New York designer Karim Rashid has won this year's American Prize for Design, which is regarded as "the highest and most prestigious design award in the United States". More about "Design pervert" Karim Rashid wins 2020 American Prize for Design
Clusters of sculptural glass pendants adorn the Armature chandelier, one of three lighting products Bocci has launched at the VDF products fair today. More about Bocci unveils latest lighting collections at VDF products fair
Dezeen Showroom: Customisable floor lamps and ceiling lights make up the Stem Series lighting collection by Canadian design company Bocci. More about Stem Series by Bocci
Dezeen Showroom: Canadian design company Bocci has launched a range of table lamps with sculptural glass shades. More about Table Lamp by Bocci
Dezeen Showroom: Armature is a contemporary chandelier by Canadian design company Bocci that comprises matte black branches and blown-glass shades. More about Armature lighting by Bocci
Child-sized face shields with interchangeable decorations have been designed by Metaform Architects for children going back to school, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. More about Metaform Architects creates customisable face shields for children
Aviation consultancy Factorydesign has envisioned how social distancing could be achieved on planes after the peak of the coronavirus pandemic with its Isolation screen divider kit. More about Factorydesign proposes Isolation screen for social distancing on planes
British designer Faye Toogood discusses her unconventional career path and the story of her latest collection in this video interview as part of our ongoing collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. More about "I always feel like the fraud in the room" says Faye Toogood
Italian practice Caret Studio has installed the StoDistante installation in an Italian square to encourage social distancing as a temporary solution for reactivating public spaces after Covid-19 lockdown ends. More about Caret Studio installs gridded social-distancing system inside Italian piazza
Architects and designers have been using seesaws, usually found in children's playgrounds, to create installations and make political statements. Here are six of the most engaging. More about Six seesaws designed outside of the playground
Dutch designer Maarten Baas has created a short satirical movie set in a future where Western society has suffered a dramatic decline and his works are found gathering dust in his warehouse. More about Maarten Baas creates video showing his designs as "silent witnesses to the limitless opulent world from the past"
There is not much time left to enter the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition to design household objects made from repurposed cardboard packaging. The contest closes for entries at 23:59 BST on Friday 29 May. More about Last chance to enter Samsung and Dezeen's contest for innovative recycled cardboard designs
Hongik University graduate Jihye Kang built her Purity furniture from acrylic and stainless steel as an exploration of the refractive effects that can be achieved with simple materials and shapes. More about Jihye Kang creates refractive furniture from rows of acrylic rods
In week five of Virtual Design Festival we team up with former Archigram members Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton for an exclusive video series, plus our live Screentime interviews feature Rael San Fratello, Standard Architecture, Ben van Berkel and more. More about Archigram, Faye Toogood, Reiulf Ramstad and Rosey Chan feature at VDF this week
Recycled plastic and rubber make up this unisex trainer by Belgian brand Norm, which has set out to change the "nonsense" manufacturing process of a standard pair of shoes. More about Norm's 1L11 trainer produces 80 per cent less carbon than typical shoes
This modular chair collection by Thai design studio Kaoi takes cues from the 1980s Memphis Group, featuring four graphic armrests that can be mixed and matched to offer different aesthetic "personalities". More about Kaoi studio designs modular Ebba chairs based on Ettore Sottsass' Memphis movement
Architects, designers and cultural institutions, including Foster + Partners, Dyson and the V&A, have created educational activities for children to ward off the boredom of coronavirus lockdown. Here are five of the most entertaining. More about Architecture, design and engineering activities for children in lockdown
Week four of VDF featured Bar Basso, Studio Drift, Adam Nathaniel Furman, Sevil Peach, Bureau Spectacular, Arthur Mamou-Mani and much more! More about This week's VDF highlights included Carlo Ratti, Space Popular and Iris van Herpen plus a live drone performance and a cocktail masterclass
Today VDF has teamed up with Schloss Hollenegg for the virtual opening of an exhibition exploring the wilder side of nature, including a live tour of the historic castle later today. More about Walden exhibition at Schloss Hollenegg explores "our dysfunctional relationship with nature" says curator Alice Stori Liechtenstein
Designers Thomas Musca and Duyi Han have cast reinforced concrete into furniture with chunky angles and geometric voids that take cues from brutalist architecture. More about Squashed-looking concrete bench by Thomas Musca and Duyi Han references brutalist architecture