Experience designer Bompas & Parr has launched a design competition to rethink hand sanitisers to encourage hand-washing during the coronavirus pandemic while raising money for charity. More about Fountain of Hygiene competition calls on designers to rethink hand sanitisers amid coronavirus pandemic
NYCxDesign and Chicago's NeoCon furniture fair have been postponed due to the US outbreak of coronavirus. More about NYCxDesign and NeoCon 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
The Creative Industries Federation has criticised the UK government's decision not to ban group gatherings due to coronavirus, as it could restrict the ability of creative organisations to claim compensation. More about Government's coronavirus advice "crippling blow to the UK’s creative industries" says Creative Industries Federation
Clerkenwell Design Week in London has been postponed from May until July, becoming the latest architecture and design event to be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. More about Clerkenwell Design Week postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
The American Institute of Architects' annual conference, which was set to feature Virgil Abloh as keynote speaker, has been postponed this year following US outbreaks of coronavirus. More about AIA postpones 2020 architecture conference due to coronavirus
Vittorio Gregotti, the Italian architect who designed Palermo's ZEN neighbourhood and the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, has passed away at the age of 92 from coronavirus. More about Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti dies of coronavirus
Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair will decide next month whether it will take place in June, amid the coronavirus pandemic. More about Salone del Mobile to "take a final decision" in April on whether to go ahead
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA and Guggenheim museums have closed indefinitely in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus in the city. More about The Met, MoMA and Guggenheim close in response to spread of coronavirus in New York
The AHEAD Asia awards is announcing its winners today in a video ceremony broadcast on Dezeen, after its Singapore awards ceremony was postponed due to coronavirus outbreak. More about AHEAD Asia 2020 awards winners announced in video ceremony
As DesignMarch in Iceland and 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen become the latest design events to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, Dezeen Events Guide has created a dedicated page listing all major events affected by the virus. More about DesignMarch and 3 Days of Design postponed due to coronavirus but NYCxDesign "continues as planned"
Designers, universities, events and brands with products to launch are taking their activities online as coronavirus forces the sector to consider replacing real-world interactions with virtual alternatives. More about Coronavirus forces design schools, studios and events to "transform a difficulty into an opportunity" by going digital
Designers are preparing for significant disruption to their businesses and supply chains as coronavirus spreads around the world. More about Designers "preparing for a worsening situation and supply problems" due to coronavirus
Six designers from China have created a series of conceptual products that aim to improve public health in the wake of outbreaks like the coronavirus, from an ultraviolet sterilising lamp to a DIY upper body capsule. More about Chinese designers devise products for protection against coronavirus
The coronavirus epidemic will lead to "a global recession of a magnitude that has not been experienced before" but will eventually allow humanity to reset its values, according to trend forecaster Li Edelkoort. More about Coronavirus offers "a blank page for a new beginning" says Li Edelkoort
Bosses of Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair will meet this week to "assess the situation" as Lombardy and several northern Italian regions were locked down due to the coronavirus outbreak. More about Salone del Mobile to evaluate situation as Milan, Venice and much of northern Italy sealed off due to coronavirus
LIGC Applications has developed the Guardian G-Volt, a face mask with a graphene filtration system that can be sterilised and safely re-used. More about Guardian G-Volt masks would use graphene and electrical charge to repel viruses and bacteria
Breaking news: the start of the Venice Architecture Biennale has been delayed from May to August due to disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. More about Venice Architecture Biennale 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
The giant MIPIM property fair that was due to take place in Cannes, France from 10 to 13 March has been postponed until 2-5 June due to coronavirus. More about MIPIM property fair postponed until June over coronavirus fears
The Geneva Motor Show has been cancelled, while the MIPIM property fair will happen despite numerous withdrawals, as coronavirus continues to disrupt events across Europe. More about Property fair MIPIM to go ahead as Geneva Motor Show cancelled
Leading designers have supported the decision to move Salone del Mobile from April to June due to the coronavirus outbreak, although some say the event should be cancelled for environmental reasons and others feel the Milan experience needs an overhaul. More about Tom Dixon, Ross Lovegrove and other leading designers respond to Salone postponement