A community project in Venezuela and an adult playground are among the experiential concepts envisioned by seven students from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in this Virtual Design Festival schools exhibition of graduate work. More about Seven exhibition and experience designs from Fashion Institute of Technology graduates
Czech architecture studio Formafatal has used blackened wood, perforated aluminium panels and a green roof to form this low-lying holiday home in Costa Rica. More about Green roof and charred wood blend Atelier Villa into Costa Rican jungle
Finnish chef Sami Tallberg takes Virtual Design Festival viewers on a live foraging tour of the forest surrounding his home as part of our collaboration with Stockholm Design Week. More about Live foraging in Finland with chef Sami Tallberg for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
As part of today's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week, Virtual Design Festival showcases work by the five nominees for the 2020 Formex Nova award. More about Stockholm Design Week and VDF present this year's Formex Nova nominees
Designer Marjan van Aubel spoke to Dezeen in a Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Marjan van Aubel as part of Virtual Design Festival
As cities grow and bee populations continue to dwindle, designers are increasingly looking for ways to bring nature to urban areas. In celebration of World Bee Day, we've rounded up seven urban shelters for the vital insects. More about Seven shelters for city-dwelling bees
Danish architecture studio Cobe has revealed its Uni3 design centre for Chinese car manufacturer Geely in Gothenburg, which will include a hidden laboratory for car brand Lynk & Co. More about Cobe designs "chamber of secrets" in Sweden to develop Lynk & Co subscription car
Enrico Astori, co-founder of Italian design brand Driade, has passed away at the age of 83. More about Co-founder of Italian design company Driade Enrico Astori dies at 83
As part of VDF's partnership with Stockholm Design Week, designer Monica Förster takes us on a tour of the exhibition Hyper Human at the Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm. More about Exclusive tour of AI exhibition Hyper Human with designer Monica Förster for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
Oversized lollipop-like lamps and a "dollhouse-effect" entryway feature inside this restaurant in Dublin, Ireland, which Kingston Lafferty Design has completed with whimsical interiors. More about Kingston Lafferty Design plays with scale inside Dublin restaurant Cinnamon
With less than two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020, we asked our judges what they hope to see from this year's entrants. Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde says he is looking for something radical. More about "Good design triggers curiosity for a better future" says Dezeen Awards judge Daan Roosegaarde
IKEA's research lab Space10 has developed a series of open-source bee homes that anyone can design themselves for free before having it made using a CNC machine. More about Space10 shares platform for people to create "dream home" for bees
The first part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week sees a selection of well-known Scandinavia-based designers come together in a relay talk. More about VDF x Stockholm Design Week Design Relay talk with Space Copenhagen, Note Design Studio and more
VDF studio profiles: Unknown Untitled is a creative studio based in Paris, France, which specialises in industrial design and counts Facebook and Rimowa as two of its clients. More about Creative studio Unknown, Untitled places "immersive collaboration" at its core
Architect Rizvi Hassan used bamboo to build a community centre for Rohingya women and girls living in a refugee camp, where they can bathe and access counselling. More about Centre for displaced Rohingya women built from bamboo in Bangladesh
Designer David Rockwell has created a kit of parts to turn New York City's streets into outdoor restaurants that allow for socially distanced dining. More about David Rockwell unveils kit to build restaurants on streets following pandemic
Readers are debating Weston Williamson + Partners' plans for a social-distancing workplace and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More about Designing public hand-washing stations "more useful" in combating coronavirus say commenters
A fluorescent cabinet and an ottoman that homages Finding Nemo are featured in the final collection by graduate furniture design students from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), presented here as part of VDF x Sight Unseen. More about RISD students incorporate found objects and craft into "non-traditional" graduate collection
Students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) have designed products to reflect their idea of a perfect place, shown here in this graduate show as part of VDF x Sight Unseen. More about SAIC graduates share 18 visions of utopia as part of Sight Unseen's online exhibition
Daily data visualisations created by John Burn-Murdoch for the Financial Times have provided one of the most reliable pictures of the global coronavirus pandemic. He spoke to Dezeen about how his charts allow people to be independently informed. More about FT coronavirus updates "allow people to make an informed decision" says data visualisation journalist