David Rockwell unveils kit to build restaurants on streets following pandemic
Designer David Rockwell has created a kit of parts to turn New York City's streets into outdoor restaurants that allow for socially distanced dining. More
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Designing public hand-washing stations "more useful" in combating coronavirus say commenters
Readers are debating Weston Williamson + Partners' plans for a social-distancing workplace and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More
Cuff Studio's Common Ground furniture and lighting collection unites "femininity with some testosterone"
Los Angeles-based Cuff Studio is presenting a collection of furniture and lighting as part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, which balances angular, architectural shapes with playful, feminine touches. More
Monochromatic renders showcase handmade Field Tiles collection
Miami design brand Field Tiles is using the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration as a platform to unveil renderings of its debut tile collection in fantastically vibrant settings. More
BZippy & Co's oversized ceramics mimic brutalist architecture
As part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, Los Angeles studio BZippy & Co is debuting a collection of ceramic objects that measure up to half a metre tall. More
Simon Johns designs furniture to resemble Appalachian rock formations
Under the umbrella of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, designer Simon Johns is unveiling a collection of furniture and homeware from his studio in the Appalachian mountains, which mirrors the unique materiality of his surroundings. More
Lambert & Fils expands "radical" family of Dorval lamps
Montreal design studio Lambert & Fils has used the limbo of lockdown to create four "brothers and sisters" for its popular Dorval 01 light, which are being displayed digitally for the first time as part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration. More
Studio POA gives voice to Guatemalan heritage through furniture and homeware
As part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, Studio POA is presenting a collection of wooden tables, chairs and mirrors, designed in homage to the landscape, art and architecture of founder Giovanni Valdeavellano's native Guatemala. More
RISD students incorporate found objects and craft into "non-traditional" graduate collection
A fluorescent cabinet and an ottoman that homages Finding Nemo are featured in the final collection by graduate furniture design students from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), presented here as part of VDF x Sight Unseen. More
SAIC graduates share 18 visions of utopia as part of Sight Unseen's online exhibition
Students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) have designed products to reflect their idea of a perfect place, shown here in this graduate show as part of VDF x Sight Unseen. More
FT coronavirus updates "allow people to make an informed decision" says data visualisation journalist
Daily data visualisations created by John Burn-Murdoch for the Financial Times have provided one of the most reliable pictures of the global coronavirus pandemic. He spoke to Dezeen about how his charts allow people to be independently informed. More
Slim wooden slats cover "wild geometry" of renovated Californian house
San Francisco's Blue Truck Studio clad the exterior of this holiday house in Manhattan Beach, California with cedar siding to tone down its unusual geometries. More
L'Ecole de Design digital exhibition spotlights student work from across the school
Six masters students from the L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique present projects ranging from city design to food innovation in this digital show as part of Virtual Design Festival's student and schools initiative. More
Denim chair and palm-frond light are among 12 more designs from Offsite Online: Selects showcase
As part of VDF x Sight Unseen, our second roundup of projects from this year's Offsite Online: Selects exhibition features furniture, homeware and lighting that places the material front and centre. More
Hand-blown scales and celestial lamp are among 13 designs from Offsite Online: Selects showcase
As part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, we've rounded up some of the best furniture, homeware and lighting designs from the Offsite Online: Selects group show. More
Sight Unseen co-founders discuss their virtual exhibition Offsite Online in live VDF talk
The co-founders of design magazine Sight Unseen discussed the ins and outs of running an online design exhibition in this live talk with Dezeen as part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration. More
Ritzwell's latest furnishings reflect the "harmonious dialogue" between wood and leather
Dezeen promotion: walnut, oak and ribbons of leather combine to make the four new furniture pieces released by Japanese brand Ritzwell. More
Live interview with Dara Huang as part of Virtual Design Festival
Dara Huang, founder of architecture studio Design Haus Liberty, speaks to Dezeen in this live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
Translucent glass house built alongside historic buildings for Lasvit's Czech Republic HQ
Prague studio Ov-a Architekti has built a translucent house and restored a group of 19th-century timber buildings for the office of glass company Lasvit in Nový Bor, Czech Republic. More
Protests in Tirana as Albanian national theatre demolished to make way for BIG project
The site of BIG's proposed new national theatre in Tirana has become the focus of anti-government protests as demolition of the original theatre begins. More