Veronica Toppino looked to historic examples of social distancing in fashion design when creating her Structure hats, which aim to help people feel shielded while still maintaining "extravagance". More about Veronica Toppino's social distancing hats are an expression of shielded extravagance
The grass of New York's Domino Park has been painted with white circles to encourage the public to stay safely apart during the pandemic. More about White circles promote social distancing on Domino Park grass in New York City
A community project in Venezuela and an adult playground are among the experiential concepts envisioned by seven students from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in this Virtual Design Festival schools exhibition of graduate work. More about Seven exhibition and experience designs from Fashion Institute of Technology graduates
As part of today's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week, Virtual Design Festival showcases work by the five nominees for the 2020 Formex Nova award. More about Stockholm Design Week and VDF present this year's Formex Nova nominees
Designer Marjan van Aubel spoke to Dezeen in a Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Marjan van Aubel as part of Virtual Design Festival
As cities grow and bee populations continue to dwindle, designers are increasingly looking for ways to bring nature to urban areas. In celebration of World Bee Day, we've rounded up seven urban shelters for the vital insects. More about Seven shelters for city-dwelling bees
Enrico Astori, co-founder of Italian design brand Driade, has passed away at the age of 83. More about Co-founder of Italian design company Driade Enrico Astori dies at 83
As part of VDF's partnership with Stockholm Design Week, designer Monica Förster takes us on a tour of the exhibition Hyper Human at the Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm. More about Exclusive tour of AI exhibition Hyper Human with designer Monica Förster for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
IKEA's research lab Space10 has developed a series of open-source bee homes that anyone can design themselves for free before having it made using a CNC machine. More about Space10 shares platform for people to create "dream home" for bees
VDF studio profiles: Unknown Untitled is a creative studio based in Paris, France, which specialises in industrial design and counts Facebook and Rimowa as two of its clients. More about Creative studio Unknown, Untitled places "immersive collaboration" at its core
Designer David Rockwell has created a kit of parts to turn New York City's streets into outdoor restaurants that allow for socially distanced dining. More about David Rockwell unveils kit to build restaurants on streets following pandemic
Los Angeles-based Cuff Studio is presenting a collection of furniture and lighting as part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, which balances angular, architectural shapes with playful, feminine touches. More about Cuff Studio's Common Ground furniture and lighting collection unites "femininity with some testosterone"
Miami design brand Field Tiles is using the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration as a platform to unveil renderings of its debut tile collection in fantastically vibrant settings. More about Monochromatic renders showcase handmade Field Tiles collection
As part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, Los Angeles studio BZippy & Co is debuting a collection of ceramic objects that measure up to half a metre tall. More about BZippy & Co's oversized ceramics mimic brutalist architecture
Under the umbrella of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, designer Simon Johns is unveiling a collection of furniture and homeware from his studio in the Appalachian mountains, which mirrors the unique materiality of his surroundings. More about Simon Johns designs furniture to resemble Appalachian rock formations
Montreal design studio Lambert & Fils has used the limbo of lockdown to create four "brothers and sisters" for its popular Dorval 01 light, which are being displayed digitally for the first time as part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration. More about Lambert & Fils expands "radical" family of Dorval lamps
As part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, Studio POA is presenting a collection of wooden tables, chairs and mirrors, designed in homage to the landscape, art and architecture of founder Giovanni Valdeavellano's native Guatemala. More about Studio POA gives voice to Guatemalan heritage through furniture and homeware
A fluorescent cabinet and an ottoman that homages Finding Nemo are featured in the final collection by graduate furniture design students from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), presented here as part of VDF x Sight Unseen. More about RISD students incorporate found objects and craft into "non-traditional" graduate collection
Students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) have designed products to reflect their idea of a perfect place, shown here in this graduate show as part of VDF x Sight Unseen. More about SAIC graduates share 18 visions of utopia as part of Sight Unseen's online exhibition
Daily data visualisations created by John Burn-Murdoch for the Financial Times have provided one of the most reliable pictures of the global coronavirus pandemic. He spoke to Dezeen about how his charts allow people to be independently informed. More about FT coronavirus updates "allow people to make an informed decision" says data visualisation journalist