Transportation designer Paul Priestman has shared his hack for making a smartphone stand from an egg box to avoid "bad angles" and painful "phone arm" when video calling during the pandemic. More about Paul Priestman makes DIY smartphone stand from an egg box for video calls
Today we are streaming the entire Dezeen Day conference as part of Virtual Design Festival, including talks by Paola Antonelli, Liam Young, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and more. More about Watch talks by Paola Antonelli, Liam Young and Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg from Dezeen Day at VDF
Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen's head of design Christian Andresen discusses the legacy of Italian designer Vico Magistretti in this talk filmed as part of the VDF x Fritz Hansen collaboration. More about Fritz Hansen celebrates 100 years of Vico Magistretti with re-release of Vico Duo chair
Netflix has made all eight episodes of its documentary series Abstract: The Art of Design, which features set designer Es Devlin, architect Bjarke Ingels and interior designer Ilse Crawford, available to watch for free during coronavirus lockdown. More about Watch all eight episodes of Netflix's Abstract: The Art of Design series
Fourteen Dutch designers show solutions for a more sustainable future in Channelling Change: Inside A Designer's Brain, a virtual exhibition presented here as part of VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Channelling Change: Inside A Designer's Brain spotlights sustainable Dutch design
Rapt Studio is inviting people to take a seat at a virtual table that offers an "experience of connection" at VDF x Ventura Projects. More about Rapt Studio's Table installation facilitates virtual connections
Kodai Shimizu is presenting Craft-Techmen Project, a series of hand-sewn home appliances, for the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Kodai Shimizu's home appliances combine craft with technology
Morfoza is an ethereal lighting collection that Catrinel S.tudio is launching during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Catrinel S.tudio's Morfoza light offers viewers "otherworldly" experience
Loyal Loot is introducing its Design + Craft for Life homeware collection as part of the VDF collaboration with Ventura Projects. More about Loyal Loot introduces handcrafted Design + Craft for Life furniture
KOY is introducing The Sculptural Forms Of Terracotta, a collection of biomorphic furniture, at VDF x Ventura Projects. More about KOY uses terracotta to create biomorphic furniture collection
Our VDF collaboration with The World Around concludes with the premiere of a new film by Andrés Jaque and Ivan Munuera, which charts the global impact of coronavirus across a wide range of different scales. More about Andrés Jaque and Ivan Munuera premiere film exploring the visual landscape of Covid-19
El Hadi Jazairy and Rania Ghosn of collaborative architecture practice Design Earth discuss how to engage with the climate emergency in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in this interview with architecture writer Carson Chan, which forms part of our Virtual Design Festival collaboration with The World Around for Earth Day. More about "It's hard to yearn for a return to a pre-pandemic normal" says Design Earth
Creative people thrive in difficult situations and can use the coronavirus pandemic to explore new ways to add value, says designer Lonneke Gordijn of Studio Drift in a video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. More about Coronavirus is an opportunity to create "a new economic model" says Lonneke Gordijn
Designer Sebastian Errazuriz has created an online exhibition that allows collectors to preview artworks in their home using augmented reality tools during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Augmented-reality exhibition launched to sell artwork during pandemic
Today's VDF collaboration with PechaKucha features this live stream of talks by global creatives plus a live interview with PechaKucha founders Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture. More about PechaKucha and Virtual Design Festival team up to stream talks from around the world
Virtual Design Festival has launched with a video featuring self-recorded messages from 35 architects, designers and artists around the world including Stefano Giovannoni, Es Devlin, Ini Archibong, Ben van Berkel and Bec Brittain. More about 35 architects and designers contribute video messages to help launch Virtual Design Festival
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort spoke to Dezeen live from Cape Town in our first Screentime conversation of Virtual Design Festival. Watch the interview here or on our YouTube channel. More about Live video interview with Li Edelkoort as part of Virtual Design Festival
Apple has unveiled its design for a face shield to protect health workers fighting coronavirus, which it is producing in the millions. More about Apple reveals its coronavirus face shield design
Chinese 3D-printer manufacturer Creality is fabricating thousands of buckles that make face masks less painful to wear for medical workers treating coronavirus patients. More about Creality's 3D-printed buckle makes wearing face masks more comfortable
Architectural designers Ivo Tedbury and Freddie Hong have created a 3D-printed device that adapts door handles for hands-free opening, in a bid to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. More about Architectural designers develop hands-free door handle to prevent spread of coronavirus