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Norman Foster curates new automobile exhibition at Guggenheim Bilbao

A new exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Motion: Autos, Art, Architecture, celebrates the artistic dimension of the automobile

Design
22.04.22
design, valencia, world capital of design, inclusive design, Trampolín, iconeye, ICON magazine

New platform Trampolín launches to nurture aspiring creatives

Trampolín aims to democratise the creative industries by giving all people equal opportunity to realise their creative potential

Design
21.04.22
Vitra, plastic, design, exhibition, Bakelite Collection, Plastic: Remaking Our World, iconeye, ICON magazine

Plastic: Remaking Our World examines the history and future of a controversial material

The exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum brings together objects of the pop era as well as contemporary designs and smart concepts for waste reduction 

Design
20.04.22
David Chipperfield Architects Milan, Venice, Italy, restoration, architecture, Procuratie Vecchie, iconeye, ICON magazine

David Chipperfield Architects Milan unveils restoration of Procuratie Vecchie in Venice

The five-year project, led by David Chipperfield Architects Milan and commissioned by Generali, reunifies the sixteenth-century structure

Architecture
19.04.22

Design

Norman Foster curates new automobile exhibition at Guggenheim Bilbao

New platform Trampolín launches to nurture aspiring creatives

Plastic: Remaking Our World examines the history and future of a controversial material

Emma Scully Gallery celebrates 30th Anniversary of Jane Atfield’s RCP2 Chair

Poltrona Frau celebrates 110th Anniversary with mark-making artist Felipe Pantone

The Eames Institute brings Ray and Charles Eameses’ legacy of creative problem-solving to future generations

Adam Nathaniel Furman designs hand-blown glass collection for BEIT Collective

Digital gallery Adorno teams up with Southern Sweden Design Days to unveil new collection Proximity

Design Icon: The Fiat Nuova Cinquecento brought driving to the Italian masses




Architecture

David Chipperfield Architects Milan, Venice, Italy, restoration, architecture, Procuratie Vecchie, iconeye, ICON magazine

David Chipperfield Architects Milan unveils restoration of Procuratie Vecchie in Venice

The five-year project, led by David Chipperfield Architects Milan and commissioned by Generali, reunifies the sixteenth-century structure

Architecture
19.04.22
architecture, La Muralla Roja, Spain, Ricardo Bofill, photography, iconeye, ICON magazine

Spanish photographer Andrés Gallardo captures La Muralla Roja in new photo series

The postmodern apartment complex in Spain's Manzanera, Calpe, has now been shot from an entirely new perspective

Architecture
14.04.22
Atelier Data, Portugal, residential, architecture, Casa Mãe, iconeye, ICON magazine

Atelier Data designs minimalist house in rural Portugal

Portuguese studio Atelier Data has created a contemporary house, Casa Mãe, in Alcácer do Sal using traditional methods and materials

Architecture
13.04.22

Cities

Mecanoo-designed Manchester district completes

In Nice, a new neighbourhood covered in plants emerges

‘Modernist Glade’ created in Milton Keynes by Hayatsu Architects and Tue Greenfort

‘15-minute city’ idea wins Obel Award

London’s Design District opens on Greenwich Peninsula

Paris plans first ‘zero-carbon’ neighbourhood

New book explores the cultural and social history of the London pub

South Kensington installations propose greener London

Social housing and the hopes of young Londoners: Ayo Akingbade’s A Glittering City


Design

Norman Foster curates new automobile exhibition at Guggenheim Bilbao

A new exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Motion: Autos, Art, Architecture, celebrates the artistic dimension of the automobile

Design
22.04.22
design, valencia, world capital of design, inclusive design, Trampolín, iconeye, ICON magazine

New platform Trampolín launches to nurture aspiring creatives

Trampolín aims to democratise the creative industries by giving all people equal opportunity to realise their creative potential

Design
21.04.22
Vitra, plastic, design, exhibition, Bakelite Collection, Plastic: Remaking Our World, iconeye, ICON magazine

Plastic: Remaking Our World examines the history and future of a controversial material

The exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum brings together objects of the pop era as well as contemporary designs and smart concepts for waste reduction 

Design
20.04.22

Videos

ICON Minds: the future of the home

ICON Minds: the future of work

Sustainable design: Pentatonic x Snarkitecture talk recycled materials

Salone del Mobile: Tomas Alonso and Studio Brynjar & Veronika for Swarovski

New Nordic design

UK Construction Week

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Nendo’s Oki Sato

Keiichi Matsuda: Augmented Hyper-Reality


Opinion

Architecture, Cities, Helsinki, Scandinavian Design, wellbeing, urban, public spaces, ICON magazine

Why coastal cities should adapt their industrial harbours to contemporary public needs

Adapting and opening up urban harbours to contemporary needs is vital to improving resilience and wellbeing, says Hanna Harris

Opinion
11.03.22

Designers can – and should – have local impact

The pandemic has activated designers to expand their traditional roles – and we’re not going back, write Andrew Brown and Katherine Sacco

Opinion
20.01.22

We need to design AI systems free of bias and harm

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can have damaging effects, especially on marginalised communities, says Sasha Constanza-Chock

Opinion
08.12.21

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