The coronavirus pandemic makes moving towards a circular economy even more urgent, says IKEA's head of circular design Malin Nordin, as the company announces a strategic partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. More about Pandemic an opportunity to "accelerate the shift" towards circular economy says IKEA head of circular design
Co-working spaces designed for a conflict-ridden Venezuela and a furniture collection embodying Saudi hospitality are featured in this VDF school show, which presents work by students from the School of Building Arts at the Savanna College of Art and Design. More about SCAD students share 10 architecture, furniture and interiors projects
Research commissioned by the Creative Industries Federation has revealed that more that 400,000 jobs are set to be lost in the UK's creative sector in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. More about UK heading towards "cultural catastrophe" warns Creative Industries Federation
Lisbon-based designer Sam Baron has created a set of signs made from bricks, tape and mirrors to encourage social distancing at the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, which reopened this week. More about Sam Baron creates brick and mirror signage to allow social distancing at the MAAT
Brooklyn designer Erin Considine has created jewellery from scraps of silver found in her studio and letting "the metal flow" to make organic shapes. More about Erin Considine creates jewellery that looks "semi-liquid" using recycled sterling silver
Design London, the fair formerly known as 100% Design and a key component of September's London Design Festival, has been cancelled due to coronavirus. More about Design London, a London Design Festival headline event, cancelled until 2021
Devon&Devon has teamed up with Virtual Design Festival to host a live streamed discussion about a new collaboration between the Italian design brand and global architecture and design firm Gensler. More about Live talk with Devon&Devon and Gensler as part of Virtual Design Festival
VDF studio profiles: Lorem Ipsum is a creative studio that crafts exhibitions and experiential installations, such as an audiovisual recreation of an airstrike, that fully immerse visitors in a story. More about Lorem Ipsum's experience design shows the "power of dramatic narratives"
Dezeen Showroom: Emotional Lab is a modular storage system by interior designer Hania Jneid that can be adapted to suit various spaces and changing user needs. More about Emotional Lab by Hania Jneid
Italian brand Fornasetti is sharing its latest Unusual Living Rooms project as part of the VDF products fair, displaying five capsule collections across five vibrant living room setups. More about Fornasetti presents Unusual Living Rooms series at VDF products fair
Dezeen Showroom: the inner rippling patterns of semi-precious stones are featured across the "dreamlike" furniture and fabrics in Fornasetti's Malachite collection. More about Malachite collection by Fornasetti
Dezeen Showroom: prowling leopards and lush foliage feature in Italian brand Fornasetti's latest range of furniture, called Leopardo. More about Leopardo collection by Fornasetti
Dezeen Showroom: a couple of long-forgotten notebooks filled with sketches informed Italian brand Fornasetti's Facciata Quattrocentesca furniture range. More about Facciata Quattrocentesca by Fornasetti
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Fornasetti has unveiled a range of furniture and lighting for the living room that is covered in unpublished sketches and handwritten messages drawn by the brand's founder, Piero Fornasetti. More about Solitario furniture and accessories by Fornasetti
Dezeen Showroom: Italian design house Fornasetti took cues from pop culture and optical illusion art when creating this series of black-and-white Sole A Ventaglio products. More about Sole A Ventaglio collection by Fornasetti
Dezeen promotion: Italian ceramics company FMG has produced a collection of large-scale tiles called Max Fine, which can be applied across floors, walls and furnishings. More about FMG releases collection of tiles that can be applied to any interior surface
Electric vehicle brand Arrival has launched a zero-emissions bus aimed at making public transport viable in the coronavirus era. More about Arrival launches electric bus with features to help people travel safely following pandemic
The Amanda Levete-designed Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon has reopened following coronavirus lockdown with architecture studio SO-IL's Beeline installation creating a shortcut through the building. More about MAAT reopens with SO-IL's Beeline shortcut installed
This captioned video produced by Dezeen for INAX as part of Virtual Design Festival reveals the Japanese brand's new bathroom collection, which celebrates light and shadows. More about INAX reveals new bathroom collection in Dezeen video for VDF
Gaetano Pesce implores young designers to consider how to address social issues through their work, which he says has a greater capacity to communicate with people than art, in our latest collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. More about "Young designers have to understand they are practising art" says Gaetano Pesce