Car brand MINI is closing A/D/O, its creative hub in Brooklyn, blaming the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. More about MINI's A/D/O creative space in Brooklyn closes permanently due to pandemic
Today we are streaming the entire Dezeen Day conference as part of Virtual Design Festival, including talks by Paola Antonelli, Liam Young, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and more. More about Watch talks by Paola Antonelli, Liam Young and Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg from Dezeen Day at VDF
A fundraiser by cult brand Palace and an update on BIG's face-shields project feature in today's round of design-related coronavirus stories. More about Skate brand Palace raises funds for NHS while Bjarke Ingels posts images of BIG face shields
A cannabis-themed wallpaper forms part of Superflower's Florescence collection, which has launched on the VDF products fair. More about New York design studio Superflower's wallpaper collection includes cannabis pattern
Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen's head of design Christian Andresen discusses the legacy of Italian designer Vico Magistretti in this talk filmed as part of the VDF x Fritz Hansen collaboration. More about Fritz Hansen celebrates 100 years of Vico Magistretti with re-release of Vico Duo chair
Dezeen Showroom: design brand Fritz Hansen has reissued its stacking Vico Duo chair to celebrate 100 years since the birth of its designer Vico Magistretti. More about Fritz Hansen rereleases Vico Duo chair by Vico Magistretti
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has designed a concept for a battery-powered wardrobe purifier that uses ozone to remove bacteria and viruses from the user's clothes. More about Carlo Ratti's Pura-Case uses "ozone power" to sanitise clothes
Netflix has made all eight episodes of its documentary series Abstract: The Art of Design, which features set designer Es Devlin, architect Bjarke Ingels and interior designer Ilse Crawford, available to watch for free during coronavirus lockdown. More about Watch all eight episodes of Netflix's Abstract: The Art of Design series
Creating personal protective equipment for frontline medical workers fighting coronavirus is just like making sportswear for an athlete, says Nike's Michael Donaghu, who was part of the team that made face shields from the brand's supply chain. More about Health workers treating coronavirus are "frontline athletes who need equipment" says Nike PPE lead
Designers Nienke Hoogvliet and Ryo Tada, filmmaker Georg Lendorff and Ventura Projects founder Margriet Vollenberg joined Dezeen's Marcus Fairs for a talk about running a studio during lockdown conditions as part of VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Ventura Projects and VDF present a live panel discussion on how young designers are facing the future
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes yin-yang airplane seating, a PPE suit for clubbing and news of Italian factories reopening. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 29 April
Fourteen Dutch designers show solutions for a more sustainable future in Channelling Change: Inside A Designer's Brain, a virtual exhibition presented here as part of VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Channelling Change: Inside A Designer's Brain spotlights sustainable Dutch design
"More stuff will not make us happier," say the designers and brands behind this year's Norwegian Presence showcase, who are calling for an industry-wide shift towards recycled and recyclable objects. More about Norwegian designers point the way towards a circular economy
Inclusive design is the focus of Hello Humanity: Dutch Design for a Holistic World, a virtual exhibition forming part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Seven Dutch creatives present designs for a holistic world in virtual Hello Humanity show
VDF teams up with Ventura Projects today to present the work of over 80 international designers, schools and brands through a series of virtual exhibitions and events. More about Ventura Projects presents three virtual exhibitions and a live discussion as part of VDF
Sea Stone is a concrete-like material made from seashells that Newtab-22 is introducing during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Newtab-22 uses seashells to develop concrete alternative
Rapt Studio is inviting people to take a seat at a virtual table that offers an "experience of connection" at VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Rapt Studio's Table installation facilitates virtual connections
Kodai Shimizu is presenting Craft-Techmen Project, a series of hand-sewn home appliances, for the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Kodai Shimizu's home appliances combine craft with technology
Slovenia's Centre of Creativity looks beyond the present in its Tunnel 29 exhibit, which is on show as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Tunnel 29 exhibition features design for post-apocalyptic world
Studio Tada is presenting a haptic fingernail during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration that allows users to experience touch virtually. More about Studio Tada's Fulu device brings touch to digital communication