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Masquespacio Barcelona Amiko interior ice cream shop

Masquespacio reimagines Miami Art Deco style in a futuristic Barcelona ice cream shop

True to its style DNA, Valencia-based design studio Masquespacio creates a candy-coloured interior scheme for Amiko Gelato ice cream parlour in Catalonia's capital

Architecture
19.07.24
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Triennale Milano’s 24th International Exhibition will explore the theme of inequalities

‘I believe, we are more and more aware that if we don’t try to deal with inequalities, we will never seriously slow down global warming and climate change’ says Stefano Boeri, on Triennale Milano's 24th International Exhibition theme. As the Triennale gears up for the launch on 17 May 2025, ICON chats with Stefano Boeri, President of Triennale Milano, to find out more

Architecture
08.07.24
Giles Tettey Nartey

Giles Tettey Nartey talks craft and ritual in ICON’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue

Alongside an academic teaching career at the Bartlett and AA, the British-Ghanaian designer draws on his heritage for installation work that is rooted in West African craft and ritual, exploring inanimate objects and the human processes that interact with them

Architecture
05.07.24
Villa Tugendhat interior

Architecture Icon: Mies van der Rohe’s domestic masterpiece in Brno has survived everything the 20th century could throw at it

Nearly a century after its construction – including a time when its owners were forced to flee for their lives and its spacious living room was used to stable horses – the minimalist splendour of Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat once again shines through

Architecture
27.06.24
Kyle House

Wildland creates design-driven stays and experiences worth travelling for

From wild swims in the coastal village of Tongue to rugged mountain ranges and lovingly restored buildings bringing a cosy Scot-Scandi aesthetic to life, this purpose-led organisation is reconnecting us with our wild side

Architecture
20.06.24
Typology Paris interior orange carpet product display

Snøhetta designs minimalist interior for French skincare label Typology in Paris

Exploring the intersection of material innovation and design, Snøhetta unites minimalism with tradition in their latest project for Typology at the iconic Printemps Haussmann 

Architecture
28.05.24

Brick from a Stone launches at Clerkenwell Design Week 2024

London-based architecture studio Artefact has collaborated with UK stone suppliers Albion Stone and Hutton Stone to catalyse the renaissance of a once favoured and beautifully imperfect construction material

Architecture
23.05.24

A look inside Familien Kvistad’s colour-filled family home in Oslo

Natural materials and a carefully calibrated colour scheme have brought a new brightness to a once overlooked family home, under the expert eye of Familien Kvistad

Architecture
17.05.24

Atelier L’Abri completes silver-clad house in forested hills of Canadian Laurentians

A contemporary cabin for dog lovers, this tiny home marries functionality and minimalism within an ultra-compact building footprint

Architecture
14.03.24

Photographer Ruben Hughes shares how he captures the streets of New York and Copenhagen

Best known for his collaborations with high-value brands, Copenhagen-based Ruben Hughes, whose work features on the cover of ICON 214, captures the street spirit of New York and the young people of his adopted home with his Leica M6

Architecture
12.03.24

House Dokka combines simple geometry and natural materials to create a home that resembles a floating treehouse

Located in Kongsberg, Norway, Snøhetta and Tor Helge Dokka have designed a mass-timber, single-family house with a low CO2 footprint

Architecture
27.02.24

Makhno Studio’s Gnizdo houses seamlessly blend tradition and futurism

With a completion date set for this year, Ukrainian architectural studio Makhno’s latest project fuses past and future eras through traditional building methods and materials and contemporary aesthetics.

Architecture
26.02.24

This new eco-conscious hotel concept in the Trosa archipelago draws a discerning crowd

Realised by Swedish architect Andreas Martin-Löf, and founded by Umberto Garabello, Landet Stay embraces local ties and natural surroundings

Architecture
23.02.24

Clément Cividino’s restoration of a 1960s fibreglass pod by Nikolaos Xasteros lands in the Spanish countryside

A perfectly restored fibreglass pod represents a labour of love for dealer and curator Clément Cividino, who is bringing back to life the prefabricated architecture of the 1960s and 1970s Space Age

Architecture
15.02.24

A new exhibition at Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center celebrates Albert Frey

The Swiss architect from the studio of Le Corbusier who went on to create his own brand of modernism in the Californian desert is being celebrated in Palm Springs, the town he made his own

Architecture
22.01.24

Hérault Arnod Architectures teams up with Dutch artist Krijn de Koning to design mobile museum for MUMO and Centre Pompidou

MUMO and Centre Pompidou have joined forces with Hérault Arnod Architectures and Dutch artist Krijn de Koning to launch a mobile museum, which will take art to communities across France

Architecture
18.01.24

Parts and Labor Design adds walnut wood panels and Italian red stone to subterranean bar in New York

Set in the corner of the landmark Townsend building, one of the Flatiron District’s architectural jewels since its construction between 1896 and 1897, Sotto is the neighbourhood's latest chic addition 

Architecture
15.01.24

Form Us With Love and EasyMining explore innovative circular uses for a materials by-product

A collaboration between circular materials company EasyMining and Swedish design studio Form Us With Love has been exploring design-friendly uses for sand that is generated as a by-product of waste recovery

Architecture
04.01.24

Vitra’s new retrospective of the Dutch photographer who describes himself as a visual storyteller

Iwan Baan’s photographic retrospective at Vitra’s Design Museum in Weil am Rhein shows how people make places

Architecture
03.01.24

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

Architecture
20.12.23

How Hesselbrand is scaling up experience-led interiors and socially-driven ideas

From a trio of Scandinavian classmates to a studio of eight, on the advent of its 10th birthday, we shine a light on Hesselbrand's existing and upcoming work, ranging from residential and hospitality projects to arts and culture

Architecture
13.12.23

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Architects join forces to design birdhouse project for charity auction at Christie’s

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Lee Broom unveils his first Landmark commission for London Design Festival

Architectural practice Local Local unveils a new contemporary art gallery in the heart of Athens

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