Design
Raw Color designs Elbow Sock for coronavirus sneezing
Dutch design studio Raw Color has suggested using odd socks to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. More about Raw Color designs Elbow Sock for coronavirus sneezing
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Podcasts
"I am irrational and the work stops me going mad" says John Pawson in Dezeen's latest podcast
The latest episode of Dezeen's Face to Face podcast features architectural designer John Pawson, who recounts his brief spell as a Buddhist monk, how Calvin Klein changed his life and explains how minimalism helps calm his "untidy mind". More about "I am irrational and the work stops me going mad" says John Pawson in Dezeen's latest podcast
Promotion
Fakro roof windows add light and outdoor space to attic apartments in Virginia
Dezeen promotion: Large windows by Fakro punctuate the roof of a multi-family apartment block in Richmond, USA, creating micro balconies for the residents to enjoy. More about Fakro roof windows add light and outdoor space to attic apartments in Virginia
Architecture
BDR Bureau gives 1960s Italian school a pastel pink makeover
A school from the 1960s in Torino, Italy, has been updated with a pink steel and adobe plaster extension designed by architecture studio BDR Bureau. More about BDR Bureau gives 1960s Italian school a pastel pink makeover
Interiors
Colourful tiles and Mexican craft feature in Casa Hoyos hotel by AG Studio
Mexico City's AG Studio has turned a colonial house in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico into a boutique hotel featuring tiled archways and yellow walls that look like a "large corn cob". More about Colourful tiles and Mexican craft feature in Casa Hoyos hotel by AG Studio
Opinion
"We have a way to go to reach gender parity, but it's not without hope"
The Pratt Institute has launched an archival project that pays tribute to women in architecture. Following a celebratory dinner party held in March, the school's dean of architecture Harriet Harriss explains why projects like the Mistresses Archive are vital to achieve gender parity in the profession. More about "We have a way to go to reach gender parity, but it's not without hope"
News
Dezeen becomes one of the top 3,500 most popular websites in the world
Dezeen hit a major milestone this week, becoming one of the 3,500 most-visited websites in the world, according to ranking service Alexa. More about Dezeen becomes one of the top 3,500 most popular websites in the world
Virtual Design Festival
"Tokyo has turned its back on its rivers" says Martin van der Linden
In his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival, architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden reveals some of Tokyo's "invisible" waterways, which flow beneath the city's roads and pavements. More about "Tokyo has turned its back on its rivers" says Martin van der Linden
Virtual Design Festival
Coronavirus is an opportunity to create "a new economic model" says Lonneke Gordijn
Creative people thrive in difficult situations and can use the coronavirus pandemic to explore new ways to add value, says designer Lonneke Gordijn of Studio Drift in a video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. More about Coronavirus is an opportunity to create "a new economic model" says Lonneke Gordijn
Virtual Design Festival
MAAT's video offers a sneak peek of the Currents - Temporary Architectures by SO-IL exhibition
The final instalment of VDF's collaboration with MAAT features a video overview of the Currents - Temporary Architectures by SO-IL exhibition that was due to open at the Lisbon museum, plus a text written for the show by Beatrice Galilee. More about MAAT's video offers a sneak peek of the Currents - Temporary Architectures by SO-IL exhibition
Architecture
Studio Saxe adds plant-covered athletic centre to Costa Rican hotel
Architecture firm Studio Saxe has designed this athletic complex for a Costa Rica hotel to be like "a small village amongst the trees". More about Studio Saxe adds plant-covered athletic centre to Costa Rican hotel
Virtual Design Festival
Live video interview with SO-IL and Beatrice Leanza as part of Virtual Design Festival
Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu of architecture practice SO-IL and MAAT executive director Beatrice Leanza spoke to Dezeen live as part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with MAAT. More about Live video interview with SO-IL and Beatrice Leanza as part of Virtual Design Festival
Virtual Design Festival
Lisbon's MAAT museum premieres documentary about SO-IL's temporary work with VDF
In this exclusive movie premiere screened as part of VDF's collaboration with MAAT, Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu of SO-IL explain 12 temporary architecture projects that feature in an exhibition at the Lisbon museum. More about Lisbon's MAAT museum premieres documentary about SO-IL's temporary work with VDF
Video
Swapping video calls for VR will change our homes forever says Space Popular
This movie by Space Popular explores how virtual reality could become as widespread as the video call, allowing our homes to digitally merge with those of our loved ones. More about Swapping video calls for VR will change our homes forever says Space Popular
Design
Architects and medics collaborate on "unprecedented" project to develop open-source hoods to protect healthcare workers
Boston architect Eric Höweler and a team from Harvard's Graduate School of Design have helped local doctors develop patient isolation hoods – a new type of device that could save the lives of healthcare workers and "impact things worldwide" in the fight against coronavirus. More about Architects and medics collaborate on "unprecedented" project to develop open-source hoods to protect healthcare workers
News
Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 20 April
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes the conversion of a Foster + Partners-designed college building, open-source hoods and optimism from Spain. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 20 April
Virtual Design Festival
VDF collaborates with MAAT in Lisbon to launch virtual experience of SO-IL installation and exhibition
Today Virtual Design Festival teams up with Lisbon's MAAT museum to present its collaboration with architect SO-IL. First, Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu of SO-IL explain their Beeline installation in this exclusive video. More about VDF collaborates with MAAT in Lisbon to launch virtual experience of SO-IL installation and exhibition
Interiors
Lavandaria Morinha laundrette in Portugal takes subtle cues from old washhouses
Design studio Stu.dere looked into traditional washing methods to create the interior of this laundrette in northern Portugal, which features marble and green-tile surfaces. More about Lavandaria Morinha laundrette in Portugal takes subtle cues from old washhouses
Virtual Design Festival
Virtual Design Festival week two includes SO-IL, Ron Arad and Beatie Wolfe
Week two of Virtual Design Festival features an architecture photography festival, a celebration of Earth Day, interviews with SO-IL and Ron Arad and a live music performance by Beatie Wolfe. Here's what's coming up this week. More about Virtual Design Festival week two includes SO-IL, Ron Arad and Beatie Wolfe
Design
Rie Sakamoto knits rubber bands together like yarn for elastic garments
Japanese designer Rie Sakamoto replaced yarn with rubber bands for her knitted fashion collection, which aims to showcase this stationary item's overlooked qualities. More about Rie Sakamoto knits rubber bands together like yarn for elastic garments