Akhil Kumar creates faceted basket by folding Samsung Eco-Package box
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Akhil Kumar discusses his Twist basket, which is made of from the box of Samsung's The Sero television.
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Sarah Willemart and Matthieu Muller transform Samsung Eco-Package boxes into animal toys
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Sarah Willemart explains how she created a series of animal companions from Samsung television boxes. More
André Cardoso transforms Samsung Eco-Package cardboard box into rocking horse
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist André Cardoso explains how he came up with the idea to transform a box for Samsung's The Serif television into a rocking horse. More
Revaz Berdzenishvili repurposes Samsung Eco-Package box to create stepped storage unit
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Revaz Berdzenishvili explains how he transformed a box for Samsung's The Serif television into an attractive and practical storage solution called Kibe. More
Abigail Whitelow creates modular storage system from Samsung Eco-Package box
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Abigail Whitelow explains how she created a modular storage and display system from the box of Samsung's The Frame television. More
Bell Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis costs just €77 and is manufactured in less than a minute
Italian brand Magis has launched Bell Chair, a lightweight, low-cost stackable monobloc chair made of recycled polypropylene. In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, designer Konstantin Grcic explains how he created a product that is "just over half of the weight of a normal chair". More
Short film by Articolo celebrates the art of handmade craftsmanship
Dezeen promotion: Australian lighting studio Articolo has released a short film that pays homage to the team of artisans and craft makers that help realise the products in its collections. More
Virtual Design Festival's best brand collaborations and product launches
How do you launch a product where there are no design fairs? Virtual Design Festival provided a new digital platform for brands to unveil their latest collections. Here's a roundup of some of its best brand collaborations and product launches. More
Virtual Design Festival's top 10 most popular videos
Since VDF launched on 15 April, we have broadcast nearly 200 videos, which have been viewed more than two million times. Here are the 10 most-watched movies. More
"This is the biggest challenge we've faced in our entire history as an institution" says RISD president
Rhode Island School of Design president Rosanne Somerson discusses how the design school has been forced to reinvent itself in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in the penultimate talk as part of our collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. Tune in from 11:00am UK time. More
John Pomp designs hand-poured glass Tidal table to look like a puddle of water
American artist John Pomp has created a coffee table with a glass top and chunky steel legs, designed to resemble a "suspended" body of water. More
Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter Group reveals pavilion spun by 17,532 silkworms
Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter Group have released a film of a silkworm-woven pavilion in Italy, in which the insects acted "not only as construction workers but also as designer". More
Serpentine Galleries explores the political and ecological impact of materials in live talk for VDF
In the second part of today's Virtual Design Festival collaboration with Serpentine Galleries, curator Rebecca Lewin speaks to Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew researcher Caroline Cornish and Ma-tt-er founder Seetal Solanki about how histories, politics and ecologies are embedded in materials. Tune in live from 11:00am UK time. More
PriestmanGoode's Neptune balloon will fly passengers to the edge of space
Transport design studio PriestmanGoode has developed a concept for a high-performance balloon and pressurised capsule for Space Perspective to take space tourists on a "cruise" around the stratosphere. More
Live talk explores the past, present and future of German design brand Braun
Today Virtual Design Festival teams up with Braun to present a series of talks and a competition to win a Braun speaker and watch. The collaboration kicked off with a live talk with designer Benjamin Wilson and curator Dr Peter Kapos about the influential brand's vision for design. More
"Consumers want touchless products to limit spread of germs" says Grohe's Patrick Speck
Grohe's Patrick Speck discusses the potential of touchless bathroom and kitchen products in light of the coronavirus pandemic in this video produced by Dezeen as part of our VDF x Grohe collaboration. More
Scavolini's BoxLife is a "fully adaptable concept for micro living"
Rainlight founder Yorgo Lykouria explains how a modular furniture system called BoxLife allows users to organise their living spaces, in a video produced by Dezeen for Scavolini as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
RCA students design licking phones that turn speech into physical sensations
Royal College of Art students Sandeep Hoonjan and Xianzhi Zhang have designed a pair of devices that allow people to physically experience conversations while apart during the coronavirus lockdown. More
Stockholm Design Week and VDF present this year's Formex Nova nominees
As part of today's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week, Virtual Design Festival showcases work by the five nominees for the 2020 Formex Nova award. More
Exclusive tour of AI exhibition Hyper Human with designer Monica Förster for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
As part of VDF's partnership with Stockholm Design Week, designer Monica Förster takes us on a tour of the exhibition Hyper Human at the Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm. More
