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
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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
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes AirAsia's PPE cabin crew uniforms, a "bubble shield" and the UN's coronavirus posters. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 28 April
Zaha Hadid Architects has warned architecture practices to be vigilant after hackers held its server to ransom while the company works remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Zaha Hadid Architects suffers cyber attack during coronavirus lockdown
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes hacks for hands-free door opening, the Serpentine Pavilion postponement and the widths of New York's sidewalks. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 27 April
Week three of Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival includes takeovers by Prague urbanism conference reSITE and design platform Ventura Projects, a new series of live architecture interviews, the launch of VDF's products fair and an interview with filmmaker Gary Hustwit. Plus we'll be streaming the entire Dezeen Day conference for those who missed it! More about Virtual Design Festival week three includes Chris Precht, Gary Hustwit, UNStudio, Paola Antonelli and more
To lessen the threat of spreading the coronavirus designers are creating door-handle adapters that remove the need for direct contact. Here are five of the most interesting door-handle hacks. More about Five handle hacks for hands-free door opening
Week two of Virtual Design Festival came and went in a flash! Here's a day-by-day roundup of all the week's collaborations, interviews and video messages. More about This week's VDF highlights include Ron Arad, SO-IL, Kunlé Adeyemi, Nelly Ben Hayoun, Beatie Wolfe and Studio Drift