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
V&A East director Gus Casely-Hayford explains how he plans for the new museum in east London to reach a more diverse audience in the final talk as part of our collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. Tune in from 11:00am UK time. More about V&A East "will speak to the local population" says Gus Casely-Hayford
This VDF school show of work from the University of Brighton's School of Architecture and Design includes a VR basketball court, anarchistic house extensions and bioreceptive building blocks made with food waste. More about 17 award-winning projects from University of Brighton students
How will Dutch Design Week adapt to the realities of coronavirus? The final day of VDF kicked off with a live conversation between Dutch Design Foundation director Martijn Paulen, Eindhoven designer Kiki van Eijk and Design Academy Eindhoven creative director Joseph Grima. More about Joseph Grima, Kiki van Eijk and Martijn Paulen discuss this year's Dutch Design Week in a live talk
Dezeen Showroom: kitchen and storage systems brand Henrybuilt has created a flexible shelving unit that allows users to display homeware and personal trinkets in a variety of arrangements. More about Color Box Bar by Henrybuilt
Biomega founder Jens Martin Skibsted has created NemBot, a concept for convoys of electric driverless vehicles to transport goods and patients around cities in isolation pods. More about Jens Martin Skibsted and Manyone design "pandemic-proof" non-emergency medical transport system
Lucy McRae spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation as part of our collaboration with her for Virtual Design Festival. More about Live talk with Lucy McRae as part of Virtual Design Festival
Eighty artists and activists have written cloud-like messages in the sky made from water vapour to protest immigration policy and mass incarceration in America. More about In Plain Sight sky writes "Care not cages" to protest immigration detention
As part of today's VDF collaboration with Lucy McRae, the artist and designer has unveiled a conceptual survival raft that comforts the sole occupant as they drift into the unknown. More about Lucy McRae's Solitary Survival Raft explores fear and hope during the coronavirus pandemic
On 9th July, Virtual Design Festival teamed up with artist Lucy McRae, starting with a screening of her short film The Institute of Isolation, which explores how architecture could help the human body evolve to survive long-distance space travel. More about VDF collaboration with Lucy McRae launches with screening of The Institute of Isolation
Students from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK) are sharing projects that aim to create a healthier, more sustainable and democratic society as part of their VDF school show. More about Ten projects from KADK graduates offer "solutions to the major challenges of our time"
Parkside is exhibiting three new collections of surface tiles at VDF products fair, including an iridescent series called Spectre and two ranges that take cues from the patterns of rocks. More about Parkside launches three architectural tile collections at VDF products fair
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile company 41zero42 has designed a collection of iridescent tiles called Spectre, which were created as an exploration of how light reacts to different glazes. More about Spectre by 41zero42 at Parkside
Dezeen Showroom: Italian manufacturer 41zero42 has created a range of tiles named Pulp that are designed to "capture the rich luxury of marble". More about Pulp by 41zero42 at Parkside
Dezeen Showroom: Italian manufacturer 41zero42 has created a range of tiles based on the ice crystal patterns found in Angolan granite. More about Solo by 41zero42 at Parkside
As part of our ongoing collaboration with Lensvelt, the Dutch design brand is presenting its AVL collection of office furniture, created together with Rotterdam-based Atelier van Lieshout, at the VDF products fair. More about Lensvelt presents AVL collection by Atelier van Lieshout at VDF products fair
Dezeen Showroom: An assemblage of upholstered squares and rectangles forms the adjustable AVL Lazy Modernist armchair, which was created for Lensvelt by Dutch designer Joep van Lieshout. More about AVL Lazy Modernist armchair by Joep van Lieshout for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: The AVL Spider Chair is named after its long, spindly legs, and was made for Lensvelt by Dutch designer Joep van Lieshout using traditional carpentry methods. More about AVL Spider Chair by Joep van Lieshout for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: The AVL Workbench is a blocky table, created for Dutch design brand Lensvelt by Joep van Lieshout, that plays up the utilitarian nature of office furniture. More about AVL Workbench by Joep van Lieshout for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: The AVL Office Chair, designed by Joep van Lieshout for Dutch furniture brand Lensvelt, has graced a variety of interiors, from Amsterdam's Stedelijk museum to 2014's Nuclear Security Summit. More about AVL Office Chair by Joep van Lieshout for Lensvelt