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VDF products fair: the Oslo Counter & Bar Stool for Muuto has been designed to be both "inviting and sculptural", say its designers Anderssen & Voll. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: the Outline Daybed by Anderssen & Voll for Muuto features "understated yet characterful proportions," according to the designers. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: the In Situ Modular Sofa for Muuto "combines the grandeur of traditional Italian sofas with the refined simplicity of Scandinavian design," according to designers Anderssen & Voll. Read more View the full article

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes AirAsia's PPE cabin crew uniforms, a "bubble shield" and the UN's coronavirus posters. Read more View the full article

Zaha Hadid Architects has warned architecture practices to be vigilant after hackers held its server to ransom while the company works remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

Today marks 35 days to go until the Dezeen Awards 2020 entry deadline on 2 June. We've put together a list of the most frequently asked questions we've been getting over the last few weeks to help you with your entry! Read more View the full article

Straight lines and geometric symbols feature inside and out this longliner tuna fishing ship, which Nendo designed to relieve the mental and physical stress imposed on its crew when out at sea. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Italian flooring manufacturer Marazzi has released its Crogiolo ceramic and stoneware collection with four new series, including designs based on majolica pottery and tiles with a brush-stroke effect. Read more View the full article

Studio Edwards has turned the simple A-frame cabin into a mobile home with a sleek rubber skin. Read more View the full article

A modernist housing development in Detroit designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is captured in photographs by architect and local resident Julio Alberto Cedano. Read more View the full article

Architect Rob Arlt and his group of students in South Dakota have completed an experimental gabled passivhaus in South Dakota, which they claim is the first in the area to "sell energy back to the grid". Read more View the full article

Convention centres that have been rapidly turned into facilities for coronavirus patients should not be called hospitals, says Doug King, the healthcare principal of Stantec, which has overseen the transformation of Chicago's McCormick Place. Read more View the full article

The fifth and final part of VDF's collaboration with reSITE sees London architecture studio WallaceLiu discuss working in China and the West with MAAT executive director Beatrice Leanza in a talk moderated by Yoko Choy, editor of Wallpaper* China. Read more View the full article

Open-government advocate Bianca Wylie discusses her concerns over smart-city project Sidewalk Toronto in the fourth VDF talk in collaboration with reSITE. Read more View the full article

The third lecture from today's collaboration between VDF and reSITE sees Chris Precht of studio Precht explain his mission to design buildings that serve both environmental and emotional needs. Read more View the full article

For the second lecture screened exclusively for the VDF x reSITE collaboration, Marianthi Tatari of Dutch architect UNStudio talks about how technology can help architects design neighbourhoods that serve people better. Read more View the full article

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes hacks for hands-free door opening, the Serpentine Pavilion postponement and the widths of New York's sidewalks. Read more View the full article

Architectural photographer Simone Bossi has created a new image series exploring the curved concrete of a tiny building by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Read more View the full article

VDF teams up with reSITE today, with the Prague conference sharing five lectures from its 2019 conference starting with Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo's talk about the South African design platform he founded in 1995. Read more View the full article

A spinning porthole offers shifting views of living spaces inside this London apartment, which Surman Weston has finished with bespoke decor elements. Read more View the full article

Week three of Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival includes takeovers by Prague urbanism conference reSITE and design platform Ventura Projects, a new series of live architecture interviews, the launch of VDF's products fair and an interview with filmmaker Gary Hustwit. Plus we'll be streaming the entire Dezeen Day conference for those who missed it! Read more View the full article

To lessen the threat of spreading the coronavirus designers are creating door-handle adapters that remove the need for direct contact. Here are five of the most interesting door-handle hacks. Read more View the full article

RX Architects incorporated part of an unfinished building into this house with a cantilevered upper story on the Rye Nature Reserve in East Sussex, England. Read more View the full article

Two monolithic concrete walls by designer Luca Fortin are arranged "like an opened book" to form a passageway inside a Quebec City park. Read more View the full article

We've rounded up 10 houses from across the globe with rooms dedicated to yoga and meditation – including a beachfront spot in Mexico and a plywood-covered nook in Canada. Read more View the full article