It’s rare that a building looks like nothing else of its kind, but “La Trufa” by Anton Garcia-Abril and Ensamble Studio is one such work.
Eindhoven-based designer Mike Thompson has created a hanging lamp powered by algae
Last week, some of the world's leading architects and designers gathered in Belgrade for three days of talks. Icon was there.

The Spun chair was shown by Magis during the Milan furniture fair, but it started life as a limited edition piece at the Haunch of Venison gallery in London.

Issue 085 out now 04 June 2010

There's a whole heap of good things in the July icon, issue 085, now in shops - and top of the pile is Sou Fujimoto’s stacked up houses in Tokyo.
Last week South African architect Peter Rich talked at icon minds in London. Here is one of his most recent projects – a community space in the township of Alexandra outside Johannesburg.
Africa’s neglected architectural heritage is being recorded in striking 3D images by the Zamani project.
Olafur Eliasson and Ma Yansong’s smoke-filled room in Beijing sends Johanna Agerman on a journey of blind, misplaced faith.

June Diary 27 May 2010

The London Festival of Architecture will take over the city for 19 days in June, giving a taste of what to expect in the Olympic year 2012. Plus there’s a busy round of summer events and exhibitions.

M’Afrique is a furniture collection for the Italian brand Moroso, produced with the help of traditional craftsmen in Senegal.

The Bouroullecs are exhibiting a collection of new work inspired by nature at Galerie Kreo in Paris.

The reopening of the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a marriage of art and nature, says Bill Millard.

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