Invisible models wore 3D-rendered garments in a virtual show that Congolese brand Hanifa held on Instagram Live to showcase its latest fashion collection. More about Hanifa digitally debuts Pink Label Congo fashion collection using 3D models
UK furniture brand UNIT Fabrications has created a series of mobile screens for a primary school in London to help pupils returning from coronavirus lockdown to social distance. More about UNIT Fabrications builds social-distancing furniture for London primary school
In the light of the murder of George Floyd, architects must accept they have not done enough to tackle racial inequality, write Karen Lu and Mary-Margaret Zindren of the Minnesota chapter of the American Institute of Architects. More about "As a predominantly white profession, we recognise that we have contributed to this pain"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes illustrations by graphic designers in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. More about Black Lives Matter illustrations feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
University of Art and Design Linz students look to the future of fashion in this Virtual Design Festival school show, which features projects ranging from upcycled clothing to garments that explore gender boundaries. More about University of Art and Design Linz students explore "a sustainable, diverse and inclusive future of fashion"
Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron and Canadian studio Quadrangle have unveiled plans for a super-skinny skyscraper in Toronto that will rise 324 metres. More about Herzog & de Meuron designs Canada's tallest skyscraper
Herman Miller is exhibiting five seating collections for work environments at VDF products fair, including the casual Striad lounge chair by Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub that is modelled on ski boots. More about Herman Miller spotlights five seating collections for the workplace at VDF products fair
Mid-century homes in Palm Springs and vintage advertisements from the 1950s are just some of the things that design studio Daytrip drew upon to create the vibrant interiors of this central London office. More about Daytrip completes eclectic offices for media company in Clerkenwell
The interiors of future houses will be designed to mitigate coronavirus, says Michelle Ogundehin who has outlined 11 ways the pandemic will impact the home. More about "In the future home, form will follow infection"
Virtual Design Festival and Arthur Mamou-Mani Architects have teamed up to invite readers to visit a temporary amphitheatre designed for this year's Burning Man festival in virtual reality. More about Join a virtual-reality tour of Arthur Mamou-Mani's Catharsis amphitheatre on Monday 8 June
Milan design platform Alcova is taking over VDF today to present a programme of interviews with eight international studios whose work could guide us into a better post-pandemic future. More about Alcova shares eight conversations with independent designers as part of VDF
The Berliner Ensemble theatre group has removed around 500 of its 700 seats to prepare for reopening in alignment with Germany's social-distancing policies. More about Berliner Ensemble gives glimpse of its socially distanced theatre
Michaele Simmering and Johannes Pauwen of Kalon Studios discuss how the company's "non-standard" approach has proven resilient to Covid-19 and explain how sustainability plays a part in its Rugosa collection in this interview for VDF's collaboration with Alcova. More about Kalon Studios wants "to think of the home as an ecosystem for a better life"
The creative director and co-founder of Qwstion, Christian Kaegi, sheds light on why the sustainable Swiss brand is infiltrating the production chains of major companies in this interview for VDF x Alcova. More about Qwstion maximises the positive environmental impact of its work through collaboration
The Finnish government will fund the construction of an architecture and design museum in the country's capital as part of its coronavirus pandemic support package. More about Helsinki to build Architecture and Design Museum as part of post-pandemic recovery plan
In this VDF x Alcova interview, Ismail and Adnane Tazi of homeware brand Trame discussed how their cross-cultural collections build "virtual bridges across the Mediterranean". More about Trame orchestrates "improbable encounters" between Mediterranean craft practices
In an interview published here as part of VDF x Alcova, German siblings Merle and Till Richter of Sammlung Walter spoke about how they see their fashion and furniture pieces less like products and more like experiments in the "art of fabrication". More about Sammlung Walter is not interested in "objectifying" its products
Two ex-Samsung engineers from tech company CoreDAR have designed a tiny LiDAR device called Glamos that can turn any screen into an interactive, but touchless, touchscreen. More about Ex-Samsung engineers develop "world's smallest LiDAR device" that makes touchscreens touchless
The founders of Japanese creative studio Spread reveal how they use colour as the primary medium in their work and explain how their Life Stripe project seeks to find pattern in the everyday in this interview as part of our VDF x Alcova collaboration. More about Life Stripe by Spread uses colour to turn everyday experiences into works of art
German designer Lukas Wegwerth discusses his construction framework Three+One and how the coronavirus pandemic prompted its evolution in this interview for our VDF x Alcova collaboration. More about Lukas Wegwerth used lockdown to reassess the material choices in his Three+One project