Design brands in Italy are hoping to reopen factories and restart production lines next week, when coronavirus restrictions are due to be eased. More about Italy's design brands "hopeful" as coronavirus lockdown end nears
From designing face shields and flat-pack intensive care units to 3D-printing hands-free door levers and converting buildings to hospitals, architects and designers are tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Here are five ways they are helping. More about Five ways architects and designers are helping the fight against coronavirus
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes magazine covers and movie posters that reflect the pandemic, as well as face shields by Nike, Adidas and Apple. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 9 April
As the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread across the globe, art directors and artists are using magazine covers as a visual commentary on the crisis. More about Ten magazine covers that offer creative takes on the coronavirus crisis
Apple has unveiled its design for a face shield to protect health workers fighting coronavirus, which it is producing in the millions. More about Apple reveals its coronavirus face shield design
Blades taken from retired wind turbines form a sculptural playground in this conceptual Burning Man installation designed by American architecture firm Michael Mannhard Workshop. More about Michael Mannhard proposes Burning Man installation that uses wind turbine blades
Recycling initiative Precious Plastic's open-source machines are being used to recycle plastic and turn it into face shields, respirator masks and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus. More about Recycled plastic turned into face shields and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus
Nike has created face shields and lenses for air-purifying respirators with materials from the sportswear brand's footwear and clothing to help protect against Covid-19. More about Nike designs personal protective equipment for Oregon hospitals
Dezeen promotion: KOVA has launched a line of compact appliances including wall ovens, electric cookers and refrigerators. More about KOVA launches Compact Appliance collection for modern kitchens
Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Queensland have created the HappyShield, an origami face shield that is made by folding a sheet of clear plastic. More about Simple origami face shield can be folded from single sheet of plastic
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes quarantine trains, engineering challenges for children and a fundraising auction for a Milan hospital. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 8 April
Luigi Feltrin, founder of Italian furniture brand Arper, has passed away near Venice at the age of 85 after contracting coronavirus. More about Arper founder Luigi Feltrin dies aged 85 from coronavirus
London studio Bompas & Parr has predicted design and lifestyle trends that will emerge during and after the coronavirus pandemic, including sanitiser party pieces and a museum dedicated to touch. More about Bompas & Parr forecasts post-coronavirus trends in Fluid Landscapes report
A crosswalk sign with the people standing apart and warnings not to shake hands are among the series of conceptual signs designer Dylan Coonrad reinterpreted to fit with the coronavirus' social distancing guidelines. More about Dylan Coonrad reimagines public street signs to reflect a world facing coronavirus
Dyson has created 44 engineering and science activities for children to try out while at home during the coronavirus pandemic, from making a balloon-powered car to building a bridge from spaghetti. More about Dyson devises 44 engineering challenges for children during lockdown
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes an Iranian shrine being used to make masks, Foster + Partners' design for a face shield and a ventilator prototype by Tesla. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 7 April
As part of Virtual Design Festival, we're calling on readers everywhere to send us short video clips with their messages to the world. More about Send us a video message from lockdown for Virtual Design Festival and we'll publish the best ones
Fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčic describes how she learned about dressmaking by slicing up her mother's designer outfits, in the latest episode of Dezeen's Face to Face podcast. More about "I think of my clothes as shelter" says Roksanda Ilinčić in Dezeen's latest podcast
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of handbags from single sheets of laser-cut leather that the buyer can assemble at home. More about Nendo creates Mai bag from single sheet of laser-cut leather
Dezeen promotion: UK manufacturer Forbo Flooring has launched a waterproof, hard-wearing flocked flooring range suitable for ski resorts. More about Forbo Flooring designs waterproof Flotex flooring for ski resort interiors