This week on Dezeen, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort argued that the disruption and economic standstill caused by the coronavirus outbreak could ultimately lead to a positive outcome for the planet and its people.
In an exclusive interview, the trend forecaster said she hopes that, as our regular travel, production and consumption patterns are upended, humanity would put a better system in place "with more respect for human labour and conditions".
"Anyone still planning public events in the coming months might as well stop organising today and find innovative ways to communicate and relay the information differently," she added.
The Met museum closed in response to spread of coronavirus in New York
As the WHO officially declared that the spread of the disease has reached pandemic levels, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art shut its doors indefinitely, while the DesignMarch festival in Iceland and 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen were both postponed. As events continue to be impacted, Dezeen Events Guide has created a dedicated page listing all major events affected by the virus.
In response to the outbreak design schools and studios have started moving their operations online instead of cancelling them completely, in the hopes of maintaining a level of normality under the circumstances.
Micro unveils electric bubble car and three-wheeled e-scooter
The Harvard Graduate School of Design, Note Design Studio and the Geneva Motor Show were some of the institu...