Shahar Livne spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Shahar Livne as part of Virtual Design Festival
Rainlight founder Yorgo Lykouria explains how a modular furniture system called BoxLife allows users to organise their living spaces, in a video produced by Dezeen for Scavolini as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Scavolini's BoxLife is a "fully adaptable concept for micro living"
Dezeen Showroom: Australian bathroom accessories brand Phoenix has released its Axia collection of taps, which feature a minimalist design and thin cantilevered spouts. More about Axia taps by Phoenix
Oklahoma artist Rachel Hayes stitched together colourful fabrics to create abstract representations of natural landscapes that hang in a Los Angeles gallery. More about Land Lines installation reimagines landscapes in hanging fabrics
Dezeen Showroom: Lighting designer David Trubridge has reissued his range of Cloud lights with a more sustainable design that replaces plastic with bamboo. More about David Trubridge redesigns Cloud lighting collection
Dezeen Showroom: Compact wall ovens, electric cookers and refrigerators feature in KOVA's new range of kitchen appliances suited to small living spaces. More about KOVA introduces Compact Appliance collection for small kitchens
Royal College of Art students Sandeep Hoonjan and Xianzhi Zhang have designed a pair of devices that allow people to physically experience conversations while apart during the coronavirus lockdown. More about RCA students design licking phones that turn speech into physical sensations
October's Biennale Interieur furniture fair in Belgium has been postponed to 2021 while next year's Tallinn Architecture Biennale in Estonia has been pushed back to 2022. More about Biennale Interieur and Tallinn Architecture Biennale postponed due to coronavirus
Milliken has launched its latest flooring collections at VDF products fair, including Social Factor carpet tiles that encourage physical distancing in the workplace. More about Milliken's latest flooring collections include carpet tiles to aid social distancing
Architecture critic Kate Wagner has hit out at architects and designers for proposing coronavirus-related solutions, describing some of the proposals as "bullsh*t". More about Architecture critic accuses architects and designers of "coronagrifting" with Covid-19 proposals
Design education "brainwashes" students into rejecting colour, pattern and ornament, according to Adam Nathaniel Furman, who said a group of London designers is finally overcoming bias against their use. More about Colourful "New London Fabulous" design movement is challenging minimalism, says Adam Nathaniel Furman
Designer Stephen Burks discusses the lack of diversity in the design industry and explains how his early experiences with European brands led him to work with artisans in the developing world in our latest VDF x Friedman Benda talk. More about "I've been the first and only African American to work with all my clients" says Stephen Burks
Dezeen Showroom: Social Factor is a graphic carpet collection designed by Milliken to support physical distancing in the workplace in light of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Social Factor carpet tile collection by Milliken
Dezeen Showroom: Manufacturer Milliken has updated its Crafted Series carpet collection by introducing a third tile design and twelve new colour choices. More about Milliken updates Crafted Series carpet tile collection
Dezeen Showroom: The Change Agent flooring collection by manufacturer Milliken offers a range of earthy colours "to bring the outside in". More about Change Agent flooring collection by Milliken
Sportswear company Adidas has released Face Cover, a reusable face mask made from a breathable recycled material for people to wear as coronavirus lockdowns ease. More about Adidas launches reusable face mask called Face Cover
Week seven of Virtual Design Festival features a special collaboration with designer Tom Dixon and talks with architects including Frida Escobedo and Junya Ishigami. We also premiere a new film by Laura Mark and Jim Stephenson, in which architect Eva Jiřičná discusses some of Zaha Hadid's most iconic buildings. More about Frida Escobedo, Junya Ishigami, Eva Jiřičná and Tom Dixon feature at VDF this week
Dezeen Showroom: Indonesian brand Eva Natasa has used teak wood to create the "elegant and versatile" L04 table, which is intended for both working and dining. More about L04 table by Eva Natasa
Dezeen Showroom: L06 is a low-rise wooden table by Eva Natasa that takes its cues from the Asian culture of floor dining. More about L06 coffee table by Eva Natasa
As our Virtual Design Festival reaches the halfway point, founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs selects his highlights from the most ambitious project Dezeen has ever attempted. More about Virtual Design Festival clocks up over a million video plays as it reaches the halfway stage