One year ago today, the World Health Organisation officially declared coronavirus a global pandemic. Twenty of the world's leading designers, including Thomas Heatherwick, Kelly Hoppen and Sevil Peach, gave us their views on how it has changed the world.
The pandemic has been the most dramatic disruption to human activity in a generation. For many designers, it has been a time to refocus and rethink how we design products, buildings and cities.
"It has challenged us to reassess the 'old normals' that we had based and organised our lives around," explained interior designer Peach.
"Coronavirus has sounded an alarm"
This includes paying more attention to the environment and the impact that humans are having on the Earth. "The coronavirus has sounded an alarm," said Sun Dayong, founding partner of architecture studio Penda, "in effect, reminding people to care for the earth and the environment."
Many of the designers were positive that the pandemic will lead to change, with more focus placed on people.
"It has made us value space and air, said Sarah Wigglesworth, founder of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects. "Hopefully, it has reorientated our focus on the fact that buildings are about people."
"Disasters have been catalysts for major changes in architecture" 
Designer Heatherwick agreed: "We've seen before that disasters have been catalysts for major changes in architecture."
"So I hope the real po...