American hotel company Ace Hotel has permanently closed its outpost in Shoreditch, London, after shuttering the venue temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic. More about Ace Hotel London Shoreditch to close permanently as building owners plan new venture
Exhibitors at last week's 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, which was the first major European fair to take place since the coronavirus pandemic struck, have expressed cautious optimism about the future of design events. More about "Celebratory" mood as 3 Days of Design fair takes place in Copenhagen
Self-Sufficient City by Guallart Architects is a concept for a housing development in Xiong'an New Area, China, which would be able to produce its own energy and food during another coronavirus lockdown. More about Guallart Architects designs post-covid housing for new city in China
Layer has designed a seat for social distancing in cinemas called Sequel that is knitted from antibacterial copper threads coloured in the "mid-century pastels" featured in Wes Anderson films. More about Layer designs Wes Anderson-informed cinema seat for life post-coronavirus
Salon Alper Derinbogaz has revealed the design for Ecotone, a set of partially open-air offices for Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul. More about Salon Alper Derinbogaz designs "pandemic resistant" offices for university in Istanbul
British fashion brand Burberry has designed a face mask for the coronavirus pandemic made from fabric treated with "antimicrobial technology". More about Burberry releases face mask with signature check pattern on antimicrobial fabric
Dutch company GreenPee has installed eight hemp-filled sustainable urinals in Amsterdam to combat an increase in people urinating in the streets after the coronavirus lockdown ended. More about GreenPee installs hemp urinals in Amsterdam to stop "wild peeing"
Italian lighting brand Artemide has developed a way of turning lamps into room sanitisers that emit antiviral ultraviolet light when people are not around. More about Artemide unveils Integralis ultraviolet technology that transforms lights into sanitisers
Latin American architecture firm Gómez Platero has unveiled a design for a circular monument in Uruguay to remember coronavirus victims. More about Gómez Platero designs World Memorial to the Pandemic for Uruguayan coast
London illustrator Vic Lee has documented his experience of the coronavirus pandemic in a graphic diary, which ended up selling thousands of copies after he shared it online. More about Illustrator Vic Lee publishes hand-drawn Corona Diary documenting his lockdown experience
Barcelona-based designer Sanna Völker has curated a collection of seven furniture and homeware pieces, which were created during coronavirus lockdown to reflect the unique limitations and opportunities of the current moment. More about Seven designers share objects created within a kilometre of home during lockdown
Italian architect Piero Lissoni's studio has designed a conceptual skyscraper in New York as a self-contained community and vertical urban farm that would provide an example of living in the post-Covid era. More about Piero Lissoni designs conceptual New York skyscraper to be "self-sufficient garden-city"
Latex glove manufacturer Supermax has commissioned new headquarters in Malaysia designed by London architecture studio Szczepaniak Astridge as demand for their product surges due to coronavirus. More about Szczepaniak Astridge designs Malaysia headquarters for PPE maker Supermax
Charles Holland Architects has designed a pyramidal wayfinding post called The Tooley Street Triangle as a "symbol of celebration" for the London Festival of Architecture. More about Mirrorball tops colourful wayfinding post for London Festival of Architecture
German jewellery designer Saskia Diez has created face masks with detachable chains plated in silver and gold. More about Saskia Diez adds chains to face masks to make them feel "more like wearing an accessory"
PriestmanGoode's concept for aircraft cabin interiors after the coronavirus pandemic features dirt trap-free surfaces and "colour psychology" to alleviate passenger anxiety. More about PriestmanGoode redesigns air travel for post-pandemic life with Pure Skies concept
Sportswear brand ASICS has designed air vents into its Runners Face Cover so that people can wear a mask while working out during the coronavirus pandemic. More about ASICS creates face mask for exercising during the coronavirus pandemic
The organisers of the Consumer Electronics Show have cancelled next year's event, expected to take place in Las Vegas in January 2021, and replaced it with an online version due to "growing global health concerns about the spread of Covid-19". More about CES technology show goes digital for 2021 due to coronavirus
Wooden frames, moveable styling stations and plants are used to encourage social distancing in this New York hair salon, which local studio BoND designed during the coronavirus pandemic. More about New York hair salon Hawthorne Studio is designed for social distancing
New York's High Line park has reopened to the public following coronavirus lockdown with 1,000 painted green dots graphic designer Paula Scher created as markers for social distancing. More about Paula Scher covers High Line in green dots to encourage social distancing