Note (design studio) presents first architecture project in Sweden’s rural Jämtland
Located in the steep mountain terrain of Ottsjö, south of Åre Ski Resort, Note's inaugural architectural project is a modern rural home designed to maximise mountain views
Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season
The right lighting can transform a space in an instant. This season, ICON team's curated selection of lighting picks does exactly that, spotlighting pieces that are functional and elegant, from sculptural statement lamps to subtle pendants
Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy
The Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York, chartered as The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, was the first museum in the United States designed by a living artist to show their own work, and reflects the diversity of his sculptural approach
ICON profiles the female leaders revolutionising the Scandinavian fashion industry
We meet the female leaders shaking up the Scandinavian fashion industry and setting a new path for visual culture
Design
Architecture
Note (design studio) presents first architecture project in Sweden’s rural Jämtland
Located in the steep mountain terrain of Ottsjö, south of Åre Ski Resort, Note's inaugural architectural project is a modern rural home designed to maximise mountain views
Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy
The Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York, chartered as The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, was the first museum in the United States designed by a living artist to show their own work, and reflects the diversity of his sculptural approach
Gustav Winsth and Max Stjerna reimagine the Stockholm showroom of Swedish glassware brand Bobo
For his first interior project, Winsth collaborated with Stockholm-based designer Stjerna, using rich tones and layered textures to create a moody atmosphere for Bobo's new showroom
Design
Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season
The right lighting can transform a space in an instant. This season, ICON team's curated selection of lighting picks does exactly that, spotlighting pieces that are functional and elegant, from sculptural statement lamps to subtle pendants
ICON profiles the female leaders revolutionising the Scandinavian fashion industry
We meet the female leaders shaking up the Scandinavian fashion industry and setting a new path for visual culture
Cape Town Furniture Week returns for its third edition with a record number of visitors
Bringing together a wealth of design talent from across the country, Cape Town Furniture Week returned for its third year hosting a variety of exhibitions and events throughout the city drawing record numbers to the festival.
Opinion
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
Milo Mcloughlin-Greening of Batch.Works on how we must change patterns of manufacturing
To truly bring about change we must foster entirely new ideas about how products are manufactured and consumed, writes Milo Mcloughlin-Greening of Batch.Works
Speakers at the Sharjah Architecture Triennial took inspiration from the past in redefining strategies of renewal and sustainability for Africa
The Sharjah Architecture Triennial saw a new focus on redefining scarcity and abundance in Africa, writes our new columnist Rue Kothari
