Sebastian Jordahn
"The responsibility of sound designers has increased" due to coronavirus lockdown says Yuri Suzuki
People have become more sensitive to noise during the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the importance of good sound design, according to sound artist and designer Yuri Suzuki. More
Live interview with Eric Höweler as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architect Eric Höweler of Höweler + Yoon spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
Live interview with Marjan van Aubel as part of Virtual Design Festival
Designer Marjan van Aubel spoke to Dezeen in a Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival. 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
Live interview with Standard Architecture as part of Virtual Design Festival
Standard Architecture spoke to Dezeen in this Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
Live interview with Ben van Berkel as part of Virtual Design Festival
UNStudio founder Ben van Berkel spoke to Dezeen in this Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
Yinka Ilori has been making models and learning to play the Nigerian talking drum during lockdown
Designer Yinka Ilori shares what he's been doing to keep busy during the coronavirus lockdown in this video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. More
"The Infinity dress is the most difficult I have ever made" says Iris van Herpen
In the last of our three exclusive video interviews for Virtual Design Festival, Iris van Herpen describes how she created the optical illusions in her Hypnosis collection, which includes a dress the Dutch fashion designer describes as her most complicated yet. More
Virtual Design Festival is "a chance to stay together" says Maurizio Stocchetto of Bar Basso
In a video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival, the owner of Bar Basso in Milan says the design community has a chance to stay together despite the coronavirus pandemic causing design fairs to be cancelled. More
Architectural knowledge is "very useful for material development" in fashion says Iris van Herpen
In the second of our three exclusive video interviews with Iris van Herpen for Virtual Design Festival, the Dutch fashion designer explains how working with architects has informed her approach to textile design and led to her working on a full-scale museum extension last year. More
"There is so much in fashion that is unexplored" says Iris van Herpen in Dezeen's exclusive video series
In the first of three exclusive video interviews with Dezeen for Virtual Design Festival, fashion designer Iris van Herpen explains how her training as a ballet dancer led her to pioneer the use of new technologies and materials in haute couture. More
Live interview with Space Popular as part of Virtual Design Festival
Design studio Space Popular spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
Studio Natalie researching local materials for interiors projects after being stranded on coral island
In the most exotic VDF video message we received, interior designer Natalie Papageorgiadis explains how she found herself stranded in the Maldives as the world went into lockdown due to coronavirus. More
Architects appear in photographs of their own buildings as "a testimony of the process we went through" says Martin van der Linden
In his final contribution to Virtual Design Festival, video blogger and architect Martin van der Linden reveals that he and his team often feature in the photographs of their completed projects. More
Dezeen's Face to Face podcast series is now available to binge on Youtube
Dezeen's Face to Face podcast is now available on our Youtube channel, where you can binge on the full series featuring conversations with Es Devlin, Thomas Heatherwick, David Chipperfield and more. More
Live interview with architect Dong-Ping Wong as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architect Dong-Ping Wong spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
"Our priority is to play our part in society at large" says Ben van Berkel
UNStudio founder Ben van Berkel says the architecture firm is researching "how design can support the sectors that are in need" after the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, in a video message for Virtual Design Festival. More
Lockdown is an "exercise in presence and gratitude" says Beatie Wolfe
Ahead of today's VDF collaboration with Beatie Wolfe, the musician says that the coronavirus lockdown is a chance to celebrate "the little things that are so often overlooked" in this video message for Virtual Design Festival. More
Tokyo has cells for living, working, eating, entertainment and sex says Martin van der Linden
In his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival, video blogger Martin van der Linden uses some of his favourite architecture books to explain the order behind Tokyo's apparently chaotic urban landscape. More
Everyone in the creative industries is "wondering what our role is" says Beatrice Galilee
Curator Beatrice Galilee of The World Around has curated a celebration of Earth Day for VDF, which will be streamed later today. In this video message, she questions the role of the creative industries during the coronavirus pandemic. More