UNStudio founder Ben van Berkel says the architecture firm is researching "how design can support the sectors that are in need" after the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, in a video message for Virtual Design Festival. More about "Our priority is to play our part in society at large" says Ben van Berkel
Designers Nienke Hoogvliet and Ryo Tada, filmmaker Georg Lendorff and Ventura Projects founder Margriet Vollenberg joined Dezeen's Marcus Fairs for a talk about running a studio during lockdown conditions as part of VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Ventura Projects and VDF present a live panel discussion on how young designers are facing the future
Studio Seilern Architects has built two restaurants at the top of Mount Gütsch – The Gütsch by Markus Neff and The Japanese by The Chedi Andermatt – at the Andermatt ski resort in Switzerland. More about Studio Seilern Architects perches restaurant on top of Mount Gütsch in the Swiss Alps
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
Fourteen Dutch designers show solutions for a more sustainable future in Channelling Change: Inside A Designer's Brain, a virtual exhibition presented here as part of VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Channelling Change: Inside A Designer's Brain spotlights sustainable Dutch design
"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
Inclusive design is the focus of Hello Humanity: Dutch Design for a Holistic World, a virtual exhibition forming part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Seven Dutch creatives present designs for a holistic world in virtual Hello Humanity show
Parisian studio Liaigre has found a "new energy" since the departure of founder Christian Liaigre. Here's a look at five new interiors projects, including a modern palace in New Delhi and a ski lodge in St Moritz. More about Five luxury villas around the world by French interiors studio Liaigre
VDF teams up with Ventura Projects today to present the work of over 80 international designers, schools and brands through a series of virtual exhibitions and events. More about Ventura Projects presents three virtual exhibitions and a live discussion as part of VDF
Sea Stone is a concrete-like material made from seashells that Newtab-22 is introducing during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Newtab-22 uses seashells to develop concrete alternative
Morfoza is an ethereal lighting collection that Catrinel S.tudio is launching during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Catrinel S.tudio's Morfoza light offers viewers "otherworldly" experience
Ismay Schaduw is presenting a collection of bulletproof vests designed for women during VDF x Ventura Projects to raise awareness of gender inequality. More about Ismay Schaduw designs PR____F bulletproof vests for women
Creative studio Production Club has designed a personal protective suit for clubbing in the time of coronavirus, which includes features for phone integration and beverage and vape consumption. More about Production Club designs drink- and vape-friendly PPE suit for clubbing during a pandemic
Architect Arthur Mamou-Mani has called for help to turn a timber amphitheatre designed for this year's Burning Man into a virtual experience after the desert festival was cancelled. More about Arthur Mamou-Mani seeks game designers to help realise virtual Burning Man installation
Weathered wooden trusses cover the office of Mexico City's Esrawe Studio, led by designer Hector Esrawe, which takes over a former dance hall. More about Esrawe Studio's Mexico City office has an "honest industrial aesthetic"
New York's Joe Doucet has designed a less "uncomfortable and awkward" face shield to protect against coronavirus that could be worn like a pair of sunglasses. More about Joe Doucet designs face shield to be a fashion accessory
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
British brand Modus has unveiled five new products at Virtual Design Festival's products fair, which launched today, including seating collections by Kenneth Grange, PearsonLloyd and Terri Pecora. More about British furniture brand Modus showcases new chairs and sofas at VDF products fair
An indestructible jacket, elastic-band dresses and inflatable trousers are among the forward-thinking fashion we've featured this year. Here we roundup five creations that could be set to change the way we dress. More about Five proposals for fashion of the future