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Didonè Comacchio Architects draws on Mies van der Rohe for Italian football stand

Italian studio Didonè Comacchio Architects has built a football stand that references the work of Mies van der Rohe for the municipal stadium in Travettore di Rosà, Italy.

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Jewellery designs from New Designers showcase question normative gender roles

A necklace strung together from images of male nipples is among five projects from 2020 graduates selected by the organisers of the annual New Designers showcase to be exhibited in this VDF school show.

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Sister City hotel distils hospitality "down to the essential beautiful parts"

In the first of two videos about Atelier Ace produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards, Kelly Sawdon explains how the brand's Sister City hotel offers travelers a minimal refuge from the bustle of New York.

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Timber and Indian stone tiles feature inside VS House in Ahmedabad

Architecture studio Sārānsh used a range of materials to create a rich sense of tactility inside this family home in Ahmedabad, western India.

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NASA releases decade-long time lapse of the sun

NASA has compiled over 87,000 high-resolution images of the sun taken over the past decade from its Solar Dynamics Observatory to create an incredibly detailed time-lapse movie.

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Students go back to nature in projects from New Designers graduate show

Building blocks that support biodiversity and a textile homage to cold-water swimming feature in this roundup of work from 2020 design graduates, which is being presented at VDF by the New Designers student showcase.

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Mas-aqui uses multiple levels to open up Yurikago House in Barcelona

Architecture studio Mas-aqui has transformed an apartment in Barcelona into a multi-level home lined with wood and ceramic tiles.

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Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter Group captures pavilion spun by 17,532 silkworms

Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter Group have released a film of a silkworm-woven pavilion in Italy, in which the insects acted "not only as construction workers but also as designer".

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Romanian studio Andreea Cornila "oversteps design's functional role"

VDF studio profile: Andreea Cornila is a Bucharest-based product and interior designer, as well as the founder of a self-titled studio that hopes to transcend purely visual and practical designs in favour of creating a more multi-sensory experience.

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California Baptist University architecture students "design for the public good"

A zero-energy school and "memory care" housing for the elderly are among the 10 community-centric architecture proposals by students from California Baptist University in this VDF school show.

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Bloco Arquitetos reconfigures 1960s Brasília apartment with translucent walls

Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has stripped back an apartment in Brasília built in the 1960s and added in translucent glass to reveal the existing concrete block facade.

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Live talk on the relationship between sport and design as part of VDF

Nelly Ben Hayoun lead a relay panel discussion on how sports can influence the design industry as part of our Sports Day collaboration with the designer for Virtual Design Festival.

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Stellar Works' VDF products fair showcase features chairs by Nendo and Neri&Hu

Stellar Works has launched three of its latest collections for 2020 at VDF products fair, including chairs designed by Nendo and Neri&Hu.

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Stack chair by Neri&Hu for Stellar Works

VDF products fair: Furniture brand Stellar Works has collaborated with Neri&Hu to create the Stack chair that boasts a "strong graphic character".

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Seiton storage by OEO Studio for Stellar Works

VDF products fair: Seiton is a modular storage system designed by OEO Studio for Stellar Works that can double as a partition and be built in various configurations.

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Kite armchair by Nendo for Stellar Works

VDF products fair: Stellar Works has collaborated with Nendo on the compact and modular Kite chair that is designed for small and narrow spaces.

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