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Chubby Girl noodle bar in Beijing takes cues from the landscape of south-west China

The stepped terrazzo floor, strip lighting and foggy mirrored walls inside this Beijing noodle bar designed by Office AIO are meant to mimic the urban makeup of the city of Chongqing.

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Pandemic an opportunity to "accelerate the shift" towards circular economy says IKEA head of circular design

The coronavirus pandemic makes moving towards a circular economy even more urgent, says IKEA's head of circular design Malin Nordin, as the company announces a strategic partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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SCAD students share 10 architecture, furniture and interiors projects

Co-working spaces designed for a conflict-ridden Venezuela and a furniture collection embodying Saudi hospitality are featured in this VDF school show, which presents work by students from the School of Building Arts at the Savanna College of Art and Design.

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UK heading towards "cultural catastrophe" warns Creative Industries Federation

Research commissioned by the Creative Industries Federation has revealed that more that 400,000 jobs are set to be lost in the UK's creative sector in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Ibiye Camp discusses how post-lockdown architecture could be designed digitally in film for VDF

The London Festival of Architecture has teamed up with Virtual Design Festival to show a selection of movies from its series Manifestos: Architecture for a New Generation, starting with a short film from artist and architect Ibiye Camp.

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Physical workplaces important for "preventing the loneliness epidemic in an increasingly digital world" says Vitra

Offices will remain crucial places for creativity and combatting loneliness but will change dramatically in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to research by Vitra published today as part of VDF's collaboration with the furniture brand.

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Sam Baron creates brick and mirror signage to allow social distancing at the MAAT

Lisbon-based designer Sam Baron has created a set of signs made from bricks, tape and mirrors to encourage social distancing at the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, which reopened this week.

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Kapsimalis Architects builds imposing summer house in Santorini

House in Pyrgos is a fortress-style holiday home covered with earth-toned plaster built by Kapsimalis Architects on the Greek island of Santorini.

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Erin Considine creates jewellery that looks "semi-liquid" using recycled sterling silver

Brooklyn designer Erin Considine has created jewellery from scraps of silver found in her studio and letting "the metal flow" to make organic shapes.

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Design London, a London Design Festival headline event, cancelled until 2021

Design London, the fair formerly known as 100% Design and a key component of September's London Design Festival, has been cancelled due to coronavirus.

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Huge roof curves over House in Samambaia designed for an architect and artist

Brazilian architect Rodrigo Simão has designed a house with a large scooped roof and circular swimming pool in Rio de Janeiro for himself and his family.

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"I aim to shed light on what it is like walking in the shoes of a black woman within architecture"

Systemic racism is prevalent in architecture says Sylvia Aehle, a Part 2 architectural assistant in London, who describes her experience as a black female in the profession.

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Live talk with Devon&Devon and Gensler as part of Virtual Design Festival

Devon&Devon has teamed up with Virtual Design Festival to host a live streamed discussion about a new collaboration between the Italian design brand and global architecture and design firm Gensler.

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Lorem Ipsum's experience design shows the "power of dramatic narratives"

VDF studio profiles: Lorem Ipsum is a creative studio that crafts exhibitions and experiential installations, such as an audiovisual recreation of an airstrike, that fully immerse visitors in a story.

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Emotional Lab by Hania Jneid

VDF products fair: Emotional Lab is a modular storage system by interior designer Hania Jneid that can be adapted to suit various spaces and changing user needs.

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Manchester School of Architecture's undergraduate exhibition features feminist design and historical studies

Manchester School of Architecture presents student projects completed across the final year studios of its BA Hons Architecture course in this VDF school show.

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Therme Art and VDF present a talk on the importance of live events during global crises

Es Devlin, Zoé Whitely, Marc Spiegler and others will join a live panel discussion organised by Therme Art for VDF, which will examine the value of cultural events amidst global unrest. Watch here from 5:00pm UK time.

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Live interview with Winy Maas as part of Virtual Design Festival

Dutch architect Winy Maas joined Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival.

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Fornasetti presents Unusual Living Rooms series at VDF products fair

Italian brand Fornasetti is sharing its latest Unusual Living Rooms project as part of the VDF products fair, displaying five capsule collections across five vibrant living room setups.

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Malachite collection by Fornasetti

VDF products fair: the inner rippling patterns of semi-precious stones are featured across the "dreamlike" furniture and fabrics in Fornasetti's Malachite collection.

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Leopardo collection by Fornasetti

VDF products fair: prowling leopards and lush foliage feature in Italian brand Fornasetti's latest range of furniture, called Leopardo.

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Facciata Quattrocentesca by Fornasetti

VDF products fair: a couple of long-forgotten notebooks filled with sketches informed Italian brand Fornasetti's Facciata Quattrocentesca furniture range.

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Solitario furniture and accessories by Fornasetti

VDF products fair: Italian brand Fornasetti has unveiled a range of furniture and lighting for the living room that is covered in unpublished sketches and handwritten messages drawn by the brand's founder, Piero Fornasetti.

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Sole A Ventaglio collection by Fornasetti

VDF products fair: Italian design house Fornasetti took cues from pop culture and optical illusion art when creating this series of black-and-white Sole A Ventaglio products.

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FMG releases collection of tiles that can be applied to any interior surface

Dezeen promotion: Italian ceramics company FMG has produced a collection of large-scale tiles called Max Fine, which can be applied across floors, walls and furnishings.

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