Lucas Zito explores the evolving design capabilities of 3D printing
Based in Paris, designer Lucas Zito has gone from utilising 3D printing as a prototyping method to a core function of his manufacturing processes. He discusses his creative journey with Roddy Clarke
Meet MVE-Collection: The design studio transforming construction waste into statement furniture and objects
Set up by French architect Vincent Eschalier and designer Mattéo Lecuru in 2023, MVE-Collection is a design studio creating furniture from waste raw materials sourced from construction sites across France.
Copenhagen Architecture Biennial slows down to highlight caring approaches to people and the planet
Across exhibitions, installations and a talks programme, the inaugural edition explored gentler ways of designing and inhabiting the world. Beneath its official theme slowness ran a deeper current and turn toward care for materials, communities and fragile ecologies
Harriet Allure’s Zenzi candle weaves together Swedish minimalism and Ghanaian heritage
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Architecture
Copenhagen Architecture Biennial slows down to highlight caring approaches to people and the planet
Across exhibitions, installations and a talks programme, the inaugural edition explored gentler ways of designing and inhabiting the world. Beneath its official theme slowness ran a deeper current and turn toward care for materials, communities and fragile ecologies
The newly opened Darsena Listening Suite at Il Sereno in Lake Como is a playground for audiophiles
The hotel's owner-audiophile Luis Contreras and designer Patricia Urquiola team up to turn 200 sq m of lakefront space into a dedicated hi-fi sanctuary
How Lake Como Design Festival became the quiet leader of a slow, local design revolution
The seventh edition, held under the theme Fragments, took place earlier this month and proved to be one of the strongest to date. ICON travelled to Como to find out how this city is rewriting the rules of the design fair
Design
Lucas Zito explores the evolving design capabilities of 3D printing
Based in Paris, designer Lucas Zito has gone from utilising 3D printing as a prototyping method to a core function of his manufacturing processes. He discusses his creative journey with Roddy Clarke
Meet MVE-Collection: The design studio transforming construction waste into statement furniture and objects
Set up by French architect Vincent Eschalier and designer Mattéo Lecuru in 2023, MVE-Collection is a design studio creating furniture from waste raw materials sourced from construction sites across France.
Opinion
Connection and community emerge as prevalent topics across London Design Festival
From engaging conversations to immersive events and a run club, the desire to strengthen our creative communities was apparent at this year’s London Design Festival
Has the design industry become enamoured with the hype culture of the fashion world?
As Milan Design Week returned earlier this month, a world of luxurious escapism set the tone while endless queues and influencer-filled crowds sparked a multitude of reactions.
How Minus Furniture is exploring a net zero business model
Can furniture really be carbon negative? Minus Furniture is a research-driven design studio seeking to explore the reality of a net zero and below zero business model. Roddy Clarke investigates
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