Architect Leticia Saá has woven historical features such as exposed brickwork and wooden pillars into the minimal interior of this open-plan apartment in Madrid. More about Original beams and brickwork add warmth to pared-back Madrid apartment
Beirut design studio T Sakhi combined Venetian Murano glass with recycled metal threads and powder to create a pair of textured glassware collections. More about T Sakhi infuses Murano glass with metal wires for Tasting Threads tableware
A gabled titanium roof and wooden walls form this white house that architecture studio Naturehumaine has perched on a wooded site in Québec, Canada. More about Poisson Blanc cabin by Naturehumaine has a white pointed metal roof
New York architecture studio Forma has created contrasting orange and grey-coloured rooms for Yale University's student-run radio station. More about Orange performance room stands out at Yale University's radio station
Hiroshi Hara's monumental Kyoto Station features in the latest short movie by architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden, as part of his contribution to Virtual Design Festival. More about Kyoto Station designed as "geographical valley" says video blogger Martin van der Linden
As self-isolation continues across the globe to help slow the spread of coronavirus, we've rounded up 10 remote cabins, treehouses and retreats that would be ideal to escape to. More about Ten remote homes to offer a little escapism during the pandemic
Virtual Design Festival launched this week! Here's a roundup of everything that happened in week one including live interviews, collaborations with cultural organisations and video messages from designers around the world. More about This week's VDF highlights include a live interview with Li Edelkoort and messages from 35 designers
London studio Pearson Lloyd has designed a steel flat-pack chair, called Cross Chair Tube, for Danish furniture brand Takt. More about Pearson Lloyd creates tubular steel flat-pack chair for Takt
This week on Dezeen we launched a Virtual Design Festival featuring a live video interview with Li Edelkoort and messages from architects and designers from across the world. More about This week Dezeen launched the first ever Virtual Design Festival
Designer Sebastian Errazuriz has created an online exhibition that allows collectors to preview artworks in their home using augmented reality tools during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Augmented-reality exhibition launched to sell artwork during pandemic
Manufacturers in Spain are reopening their factories after two weeks in total lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, with brands to promising to "bounce back". More about Spanish design brands "optimistic" as factories reopen after lockdown
In the fifth and final part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Fredrik Öst explains how his creative agency Snask ended up acquiring a rock band. More about "Don't mix rock 'n' roll with the professional" says Snask founder at Forward Festival
Architecture studio SO-IL has designed a major installation for Lisbon's Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology that creates a new public route through the middle of the Amanda Levete-designed building via a secret rear entrance. More about Beeline installation by SO-IL creates a "clandestine" shortcut through Amanda Levete's MAAT museum
In the fourth part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, artist and designer Sarah Illenberger discusses how she makes illustrations from everyday objects. More about "I illustrate but I don't draw" says artist Sarah Illenberger at Forward Festival
In the third part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Freitag creative director Pascal Dulex explains how the Swiss accessories brand evolved from making bags out of truck tarpaulins to creating compostable clothes. More about Freitag creative director talks about creating clothes that are "completely biodegradable" at Forward Festival
Two white volumes are fronted with large openings that frame countryside views "like works of art on the wall" in this Menorca house designed by local architect Marina Senabre. More about Minimal white buildings form Menorca house by architect Marina Senabre
In the second part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Erik Spiekermann shares seven propositions for designers to remember. More about "Don't work with a**holes," says Erik Spiekermann at Forward Festival
Today's Forward x VDF collaboration features five talks, starting here with Paola Antonelli plus typographer Erik Spiekermann, Freitag's Pascal Dulex, artist Sarah Illenberger and rocking graphic designers Snask. More about Paola Antonelli is first of five speakers at today's Forward x Virtual Design Festival collaboration
Designer Fabio Novembre questions the desire to return to normal after the coronavirus pandemic, claiming that "the virus is in the system we used to live in", in a video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. More about Fabio Novembre calls for architects and designers to help create a new world order after coronavirus
Oliver Leech Architects has extended a house in south London, adding a kitchen that pairs natural wood and brick with a muted colour palette. More about Oliver Leech Architects uses soft colours to create bright and airy kitchen extension