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. The Malachite living room was assembled as part of Fornasetti’s handmade Unusual Living Rooms range, which comprises five different room proposals made up of five different product collections. The layered pattern, which was inspired by the deep … Continue reading Malachite collection by Fornasetti Continue Reading
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. An angular sofa, armchair and coffee table feature across all of the sub-collections, variously supplemented with a matching side table and ottoman, a cylindrical floor and table lamp as well as a range of different home … 
Dutch architect Winy Maas will join Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. Watch here from 4:00pm UK time. The co-founder and principal architect of MVDRV will discuss his studio’s work with Dezeen’s founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. Maas studied architecture and urban planning at TU Delft before setting up MVRDV in 1993 with Jacob van Rijs … 
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. The talk is the second instalment of Therme Art‘s new initiative, Wellbeing Culture Forum, a programme of public online discussions that … 
Manchester School of Architecture presents student projects completed across the final year studios of its BA Hons Architecture course in this VDF school show. The BA Hons Architecture course is composed of seven design-led ateliers and two theoretical units that span history and technology. Among this year’s ateliers are the feminist-focused Praxxis studio and the Flux unit, which invited … 
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. Emotional Lab is intended for use in both residential and commercial interiors, and available with 15 different modular components that can be used in over 30 different configurations. Modules include the … 
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. Since being founded in New York in 2000, the company has expanded to include London and Moskow offices where designers and architects, writers and filmmakers work together to plan … 
Devon&Devon is teaming 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. Watch live from 7:00pm UK time. Daniel Stromborg, product design director at Gensler, and Devon&Devon general manager Nicola Bertini, will speak to Dezeen’s founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about … 
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. The founder of Rodrigo Simão Architecture lives in House in Samambaia with his wife, the artist Katharina Welper, and their children. A huge curved metal structure forms the roof and is covered in hardwood floorboards on … 
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. The news comes days after London Design Festival announced it would still go ahead but with a much-reduced programme focussing on local events. Organiser Media 10 announced that this year’s Design London will not go ahead on the …