Architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden explains the different types of torii gates found at Japanese Shinto temples, in his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival. More about Shinto temple gates are "symbolic entrances into a new world" says Martin van der Linden
In the final part of VDF's collaboration with Zoomed In festival, we broadcasted a discussion with architectural photographers Dennis Gilbert and Jim Stephenson, who screened films from their personal archives. More about VDF x Zoomed In present two live architectural film screenings
In his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival, architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden reveals some of Tokyo's "invisible" waterways, which flow beneath the city's roads and pavements. More about "Tokyo has turned its back on its rivers" says Martin van der Linden
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
This movie by Space Popular explores how virtual reality could become as widespread as the video call, allowing our homes to digitally merge with those of our loved ones. More about Swapping video calls for VR will change our homes forever says Space Popular
Architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden visits Kengo Kuma's new Olympic stadium in Tokyo in his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival. More about Kengo Kuma's Japan National Stadium is "definitely not iconic" says Martin van der Linden
Hiroshi Hara's monumental Kyoto Station features in the latest short movie by architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden, as part of his contribution to Virtual Design Festival. More about Kyoto Station designed as "geographical valley" says video blogger Martin van der Linden
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 Forward x VDF collaboration features five talks, starting here with Paola Antonelli plus typographer Erik Spiekermann, Freitag's Pascal Dulex, artist Sarah Illenberger and rocking graphic designers Snask. More about Paola Antonelli is first of five speakers at today's Forward x Virtual Design Festival collaboration
Designer Fabio Novembre questions the desire to return to normal after the coronavirus pandemic, claiming that "the virus is in the system we used to live in", in a video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. More about Fabio Novembre calls for architects and designers to help create a new world order after coronavirus
In his second video selection for Virtual Design Festival, Martin van der Linden explains the metabolist characteristics of Kenzo Tange's Kuwait Embassy, which the video blogger describes as one of his favourite buildings in Tokyo. More about Kenzo Tange's Kuwait Embassy "looks like a person carrying two water buckets" says YouTuber Martin van der Linden
Kengo Kuma's SunnyHills cake shop illustrates how the architect interprets the Japanese vernacular, according to YouTuber Martin van der Linden in the first of a series of videos from Tokyo shared with Virtual Design Festival. More about SunnyHills cake shop shows how "Kuma is Japan's Walt Disney" says video blogger Martin van der Linden
Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture explain how Japan's culture of bowing instead of hand-shaking may have helped in the fight against coronavirus, in their video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. More about Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham say lack of "huggy-kissy stuff" in Japan may help slow coronavirus
Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture spoke to Dezeen live from Tokyo today at 2:00pm UK time as part of Virtual Design Festival's PechaKucha collaboration. More about Live video interview with Klein Dytham Architecture as part of Virtual Design Festival
Virtual Design Festival has teamed up with Dutch architect Martin van der Linden of YouTube channel One Minute Architecture to present a selection of his best short architecture movies. More about VDF collaborates with Tokyo architecture YouTuber Martin van der Linden to explore Tokyo's "mysterious urbanity"
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
With Tinseltown under lockdown due to coronavirus, a new genre of "virus fiction" or "ViFi" could emerge, says speculative architect and director Liam Young in the first of a series of video messages from creatives around the world recorded as part of our Virtual Design Festival. More about Los Angeles "is now a live-action dystopia playing out in real time" says Liam Young
Life in Shanghai is slowly getting back to normal, reports curator Aric Chen in this video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival on his first day in the fresh air after 14 days of home quarantine. More about "I hope this offers a glimmer of hope that things are getting better" says Aric Chen