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View online     "The desire for escapism is at an all-time high" say visualisers creating fantasy renderings With coronavirus confining people to their homes and rising fears over environmental destruction, a new breed of visual artists is creating utopian landscapes, buildings and interiors for armchair escapists. Here are nine of the best practitioners. Read more ›   Peter Morris Architects covers Cloud House in pink arches Peter Morris Architects has revealed the design for a pair of houses in north London, which will have a facade made up of pink arches "absolutely everywhere". Read more ›   V&A East "will speak to the local population" says Gus Casely-Hayford V&A East director Gus Casely-Hayford explains how he plans for the new museum in east London to reach a more diverse audience in the final talk as part of our collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. Tune in from 11:00am UK time. Read more ›   Winter Architecture contrasts black facade of Melbourne townhouse with minimal white interiors Beyond the black facade of this 1990s townhouse in Melbourne's South Yarra neighbourhood are a series of simple, white-painted living spaces designed by Winter Architecture. Read more ›   17 award-winning projects from University of Brighton students This VDF school show of work from the University of Brighton's School of Architecture and Design includes a VR basketball court, anarchistic house extensions and bioreceptive building blocks made with food waste. Read more ›   Joseph Grima, Kiki van Eijk and Martijn Paulen discuss this year's Dutch Design Week in a live talk How will Dutch Design Week adapt to the realities of coronavirus? The final day of VDF kicked off with a live conversation between Dutch Design Foundation director Martijn Paulen, Eindhoven designer Kiki van Eijk and Design Academy Eindhoven creative director Joseph Grima. Read more ›   Color Box Bar by Henrybuilt VDF products fair: kitchen and storage systems brand Henrybuilt has created a flexible shelving unit that allows users to display homeware and personal trinkets in a variety of arrangements. Henrybuilt founder Scott Hudson will discuss the product and the company's other flexible interior design systems in a live talk from 4:00pm UK time. Read more ›   Jens Martin Skibsted and Manyone design "pandemic-proof" non-emergency medical transport system Biomega founder Jens Martin Skibsted has created NemBot, a concept for convoys of electric driverless vehicles to transport goods and patients around cities in isolation pods. Read more ›   Spiral Tower would be world's first "climate-neutral high-rise attraction" A consortium of Dutch companies has developed a concept for a visitor attraction with passenger cabins spiralling up and down its facade and powered by solar panels and wind. Read more ›   Bleached cedar frames apple orchard from Sheffield House in Massachusetts New York studio Of Possible has designed Sheffield House in Massachusetts to replace the resident's childhood home with cedar walls as the "picture frame of the spaces of memory". Read more ›   A coronavirus cutlery set by Pharrell Williams features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a coronavirus-inspired bring-your-own cutlery set designed in collaboration with Pharrell Williams. Read more ›   Kent State University presents 10 student architecture projects completed across the school This VDF school show by Kent State University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design features a conceptual biomass power plant and a proposal that reimagines the school's brick facade as fur. Read more ›   Live talk with Lucy McRae as part of Virtual Design Festival Lucy McRae spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation as part of our collaboration with her for Virtual Design Festival. Read more ›   Shanghai studio Arizon's interiors facilitate "surprising spatial experiences" VDF studio profiles: Shanghai design studio Arizon specialises in the planning and interior design of retail spaces, from boutique department stores to shopping malls. Read more ›   In Plain Sight sky writes "Care not cages" to protest immigration detention Eighty artists and activists have written cloud-like messages in the sky made from water vapour to protest immigration policy and mass incarceration in America. Read more ›   Call for entries to Timber Trade Federation's Conversations about Climate Change competition Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for the Timber Trade Federation's Conversations about Climate Change design competition and exhibition, which offers a platform for "urgent" climate debates. Read more ›   Nuez chairs by Patricia Urquiola for Andreu World VDF products fair: Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola created the Nuez chairs from recyclable plastic as part of a collection for furniture makers Andreu World. Read more ›   Five pioneering Virtual Design Festival collaborations A virtual-reality trip to Burning Man, the launch of an architectural intervention at Lisbon's MAAT museum and a live foraging tour in a Finnish forest are among the trailblazing events that took place as part of the world's first Virtual Design Festival. Read more ›   Tri Light by Asobi for Tokio VDF products fair: contemporary design brand Tokio has manufactured a modular, tilting light with a honeycomb-like structure that grants "infinite" configurations. Read more ›   University of Oregon students spotlight five sustainable urban design proposals Five architecture students from the University of Oregon present their visions of a Centre for Democracy and Environmental Justice to repair "damaged urban context" in this VDF school show. Read more ›   Lucy McRae's Solitary Survival Raft explores fear and hope during the coronavirus pandemic As part of today's VDF collaboration with Lucy McRae, the artist and designer has unveiled a conceptual survival raft that comforts the sole occupant as they drift into the unknown. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. 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