair tie. More about UFO Bracelet by MAM
VDF products fair: Barcelona-based fashion brand MAM has released a versatile raffia handbag that can be worn in a variety of styles. More about UFO Basket Bag by MAM
With coronavirus confining people to their homes and rising fears over environmental destruction, a new breed of visual artists is creating utopian landscapes, buildings and interiors for armchair escapists. Here are nine of the best practitioners. More about "The desire for escapism is at an all-time high" say visualisers creating fantasy renderings