VDF and Ron Arad present an exclusive video showing the development of Arad's Don't F**k With The Mouse chairs
Today VDF teams up with Ron Arad for the video launch of a new series of sculptural chairs – including one that commemorates Brexit – followed by a live interview with the designer at 2:00pm UK time. More
VDF x Zoomed In present live lecture with photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre
In the second part of VDF's collaboration with Zoomed In festival, photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre explains his journey from photojournalism to architectural photography. The lecture will be live-streamed at 2pm UK time. More
VDF x Zoomed In collaborate on a day of talks about architecture photography
VDF teamed up with architecture imagery festival Zoomed In to host a day of talks and screenings, starting with a discussion on photographing infrastructure with Anthony Coleman, Dennis Gilbert and Kilian O'Sullivan. More
Pearson Lloyd creates tubular steel flat-pack chair for Takt
London studio Pearson Lloyd has designed a steel flat-pack chair, called Cross Chair Tube, for Danish furniture brand Takt. More
"Don't mix rock 'n' roll with the professional" says Snask founder at Forward Festival
In the fifth and final part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Fredrik Öst explains how his creative agency Snask ended up acquiring a rock band. More
"I illustrate but I don't draw" says artist Sarah Illenberger at Forward Festival
In the fourth part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, artist and designer Sarah Illenberger discusses how she makes illustrations from everyday objects. More
Freitag creative director talks about creating clothes that are "completely biodegradable" at Forward Festival
In the third part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Freitag creative director Pascal Dulex explains how the Swiss accessories brand evolved from making bags out of truck tarpaulins to creating compostable clothes. More
"Don't work with a**holes," says Erik Spiekermann at Forward Festival
In the second part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Erik Spiekermann shares seven propositions for designers to remember. More
Paola Antonelli is first of five speakers at today's Forward x Virtual Design Festival collaboration
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
Ten magazine covers that offer creative takes on the coronavirus crisis
As the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread across the globe, art directors and artists are using magazine covers as a visual commentary on the crisis. More
Raf Simons designs Kvadrat upholstery collection informed by haute couture fabrics
Fashion designer Raf Simons has created two upholstery fabrics, Helia and Silas, for Danish textile company Kvadrat. More
Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage saved by Art Fund campaign
UK charity Art Fund's crowdfunding campaign to save artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman's cottage in Dungeness from being sold to a private owner has been successful. More
Working from home "the new normal" for architects and designers
Coronavirus lockdowns will have a profound impact on how creative businesses work in future, according to architects and designers including Carlo Ratti Associati, BIG, Snøhetta and Pearson Lloyd. More
Yuri Suzuki's Easy Record Maker lets you engrave your own records
Japanese designer and sound artist Yuri Suzuki has created a machine that can be used to make and play records. More
MVRDV designs "urban living room" with stacked plateaus for Shenzhen
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV's mixed-use Shenzhen Terraces development will be built at the Shimao ShenKong International Centre in Shenzhen. More
Baerbel Mueller and Juergen Strohmayer create concrete gallery in Accra
Architect Baerbel Mueller and architectural designer Juergen Strohmayer have created a multi-use gallery for the Nubuke Foundation in Ghana. More
Photographer Roberto Conte captures Chandigarh's iconic modernist buildings
Photographer Roberto Conte has captured the geometric shapes of Le Corbusier's weathered concrete buildings at Chandigarh's in his latest series. More
Tectoniques sets ochre-coloured concrete house into French hillside
Architecture studio Tectoniques has built a house from concrete dyed with ochre that emerges from the ground in Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, France. More
"Glimmer of hope" as studios in China reopen after coronavirus shutdown
As China recorded its first day with no new coronavirus cases, architecture and design studios in the country have said they are gradually returning to normality. More
Henning Larsen designs Cockle Bay Park skyscraper on Sydney waterfront
Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen has designed a 183-metre-tall skyscraper as part of its development of Cockle Bay Park on the Sydney waterfront. More