Coronavirus will lead to a rise in escapist restaurant interiors, while physical menus, cash payments and buffets will largely be abandoned, according to a trends report by Dubai-based studio Roar. More about Escapist restaurant interiors could be "lasting design legacy of the pandemic" says Roar trends report
Cities across Europe and the Americas are drawing up plans to take street space away from cars in favour of cyclists and pedestrians in response to the coronavirus pandemic. More about London, New York, Paris and Milan give streets to cyclists and pedestrians
Artists including Peter Saville and Fergadelic have contributed to the Stick Together sticker collection that is being sold to support the NHS, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. More about Peter Saville and Fergadelic design stickers to support the NHS
In this week's roundup of the best comments, readers are enchanted by Unparelld'arquitectes' arched public shelter designed to bring the community together in Olot, Spain. More about Emergency Scenery by Unparelld'arquitectes "is pure magic" say readers
Architecture firm Scott Brownrigg has developed a concept for a pod with a transparent divider to allow people to meet vulnerable relatives safely, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. More about Scott Brownrigg's Social Contact Pod would let people visit vulnerable family during pandemic
Expo 2020 Dubai will take place in 2021 after Bureau International des Expositions, the body that awards and overseas World Expos, voted to postpone the event due to coronavirus. More about Expo 2020 Dubai postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus
Products database Architonic has acquired architecture news website ArchDaily in a deal thought to be worth around €10 million. More about Architecture news website ArchDaily sold to products platform Architonic
Today's round up of design-related coronavirus stories includes a delay in artist Christo's plans to wrap a Paris landmark in fabric and an invention to open doors with your shoe. More about Philip Watts Design creates Shoe Pull door opener and Christo's Arc de Triomphe artwork delayed
Week four of Virtual Design Festival sees collaborations with New York gallery Friedman Benda, a special performance by Studio Drift, a celebration of fashion designer Iris van Herpen, a cocktail masterclass with Milan's Bar Basso and a live tour of a castle. More about Studio Drift, Adam Nathaniel Furman, Carlo Ratti, Sevil Peach and Iris van Herpen feature at VDF this week
This week on Dezeen, designer Joe Doucet envisioned a face mask that can be worn as a fashion accessory and Production Club unveiled a conceptual PPE suit for clubbing during the coronavirus outbreak. More about This week, designers created fashionable personal protective equipment
NASA has named Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, Elon Musk's SpaceX and Alabama-based Dynetics as the three teams that will develop vehicles for its planned moon landing in 2024. More about NASA selects Musk and Bezos to design landers for 2024 mission to land first woman on moon
A series of children's architecture activities created by the AIA, a conceptual face mask and Paul Priestman's DIY phone stand feature in today's round of design-related coronavirus stories. More about Massimo Iosa Ghini designs conceptual face mask while Paul Priestman creates egg-box phone stand
The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes houses with yoga and meditation rooms from around the globe and a watch museum designed by BIG resembling a Danish pastry. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Graphic designer Nynke Tynagel has launched her own practice after working alongside Job Smeets as joint owner of art and design collective Studio Job for over 20 years. More about Nynke Tynagel splits from Studio Job to start own graphics studio
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
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
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
"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
This week, readers have been won over by a fire station in Antwerp which looks exactly like a fire station. More about "Would consider this in the top five sexiest buildings of the last year"
Italian design brands including B&B Italia, Moroso and Minotti have reopened their factories today as coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the country are finally eased. More about Italian design brands reopen factories with safety measures in place