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Systematic racism is prevalent in architecture, says Sylvia Aehle, a Part 2 architectural assistant in London, who describes her experience as a black female in the profession. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

Manchester School of Architecture presents student projects completed across the final year studios of its BA Hons Architecture course in this VDF school show. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: the inner rippling patterns of semi-precious stones are featured across the "dreamlike" furniture and fabrics in Fornasetti's Malachite collection. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: prowling leopards and lush foliage feature in Italian brand Fornasetti's latest range of furniture, called Leopardo. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: a couple of long-forgotten notebooks filled with sketches informed Italian brand Fornasetti's Facciata Quattrocentesca furniture range. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: Italian brand Fornasetti has unveiled a range of furniture and lighting for the living room that is covered in unpublished sketches and handwritten messages drawn by the brand's founder, Piero Fornasetti. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: Italian design house Fornasetti took cues from pop culture and optical illusion art when creating this series of black-and-white Sole A Ventaglio products. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Italian ceramics company FMG has produced a collection of large-scale tiles called Max Fine, which can be applied across floors, walls and furnishings. Read more View the full article

Electric vehicle brand Arrival has launched a zero-emissions bus aimed at making public transport viable in the coronavirus era. Read more View the full article

Manchester School of Architecture gives an insight into the eight ateliers that make up its Master of Architecture course in this Virtual Design Festival school show. Read more View the full article

This captioned video produced by Dezeen for INAX as part of Virtual Design Festival reveals the Japanese brand's new bathroom collection, which celebrates light and shadows. Read more View the full article

Gaetano Pesce implores young designers to consider how to address social issues through their work, which he says has a greater capacity to communicate with people than art, in our latest collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. Watch from 11:00am UK time. Read more View the full article

In a colourful overhaul of this period house in Tooting, south London, 2LG Studio has added dusky pink walls, blue tilework and coral-orange cabinetry. Read more View the full article

Dubai-based studio Roar has forecasted various ways that Covid-19 will impact the design of schools and colleges, including a rejection of "vanity projects" and the introduction of WeWork-style classrooms. Read more View the full article

The Amanda Levete-designed Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon has reopened following coronavirus lockdown with architecture studio SO-IL's Beeline installation creating a shortcut through the building. Read more View the full article

Santiago studio Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has separated a rural house near the ocean in Chile into a pair of elevated structures topped with grooved-metal roofs. Read more View the full article

Readers are debating Michael Fords' statement that architects "who want to really impact the fight for racial equality" should stop designing jails and prisons, and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. Read more View the full article

Band-Aid is launching a range of bandages in light and dark shades of black and brown to make its products more racially inclusive. Read more View the full article

Recycled plastic, clear acrylic and voluptuously layered foam feature in three texture-heavy collections by Sydney studio DesignByThem, which are being showcased as part of the VDF products fair. Read more View the full article