Designers Against Coronavirus shows the pandemic through the eyes of creatives from 44 countries
A chat with Italian studio CaroselloLab, that collects COVID-19 related artwork
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Studio Precht designs a park for social distancing
‘Parc de la Distance’ aims to offer separation — and escape
Koert van Mensvoort explores ‘What will the virus teach us about life?’
Next Nature Network's creative director on what it means to be human in times of technological and ecological change
Architect Marko Brajovic wonders: ‘How will we live together – with all other species?’
Exploring different scenarios for life after the pandemic
Say it with posters
Designers flood city streets with campaigns of support
Life in lockdown: architect Marko Brajovic on re-designing everyday
A letter from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
São Paulo chefs open their kitchens to communities in need
The most elementary form of aid: a plate of food
Open-source masks, gowns and coveralls for all
Fashion designers join forces to produce much-needed protective garments
Earth Day 2020 Goes Digital
On April 22, join the world’s largest climate action movement — online
Sitopia: Carolyn Steel on rebuilding our lives through food
Understanding food's true value post-lockdown
Initiatives for waste collectors
Protecting Brazil's most vulnerable with soap and a crowdfunded basic income
The Rise Of The Sidewalk
Physical spaces for interaction, exchange and expression – designing the 1.5 meter society
Five WDCD talks on architecture
Ideas from the archives that could help us rethink our lives on the other side
Visual Relief By Max Kisman
This weeks visual relief is the work of illustrator / designer / artist Max Kisman
Bompas & Parr forecasts post-coronavirus trends
A fresh perspective of the ‘new normal’ we’re heading for
Architecture’s response to the pandemic
The architectural trade is showing their resilience, improvisation skills and adaptability
Visual Relief by Dadara
This week's visual relief is brought to you by Dutch multidisciplinary artist Daniel Rozenberg
Bread on Earth
Using bread’s potential as a social, political, economic, and ecological barometer
Design for distance
How will we design public space post duct-tape-markings?
Design trade organizations to the rescue
Valuable advice for designers and entrepreneurs on how to survive the crisis
Give a Sheet? These designers do
Turning toilet paper into a canvas to raise money for WHO's Covid-19 fund.
Visual Relief
A weekly column by Gorilla Collective on Covid-19
New flat-pack recovery units for doctors and patients
Cameron Sinclair joins humanitarian startup JUPE HEALTH
Michael Johnson on coping in downturn
“All of a sudden, we're dealing with a new and thorny problem – irrelevance.”