"It's great to see creatives from all over the world"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers wish they could spend lockdown at a converted farmhouse in France and are relieved we shared more face mask designs after one especially impressed. We also shared the week one highlights from Virtual Design Festival. See the full schedule of events still to come here.      "Very lucky parents" Readers are envious of architect Timothee Mercier's parents after he converted an unused farm building in France into a home for them. Read more ›   "I was wrong asking for no more mask designs" One reader asked Dezeen to stop publishing coronavirus face mask designs, but changed their mind after seeing Tokujin Yoshioka's.  Read more ›   "It's great to see creatives from all over the world" We rounded-up everything that happened in week one of Virtual Design Festival, including a live interview with Li Edelkoort. Read more ›   "The house is a separate character in the movie" Parasite production designer Lee Ha Jun explains how he created the very realistic looking house at the centre of the film.  Read more ›     "I loved the set design in The Reader" In response to our story highlighting films with interesting architecture, Dezeen commenters have recommended 10 more. Read more ›   "Perfect" Commenters are amazed by this Menorca house which boasts large openings that frame countryside views "like works of art on the wall". Read more ›   "I am irrational and the work stops me going mad" The latest Face to Face podcast features architectural designer John Pawson who recounts his brief spell as a Buddhist monk and explains how minimalism helps calm his "untidy mind". Read more ›   "Aesthetically pleasing trainers that lead to tears" Nike has created the Air Max 2090 to show what it sees as being the future of trainer design, but readers fear the shoes aren't comfortable.  Read more ›     "I bet the ducks will love it" A cluster of roaming artificial islands designed by Marshall Blecher and Studio Fokstrot is set to be built in Copenhagen's harbour. Read more ›   "Love this house and keep coming back to enjoy it more" Readers are impressed by an extension to a house in south London, which encompases a kitchen that pairs natural wood and brick. Read more ›   "A narrow, dense, one-way tube full of people" Precht has designed a maze-like park divided by high hedges that would allow people to be outdoors while maintaining social distance. Read more ›   "All of Barber's ideas rolled into one building" Readers are divided over a tenement-style housing block at 95 Peckham Road in London, designed by Peter Barber Architects. Read more ›   "Birdhut is brilliant AF" We rounded up 10 remote buildings that would be ideal to escape to during lockdown, and one in particular has caught readers' eyes. Read more › Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Weekly. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise