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Brooklyn design agency Standard Issue has created an open-source design for a face mask that can be CNC-cut and produced on a large scale. Read more View the full article

Do you want to explore interesting ways to tell the story of your brand or products? We can collaborate on a digital talk, discussion, video or another bespoke content idea as part of Virtual Design Festival. Read more View the full article

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the issues with housing in New York City that must be addressed following the crisis, according to architects in the city. Read more View the full article

Unable to put on a graduate or end-of-year show this year? Partner with Virtual Design Festival to host a digital showcase of student work. Read more View the full article

This week, commenters are divided over whether it's time for production to start again in Italy after factories closed in a bid to fight Covid-19. Read more View the full article

Are you a designer or a brand with a product you want to launch? Virtual Design Festival's products fair offers an affordable solution. Read more View the full article

Dutch designer Maarten Baas has explained how he has adapted to coronavirus lockdown in a short video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. Read more View the full article

Burning Man has cancelled its Black Rock City event this year and revealed plans to host a virtual alternative instead due to the "painful reality of Covid-19". Read more View the full article

Virtual Design Festival starts tomorrow! Here is the schedule of the cultural programme of talks, interviews, movies and collaborations that have been confirmed so far. Read more View the full article

A large concrete arch frames new living and dining spaces in this Kuala Lumpur house extension by Malaysian architect Fabian Tan. Read more View the full article

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes socially distanced cycle lanes, portable sanitation kits and warnings from Italy. Read more View the full article

Face shields offer more effective protection against coronavirus than masks and should be worn by the public whenever they leave home, according to US physician and epidemiologist Michael Edmond. Read more View the full article

The Covid-19 pandemic gives designers the chance to address global challenges instead of making "more meaningless stuff," designer Hella Jongerius says in this video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. Read more View the full article

Spanish designer Francesc Rifé has created a distinctive interior for a shoe store in Mallorca, using shades of soft pink and pale grey. Read more View the full article

Have you completed a landscape design project or an infrastructure project that you're particularly proud of? Enter it for this year’s Dezeen Awards 2020, where landscape and infrastructure are among eight new categories. Read more View the full article

Designer Tom Dixon describes how a motorcycle crash forced him to abandon a career as a bass guitarist in the latest episode of Dezeen's Face to Face podcast. Read more View the full article

London-based architect Stiliyana Minkovska has designed a trio of undulating birthing chairs called Ultima Thule, which offer women a "sanctuary-like" environment during childbirth. Read more View the full article

Architecture firm Woods Bagot has designed a modular system that can adapt apartments to make them suited to working, playing and cooking, as people spend more time at home because of the coronavirus. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

The architecture community has paid tribute to William "Bill" Menking, co-founder of The Architect's Newspaper, who has died aged 72 of cancer. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

Cats' Pink House is a holiday home in Taiwan that includes cat ladders, a rotating carousel-shaped climbing frame and a fluffy pink swing for the owner's feline companions. Read more View the full article

Architecture firm Shau has built a library in Semarang, Indonesia, featuring a grand staircase, a net floor and a large communal swing. Read more View the full article

With health workers in many parts of the world facing shortages of personal protective equipment as they treat coronavirus patients, architects, designers, institutions and brands around the world are making face shields. Read more View the full article

These five houses in San Francisco are traditional in the front and have contemporary extensions in the back. Read more View the full article