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View online     The Pavilion by Feldman Architecture has glass walls designed to "disappear" into California hillside American firm Feldman Architecture has inserted a glass pavilion between two white stucco volumes to form this residence in San Jose, California. Read more ›   This week's VDF highlights include Ilse Crawford, Farshid Moussavi and virtual exhibitions by ArkDes and Alcova Week eight of Virtual Design Festival featured a programme curated by Milan design platform Alcova and interviews with Ilse Crawford and Farshid Moussavi, plus a full-day takeover by Stockholm's ArkDes museum. Read more ›   10 plump furniture designs including chubby chairs and bloated benches Furniture designers are ditching the skinny look for plump forms that appear to have been pumped full of air. In our latest roundup, we look at 10 designs that represent the chubby trend. Read more ›   This week on Dezeen, creatives responded to racial inequality This week, international creatives rallied in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and readers remembered the work of artist Christo, who passed away. Read more ›   Grimshaw unveils arts complex for Santa Monica College Grimshaw has revealed the design for an arts complex on the Santa Monica College campus that will comprise three volumes linked by open-air plazas. Read more ›   American Society of Interior Designers reports "industry resiliency" as lockdowns ease Concerns about the impact of coronavirus on businesses have begun to "soften", according to a survey by the American Society of Interior Designers, which found many professionals expect work to return to normal within six months. Read more ›   Débora Silva 3D scans Black Lives Matter protestors "to immortalise this historic moment" Digital artist Débora Silva has created a series of 3D scans of people who took part in the Black Lives Matter protest in London's Hyde Park on Wednesday, following the death of George Floyd in police custody. Read more ›   Live interview with Farshid Moussavi as part of Virtual Design Festival Architect Farshid Moussavi spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime interview sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. Read more ›   10 projects by Drury University's Master of Architecture students A renewable energy facility, underwater farms and buildings designed to restore and empower communities are among the 10 students projects in this VDF school show curated by Drury University's Hammons School of Architecture. Read more ›   Kollar necklace by Wilfried Mayer VDF products fair: Kollar is a leather choker by Wilfried Mayer, which is designed to look like a high mandarin shirt collar complete with a mother-of-pearl button on the front. Read more ›   Divided Trousers by Steinwidder VDF products fair: Viennese brand Steinwidder has recycled textile waste and second-hand clothes to create the Divided Trousers collection. Read more ›   Jacket 01 by Skarabeos VDF products fair: The minimal unisex Jacket 01 is designed by Austrian design brand Skarabeos to defy trends and steer clear of fashion cycles. Read more ›   Summer Hat by Sassa Ann Van Wyk VDF products fair: Vienna designer Sassa Ann Van Wyk has reinterpreted a classic straw boater hat as a sculptural headpiece, called Summer Hat, for which the material is layered in undulating folds. Read more ›   Amaka and Ilorin bags by SAGAN VDF products fair: Viennese brand SAGAN has collaborated with Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize to create its colourful collection of Amaka and Ilorin bags. Read more ›   Vanity Vague ring by Petra Zimmermann VDF products fair: Austrian jewellery artist Petra Zimmermann has captured black silk fabric inside acrylic to create the outsized body of her Vanity Vague ring. Read more ›   Candelaria fashion collection by Narbon VDF products fair: Lace, bows, flowers and pearls feature in the Candelaria collection by Viennese fashion house Narbon, in a celebration of maximalist femininity. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise