European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to create a new Bauhaus modelled on the influential design school as part of the European Union's €750 billion coronavirus recovery plan. More
SO-IL and Michael Young are among over 130 architects and designers who have contributed to the Design Trust's exhibition of homemade designs produced during the coronavirus pandemic. More
French fashion house Louis Vuitton has designed a coronavirus face shield featuring its signature LV monogram, which can also be flipped up and used as a sun visor. More
American hotel company Ace Hotel has permanently closed its outpost in Shoreditch, London, after shuttering the venue temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic. More
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
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
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
Salon Alper Derinbogaz has revealed the design for Ecotone, a set of partially open-air offices for Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul. More
British fashion brand Burberry has designed a face mask for the coronavirus pandemic made from fabric treated with "antimicrobial technology". More
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
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
Latin American architecture firm Gómez Platero has unveiled a design for a circular monument in Uruguay to remember coronavirus victims. More
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
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
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
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
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
German jewellery designer Saskia Diez has created face masks with detachable chains plated in silver and gold. More
PriestmanGoode's concept for aircraft cabin interiors after the coronavirus pandemic features dirt trap-free surfaces and "colour psychology" to alleviate passenger anxiety. More
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
