The coronavirus pandemic will force design brands to manufacture more products locally, hold less stock and be less reliant on physical stores, according to designer Tom Dixon. More about "Why make more than you can sell?" says Tom Dixon as he launches made-to-order lighting system
This year's Art Basel and the Design Miami/Basel collectors fair, which were postponed from June to September, have now been cancelled altogether due to coronavirus. More about Design Miami/Basel and Art Basel join growing list of September events scrapped due to coronavirus
Dutch Design Week will go ahead in October but with digital activities replacing most of the physical events due to coronavirus, organisers have announced. More about Large physical events "unrealistic" as Dutch Design Week announces plans for digital alternatives from 17 to 25 October
Concerns about the impact of coronavirus on businesses have begun to "soften", according to a survey by the American Society of Interior Designers, which found many professionals expect work to return to normal within six months. More about American Society of Interior Designers reports "industry resiliency" as lockdowns ease
The coronavirus pandemic will not kill the office, but we will see some striking changes when we return to work, says Helen Berresford, head of Sheppard Robson's interiors studio. More about "The office will continue to be a vital part of most of our lives" says Helen Berresford
UK furniture brand UNIT Fabrications has created a series of mobile screens for a primary school in London to help pupils returning from coronavirus lockdown to social distance. More about UNIT Fabrications builds social-distancing furniture for London primary school
The interiors of future houses will be designed to mitigate coronavirus, says Michelle Ogundehin who has outlined 11 ways the pandemic will impact the home. More about "In the future home, form will follow infection"
The Berliner Ensemble theatre group has removed around 500 of its 700 seats to prepare for reopening in alignment with Germany's social-distancing policies. More about Berliner Ensemble gives glimpse of its socially distanced theatre
The New York office of architecture studio Grimshaw has drawn up plans for a range of prefabricated coronavirus testing centres within shipping containers, named D-Tec. More about Grimshaw designs range of shipping-container coronavirus testing centres
Cities in France are installing outdoor urinals as the coronavirus lockdowns causes a lack of public toilet facilities.
More about Outdoor urinal designers offer solutions to pandemic public toilet problem
Readers are debating Kate Wagner's coining of the term "coronagrifting" to describe outlandish coronavirus-related proposals and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More about "Even a frivolous design can generate serious thinking" say commenters
Paul Flowers, chief design officer of water technology brand LIXIL, discusses the latest trends in bathroom design including touchless products and diagnosing toilets in this talk produced by Dezeen for today's Grohe x VDF collaboration. More about "The bathroom is slowly changing" says Paul Flowers in Grohe talk for VDF
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti and Albanian architecture studio SON-Group have revealed Tirana Riverside, a district in the capital of Albania designed to respond to post-coronavirus needs. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti designs coronavirus-resilient neighbourhood in Tirana
London-based designer Freyja Sewell has created eight decorative face masks, made from commonplace objects including felt, yoghurt pots and pool table triangles, in honour of coronavirus key workers. More about Freyja Sewell's Key Workers masks take design cues from science fiction and Buddhism
A Colombian company has created a flatpack hospital bed made of cardboard that can be transformed into a coffin as healthcare services are overwhelmed by coronavirus victims. More about Cardboard hospital beds that double as coffins developed as "worthy solution" to coronavirus crisis
An editorial project by London's V&A Museum reflects on objects that have been ascribed new meanings and functions during the coronavirus pandemic. Curator Brendan Cormier selects his highlights. More about V&A curator picks five objects that have taken on new meanings during the pandemic
US architecture firm MASS Design Group has suggested that restaurants add barriers, remove bar seating and seek local produce sources to curtail the spread of infection and allow patrons to safely eat out following the coronavirus lockdown. More about MASS Design Group outlines redesign strategies for restaurants following coronavirus
Demand for touchless products such as toilets and faucets is soaring as architects look to prevent the spread coronavirus in their buildings, according to Paul Flowers, chief design officer at water technology brand LIXIL. More about Buildings where you don't need to touch anything are "entirely feasible" says Paul Flowers
Gucci's creative director Alessandro Michele has announced that the Italian brand will be disregarding the fashion calendar's "stale" deadlines, holding shows just twice a year instead to reduce waste. More about Gucci abandons "worn-out ritual" of seasonal fashion shows
The coronavirus pandemic will bring an "intense focus" on the world's environmental crisis, says Nike's sustainable design lead Noah Murphy-Reinhertz. More about "We are in the midst of two global crises" says Nike's sustainability lead