This week on Dezeen, Kengo Kuma's studio designed a blackened-wood chicken coop in Mexico, while Airbnb's co-founder declared that "travel as we knew it is over". More about This week, Kengo Kuma designed a chicken coop
Droog co-founder Renny Ramakers looks back at how the influential design platform shook up the industry in the 1990s in the latest talk in our ongoing collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. More about "It just happened; there was no plan," says Droog co-founder Renny Ramakers
Rapper Kanye West has revealed that his fashion company Yeezy has teamed up with the Gap brand on a 10-year partnership. More about Kanye West and Gap to launch Yeezy Gap clothing line
Reusable 3D-printed fracture casts and a compost caddy are among the products presented in this VDF school show, which features work produced as part of a course at Falmouth University that focuses specifically on sustainable design. More about Eleven projects from students of Falmouth University's Sustainable Product Design course
Dezeen promotion: as part of its Revisiting Analogue project, furniture brand Prostoria has constructed a house-like pavilion with "transparent walls" in a forest near its factory in Croatia. More about Prostoria nestles timber pavilion amongst leafy trees in Croatian forest
French designer Erwan Bouroullec spoke about Kvadrat Shade, the roller-blind solution he designed with his brother Ronan for Kvadrat, in this live talk as part of a collaboration with the Danish textile brand for VDF. More about Live talk with Erwan Bouroullec for Kvadrat Shade at Virtual Design Festival
On 27 June, a virtual conference called Where are the Black Designers? will tackle racism in design. Dezeen spoke to the organisers about its objectives and the "overwhelming" response from the industry. More about "Hire black designers first and foremost," say organisers of Where are the Black Designers? anti-racism conference
Dezeen Showroom: Kvadrat Shade is a roller-blind system designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec featuring textiles by Kvadrat. More about Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec design Kvadrat Shade roller blinds
In the second part of today's Virtual Design Festival collaboration with Serpentine Galleries, curator Rebecca Lewin speaks to Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew researcher Caroline Cornish and Ma-tt-er founder Seetal Solanki about how histories, politics and ecologies are embedded in materials. Tune in live from 11:00am UK time. More about Serpentine Galleries explores the political and ecological impact of materials in live talk for VDF
London College of Fashion graduate Aniela Fidler questions the role of emotion in economic value with her conceptual Diamond Makers Lab, which would make diamonds from meaningful objects such as Notre Dame ash or a mother's cake. More about Aniela Fidler envisions shop where sentimental objects are transformed into diamonds
Today's VDF collaboration with London's Serpentine Galleries kicks off with an exclusive premiere of its latest podcast, which features artists and designers Formafantasma, Dunne & Raby and Black Quantum Futurism, ahead of a live talk exploring the political and ecological impact of materials. More about Serpentine Galleries premieres Back to Earth podcast exploring ecological design at Virtual Design Festival
Dezeen Showroom: The pebble-like shell of the Adell chair is made from recycled plastic and designed by Arper to offer users "a welcoming and generous place of rest". More about Adell armchair by Arper
Armin Broger, CEO of Arper, discusses the Italian furniture brand's two new chair designs and online catalogue in this captioned video produced for the brand as part of VDF. More about Arper reveals recyclable chairs and a post-pandemic catalogue in video for VDF
Central Saint Martins graduate Jessan Macatangay incorporated deconstructed chairs into his striking fashion collection, to symbolise how people carry the weight of personal struggles. More about Jessan Macatangay makes fashion collection from drapery and chair frames
Munich-based architecture studio 1zu33 has created numerous spaces for brands including a snowy forest within a pop-up restaurant and a tranquil interior for an Aesop store. More about 1zu33 creates bespoke spaces that "connect brands with people"
Slovenian furniture brand Rex Kralj is unveiling four furniture series at the VDF products fair, all based on the work of late midcentury architect and designer Niko Kralj. More about Rex Kralj revives modernist furniture designs in VDF products fair showcase
Dezeen Showroom: A sleek metal rod runs along the underside of the Ena table, created by Danish designer Mikal Harrsen for furniture brand Rex Kralj, to form coat hooks on either side. More about Ena Table by Mikal Harrsen for Rex Kralj
Dezeen Showroom: The 1960 Chair, a seminal mid-century seating design from late Slovenian architect Niko Kralj, has been expanded into a product family with the 1960 Armchair and Bar Chair, created by Dutch designer Bart Schilder for Rex Kralj. More about 1960 Armchair and Bar Chair by Bart Schilder for Rex Kralj
Dezeen Showroom: Slovenian brand Rex Kralj has reimagined the Mosquito Chair by mid-century designer and architect Niko Kralj as a wooden bar stool. More about Mosquito Bar Stool by Rex Kralj
Dezeen Showroom: Wooden armrests adorn the metal wire frames of the Zelo seating collection, which furniture designer Tom Fereday has developed with Slovenian brand Rex Kralj. More about Zelo by Tom Fereday for Rex Kralj