Tham & Videgård Arkitekter’s pragmatic nursery school in Stockholm is enveloped in bright yellow cladding

Ball-Nogues Studio 26 November 2010

Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues present Cradle and Gravity’s Loom – two suspended thread installations that were created using new software and a new fabrication machine, “The Installator”.

A New Icon has Arrived! 16 November 2010

This month, Icon has a completely new look. The magazine has been redesigned by Ken Leung, founding designer of Monocle, and new editor Christopher Turner, former editor-in-chief of Modern Painters and editor at Cabinet, has expanded the editorial, introducing new sections and new features
In celebration of the redesign, Icon hosted a party at the Dray Walk gallery, the Old Truman Brewery on Brick lane. The night was a great success with special thanks to Asahi, Millers Gin and the tasty treats from Soffles.
A new furniture collection from Johanna Dehio turns makeshift objects into credible pieces of design.
A small area under the High Line in New York has been temporarily transformed into a space for collaboration between architects and fashion designers.
PizzaExpress has been undergoing a sonic reinvention, starting with a “living lab” in Richmond, west London.
Craftsmanship, devotion to material and the structure of a children’s toy are the inspirations behind Kengo Kuma’s design for a museum building in central Japan.

LDF: Tuur van Balen 26 October 2010

Revital Cohen and Tuur van Balen exhibited together during the London Design Festival in a show called Further Instructions. Here we have a look at van Balen’s contribution.

Dressing for Pleasure 22 October 2010

Leather, rubber and vinyl fetishists invite you into their beautiful homes in this compilation of vintage smut
We spotted the delicate work by Eindhoven-based design duo BCXSY during the Dutch Design Week last year. Now they are showing their latest project at Established & Sons Limited in London.
The designer launched three products during the London Design Festival: a shoe for Camper, a watch for Rado and a telephone for Punkt.

Issue 089 out now 08 October 2010

The November issue of icon is on sale now. Issey Miyake graces the front cover, while inside we visit BIG’s 8 House, MVRDV’s Balancing Barn and critique the Venice Architecture Biennale.
The legendary former Cherokee Recording Studios in California have been transformed into mixed-use lofts by architect Pugh and Scarpa.

December diary 06 December 2010

It may be freezing outside, but there's still plenty of good reasons to leave the house this December: the winning projects from the Emerging Architecture awards are at the RIBA and Warhol’s early experimental films are on show at MoMA in New York.

October Diary 04 October 2010

Autumn is here and to make it a bit more bearable we have a whole lot of events lined up for you: Ai Weiwei is taking over Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, while over in Vienna there’s a very exciting Design Week.
Garden fencing, bitumen paint, fluorescent lighting, steel and are all part of artist Nathaniel Rackowe’s new installation at Bischoff/Weiss Gallery in London.
Faye Toogood makes her debut as a furniture designer during the London Design Festival.
Monica Förster unveiled a new chair for Bernhardt as part of the London Design Festival last week.
A new rooftop space, the Skyroom – designed by David Kohn Architects – was launched in collaboration with the Icon Design Trail yesterday, showing the potential of London’s forgotten rooftops.
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