VDF studio profiles: HOLA Design is a Polish interior design studio that rejects trends, aiming instead to give its clients "a chance to fulfil their own dreams of a new home". More about Warsaw studio HOLA Design's interiors defy styles and trends
Istanbul Design Biennial curator Mariana Pestana and director Deniz Ova have set out their revised plans for this year's event in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic during a live interview as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Istanbul Design Biennial announces new dates and revised programme in live VDF talk
This year's Orgatec trade fair in Cologne, which was set to take place 27 to 31 October, has been cancelled in response to the coronavirus pandemic. More about Orgatec 2020 office furniture fair cancelled
Marcel Wanders creative director Gabriele Chiave and Kiki and Joost founder Joost van Bleijswijk discuss their new lighting designs for Moooi in this live talk as part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with the Dutch furniture brand. More about Live talk with Moooi designers Gabriele Chiave and Joost van Bleijswijk as part of Virtual Design Festival
Charmaine Chan has highlighted 25 recently completed courtyard houses in her book Courtyard living: Contemporary houses of the Asia-Pacific. Here she picks five of the most interesting. More about Five houses where the courtyard is the heart of the home
Innovative storage solutions, children's toys and a music amplifier are among the designs made from repurposed cardboard that have been shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's Out of the Box Competition. More about 15 furniture designs made from repurposed cardboard revealed in the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition shortlist
The organisers of Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair have unveiled plans for a more affordable and sustainable version for next year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. More about Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair announces pared-back "Nude Edition" for February 2021
Interior design students from the New Design University in Austria explore visual communication design and adaptive reuse in this school show for Virtual Design Festival. More about Interior design meets visual communication in New Design University school show
Atelier Ace's Kelly Sawdon and Studio Shamshiri co-founder Pamela Shamshiri explain their opulent design for New Orleans luxury guesthouse Maison De La Luz in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards More about Maison De La Luz hotel in New Orleans is "madcap and fun" says Pamela Shamshiri
A shiny brass wardrobe that's meant to resemble a precious jewellery box features in this apartment near Barcelona designed by Raúl Sánchez Architects. More about Golden wardrobe forms focal point of The Magic Box Apartment in Spain
Dutch design brand Moooi has teamed up with Virtual Design Festival to launch new lights by Marcel Wanders and Joost van Bleijswijk at VDF products fair, which will be followed by a live talk about the products at 2:30pm UK time. More about Moooi launches new lights by Marcel Wanders and Joost van Bleijswijk at VDF
Hungarian design brand Sekhina has made a series of light switches and plug sockets from concrete as an aesthetically pleasing alternative to plastic. More about Sekhina designs minimal light switches and sockets from concrete
An eGaming stadium and a post-pandemic housing typology for Singapore's migrant workers are among the student projects from the National University of Singapore spotlighted in this VDF school show. More about Architecture graduates from National University of Singapore future-proof their city
Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has built a house entirely from timber, which is arranged in five boxes to avoid existing pine trees in Klein Köris, eastern Germany. More about Zeller & Moye arranges timber house around pine trees in German forest
British firm Foster + Partners has unveiled a masterplan for a site in Beverly Hills that will include plant-covered residences and elevated botanical gardens. More about Foster + Partners' One Beverly Hills masterplan includes luxury hotel and lush gardens
Lensvelt presents furniture by Maarten Baas, Fabio Novembre and Studio Job at VDF products fair as part of our ongoing collaboration with the Dutch furniture brand. More about Lensvelt presents Maarten Baas, Fabio Novembre and Studio Job designs at VDF products fair
Pink concrete forms seats, steps and climbing walls in these two public parks designed by Mexican architecture firm Productora. More about Productora designs pink concrete playgrounds in Mexico
Virtual Design Festival teamed up with Dutch design brand Lensvelt to host a design-focused conversation between designer Fabio Novembre, Lensvelt founder Hans Lensvelt and Marcus Fairs. More about Fabio Novembre and Hans Lensvelt discuss work and design in live talk for VDF
Italian architects Massimo Gnocchi and Paolo Danesi designed Mountain Refuge as a prefabricated cabin-style micro-home built from plywood. More about Mountain Refuge is a concept for a tiny modular cabin
Influential architecture and design magazine Blueprint has published its last print edition in its current bi-monthly format and is set to launch a "reimagined version" later this year. More about Blueprint magazine ends print edition after 37 years and 369 issues