Dezeen has partnered with the Timber Trade Federation on a live talk exploring the use of tropical timber in architecture and design. More about Watch our talk with the Timber Trade Federation about the benefits of tropical timber
This one-minute video takes you on a tour of contemporary living rooms with relaxing interiors, as featured in a recent Dezeen Lookbook. More about Watch our video roundup of living rooms with calm interiors
The Royal Shakespeare Company is set to put on a virtual play called Dream that will be performed by actors in motion capture suits and animated in real-time. More about Royal Shakespeare Company to stage live play in virtual Midsummer Night's Dream forest
Studio Roosegaarde has proposed a light that uses ultraviolet radiation to sanitise outdoor spaces, claiming this could reduce the risk of people contracting Covid-19. More about Studio Roosegaarde's ultraviolet Urban Sun light "cleans public spaces of coronavirus"
As a performance, a game and a test of strength, British designer Max Lamb made 60 chairs by hand out of slabs of polystyrene over just three days. More about Max Lamb crafts 60 handmade chairs in three days
Architect Tanijiri Makoto of Japanese studio Suppose Design Office has created a monolithic concrete home for himself and his family in Tokyo, featuring dark living spaces that open onto a sheltered terrace. More about House T by Suppose Design Office is a "cave-like" concrete house in downtown Tokyo
Dezeen teamed up with architecture firm TP Bennett for a talk exploring how the rise of home working has revealed a need for better-designed office spaces. More about Watch our talk with TP Bennett on the design of post-pandemic office spaces
Stefan Diez discussed how the circular economy inspired his Costume modular sofa for Magis in this live talk produced by Dezeen in collaboration with the Italian furniture brand. More about Stefan Diez discusses modular Costume sofa for Magis in live talk
Software and gaming company Epic Games has created an app that can build lifelike virtual humans for games and movies. More about MetaHuman Creator allows anyone to create realistic digital people "in minutes"
Dezeen Showroom: Studio Irvine has created the S 5000 Retreat office chair system based on a design by its late founder James Irvine for German furniture makers Thonet. More about S 5000 Retreat seating system by Studio Irvine for Thonet
Italian design duo Formafantasma has unveiled a pared-back website designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. More about Formafantasma redesigns website to reduce "pollution connected to the internet"
Rectangular openings allow sunlight and rain to enter this multipurpose covered plaza designed by Junya Ishigami for the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan. More about Junya Ishigami completes covered plaza with sloping floor for Japanese university
The winners of the AHEAD Global hospitality awards describe how the programme has brought the industry together during the coronavirus pandemic in this video produced by Dezeen for AHEAD. More about AHEAD hospitality awards "means more now than it ever did" say its global winners
Architecture firm ODA has completed a residential building in Brooklyn with a facade formed of irregularly stacked boxes made of concrete and glass. More about Irregularly stacked cubes form exterior of ODA apartment building in Dumbo
David Adjaye, SO-IL and BlackSpace Urbanist Collective were among the speakers who presented in the final part of The World Around summit, which was broadcast live on Dezeen. Watch the event above. More about Final instalment of The World Around virtual summit focussed on the US
The second instalment of The World Around's three-part summit included conversations with architects Francis Kéré, Counterspace, Cave Bureau and more. Watch the event above. More about Panelists discussed land in part two of The World Around summit
In partnership with The World Around, Dezeen broadcast a programme of live talks featuring Ryue Nishizawa, Liam Young, Alice Rawsthorn and more. You can watch the first part above. More about First instalment of The World Around virtual summit featured talks on storytelling
In this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD awards, K-studio co-founder Dimitris Karampatakis and Dexamenes Seaside Hotel CEO Nikos Karaflos explain how they transformed an abandoned wine factory into a luxury resort with minimal intervention. More about AHEAD Global ultimate winner offers "meaningful luxury" in a converted wine factory
Niliaitta is a black-painted cabin that Studio Puisto has elevated on a single column and hidden within woodland near the Salamajärvi National Park in Finland. More about Studio Puisto balances black cabin on slender column in Finnish forest
Dezeen promotion: BMW's all-electric iX was designed from the inside out, and incorporates a host of "shy tech" features throughout its entire design. More about BMW iX interior discretely integrates high-tech features