Live interview with Yuri Suzuki as part of Virtual Design Festival
Yuri Suzuki joined Dezeen for a live Screentime interview as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Yuri Suzuki as part of Virtual Design Festival
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LE speakers by Braun Audio
VDF products fair: Braun Audio presents its LE speakers, which feature an updated Dieter Rams design paired with new audio technology that creates a "panoramic sound stage" in the home, as part of today's VDF x Braun collaboration. More about LE speakers by Braun Audio
Live DJ set by Dirtytwo for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
Swedish DJ duo Dirtytwo performed a live set to round off Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week. More about Live DJ set by Dirtytwo for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
Live interview followed by exclusive performance by musician Rosey Chan
As the final part of today's VDF x Rosey Chan collaboration, the musician speaks live to Dezeen and shares two exclusive improvised performances. More about Live interview followed by exclusive performance by musician Rosey Chan
Parametricism movie features architectural imagery by Patrik Schumacher set to music by Rosey Chan
Composer and pianist Rosey Chan teamed up with architect Patrik Schumacher of Zaha Hadid Architects to create this short movie that sets parametric architectural imagery to music. More about Parametricism movie features architectural imagery by Patrik Schumacher set to music by Rosey Chan
Water Dancer "explores the dynamic, complex and ever-changing relationships between man, nature and technology"
Today VDF teams up with musician Rosey Chan, starting with this exclusive premiere of her collaboration with artist Eyal Gever and dancer and choreographer Sharon Eyal. Plus Chan launches a playlist of compositions intended to help listeners to cope with coronavirus lockdown. More about Water Dancer "explores the dynamic, complex and ever-changing relationships between man, nature and technology"
"Music is core to our humanity" writes Beatie Wolfe in an essay exploring tangible formats for music in the digital age
For her collaboration with VDF, singer-songwriter Beatie Wolfe has written an essay about the power of music to transform lives, particularly during difficult times. More about "Music is core to our humanity" writes Beatie Wolfe in an essay exploring tangible formats for music in the digital age
VDF premieres Beatie Wolfe's documentary Orange Juice for the Ears
To kick off today's VDF collaboration with Beatie Wolfe, we're exclusively streaming the online premiere of the singer-songwriter's documentary Orange Juice for the Ears: from Space Beams to Anti-Streams. More about VDF premieres Beatie Wolfe's documentary Orange Juice for the Ears
Lockdown is an "exercise in presence and gratitude" says Beatie Wolfe
Ahead of today's VDF collaboration with Beatie Wolfe, the musician says that the coronavirus lockdown is a chance to celebrate "the little things that are so often overlooked" in this video message for Virtual Design Festival. More about Lockdown is an "exercise in presence and gratitude" says Beatie Wolfe
Yuri Suzuki's Easy Record Maker lets you engrave your own records
Japanese designer and sound artist Yuri Suzuki has created a machine that can be used to make and play records. More about Yuri Suzuki's Easy Record Maker lets you engrave your own records
Goko converts 1920s house in Mexico City into recording studio
Mexico City studio Goko has topped this music studio with a large "skyspace" to flood it with natural light. More about Goko converts 1920s house in Mexico City into recording studio
Brian Roettinger creates Kesha-shaped candle for her High Road album
Graphic designer Brian Roettinger has created psychedelic visuals for Kesha's album High Road, featuring an album cover depicting a candle made from a 3D scan of the pop star. More about Brian Roettinger creates Kesha-shaped candle for her High Road album
Lateral Office lights up New York City Garment District with "immersive urban instrument"
Canadian studio Lateral Office has installed 12 oversized seesaws that light up and make sounds on the streets of New York City's Garment District. More about Lateral Office lights up New York City Garment District with "immersive urban instrument"
British album cover designer Vaughan Oliver dies at 62
Graphic designer Vaughan Oliver, who created album covers for bands including the Pixies, Cocteau Twins and The Breeders, has passed away at age 62. More about British album cover designer Vaughan Oliver dies at 62
Aardman blends puppetry with animation for Coldplay music video
Puppetry and a live action ocean made from cling film are combined with 2D animation in the music video for British band Coldplay's single Daddy. More about Aardman blends puppetry with animation for Coldplay music video
Public Records in historic Brooklyn building pairs vegan cafe with nightclub
Shane Davis and partners have overhauled an industrial building in Brooklyn's Gowanus area into a spot that functions as a vegan cafe by day, and a bar and restaurant, complete with a nightclub, after dark. More about Public Records in historic Brooklyn building pairs vegan cafe with nightclub
Arthur Carabott designs app that is "like virtual reality for the ears"
London designer Arthur Carabott has worked with composer Anna Meredith to create an augmented reality app that immerses listeners in a piece of music. More about Arthur Carabott designs app that is "like virtual reality for the ears"
Yuri Suzuki shows the fun side of sound design in seven offbeat projects
There's a lot more to sound design than special effects, says Yuri Suzuki. The London-based designer talks Dezeen through seven projects that show how he is using design to improve our relationship with noise. More about Yuri Suzuki shows the fun side of sound design in seven offbeat projects
William Rawn designs cedar-clad pavilions for Tanglewood campus in the Berkshires
US firm William Rawn Associates has created a series of buildings for a performing arts campus in western Massachusetts, where retractable glass walls allow music to spill outdoors. More about William Rawn designs cedar-clad pavilions for Tanglewood campus in the Berkshires
Stormzy "took south London to the farm" for Glastonbury set
The creative directors behind Stormzy's headline Glastonbury set honoured the British rapper's south London roots with visual nods to Croydon's Brutalist architecture. More about Stormzy "took south London to the farm" for Glastonbury set