Design
Marjan van Aubel creates indoor solar light to usher in “solar democracy”
Timber Trade Federation exhibits six “conversation pieces” made from responsibly sourced timber
Andile Dyalvane draws on Xhosa heritage for iThongo seating collection
Max Lamb crafts 60 handmade chairs in three days
Flokk, Offecct and Blå Station showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
This week Foster + Partners revealed a pair of Saudi Arabian hotels
“Students laughed, cried, got angry and booked taxis, trains and flights home”
Resourceful students “firing pots in barbecues and doing fashion shoots in bedrooms” during lockdown
Andrés Reisinger sells collection of “impossible” virtual furniture for $450,000 at auction
Phillip Lim and Charlotte McCurdy adorn couture dress with algae sequins to avoid “reaching for polyester”
Thonet, Spacestor and Massproductions showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
“The old way of producing a physical fair is gone” says Stockholm furniture fair organiser
Studio Roosegaarde’s ultraviolet Urban Sun light “cleans public spaces of coronavirus”
Allbirds to make shoes using plant-based leather to help “eradicate petroleum from the fashion industry”
Peugeot removes lion’s body from logo for first time in almost 50 years
Five architecture and design events in March from Dezeen Events Guide
MUT Design clads modular Valencia Pavilion in thousands of wooden scales
Tobia Zambotti stuffs Couch-19 with more than 10,000 used face masks
Coronavirus student survey reveals “tough generation” of design students
Stefan Diez discusses modular Costume sofa for Magis in live talk
Meridiani furnishes One Thousand Museum apartment with Italian-made products
This week Richard Rogers revealed his final building
MetaHuman Creator allows anyone to create realistic digital people “in minutes”
