Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 20 April
VDF collaborates with MAAT in Lisbon to launch virtual experience of SO-IL installation and exhibition
Rie Sakamoto knits rubber bands together like yarn for elastic garments
Steep gable defines barn-style house in rural England by Elliott Architects
Lemoal Lemoal Architectes builds translucent half-timbered tennis pavilion
Original beams and brickwork add warmth to pared-back Madrid apartment
Orange performance room stands out at Yale University’s radio station
Kyoto Station designed as “geographical valley” says video blogger Martin van der Linden
Pearson Lloyd creates tubular steel flat-pack chair for Takt
This week Dezeen launched the first ever Virtual Design Festival
“Don’t mix rock ‘n’ roll with the professional” says Snask founder at Forward Festival
Beeline installation by SO-IL creates a “clandestine” shortcut through Amanda Levete’s MAAT museum
Lavandaria Morinha laundrette in Portugal takes subtle cues from old washhouses
Virtual Design Festival week two includes SO-IL, Ron Arad and Beatie Wolfe
Batay-Csorba Architects expands Arts and Crafts-style house in Toronto
Kengo Kuma’s Japan National Stadium is “definitely not iconic” says Martin van der Linden
T Sakhi infuses Murano glass with metal wires for Tasting Threads tableware
Poisson Blanc cabin by Naturehumaine has a white pointed metal roof
Ten remote homes to offer a little escapism during the pandemic
This week’s VDF highlights include a live interview with Li Edelkoort and messages from 35 designers
Augmented-reality exhibition launched to sell artwork during pandemic
Spanish design brands “optimistic” as factories reopen after lockdown
“I illustrate but I don’t draw” says artist Sarah Illenberger at Forward Festival
