Experimental ‘Play-Lab’ for teenagers prototyped by Matter Design
The design studio created an unusual kit of parts for outdoor adolescent education at The Grayson School in Pennsylvania
‘Staircase of Dreams’ unveiled in east London by The Fandangoe Kid and local students
Located on the steps of Waltham Forest College, the colourful intervention is part of the new local William Morris Design Line
Lee Broom launches music-inspired ‘Maestro’ chair
Debuted with a special film as part of London Design Festival, Broom's new chair is influenced by classical music and mid-century design
Project Room designs new streetlight for Los Angeles
The design studio’s 'bouquet' concept offers variety and flexibility to street lighting in the city
Virgil Abloh unveils artwork in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz
The fashion designer has redesigned the classic G-Class SUV with Mercedes-Benz chief design officer Gorden Wagener
Crowded aerial photographs re-imagined for a post-COVID landscape
Cássio Vasconcellos’ digitally-manipulated photographs take on a new meaning after the pandemic
Will design weeks survive the pandemic?
Writer and curator Max Fraser goes head to head with designer and author Seetal Solanki on the future of design weeks
Cluster Crafts returns to London this October
The affordable craft fair will hold its fourth edition at Bermondsey's Ugly Duck
Tate St Ives to stage Haegue Yang’s Strange Attractors
This autumn, the Tate St Ives will host ‘Strange Attractors’ by celebrated South Korean artist Haegue Yang
Pablo Reinoso’s benches are both organic and otherworldly
An exhibition at Waddington Custot will celebrate the sculptor's exploration of our complicated relationship with nature
Artist KG Nilson creates home and fashion capsule for ARKET
The retailer’s collaboration with the Swedish visual artist marks the first in a series of collections produced with Nordic-region creators
With Pure Skies, PriestmanGoode designs the future of hygienic air travel
A new concept from the international design company facilitates touch-free plane journeys post-Covid
Stiliyana Minkovska donates her Ultima Thule collection to St Thomas’ Hospital
The alternative birthing suite, designed by architect and designer Stiliyana Minkovska, is now at St Thomas' Hospital
The Alexagate aims to stop Amazon’s background listening
This newly developed add-on accessory uses ultrasonic technology to jam the tech giant from recording conversations.
Exploring eclecticism in the French design scene
A new collection of innovative products demonstrates that French design isn’t only concerned with heritage and classicism.
19 Chairs project calls on designers to reimagine seating for older people
Designer brothers Tom and Will Butterfield turned wasted hours during lockdown into a design project, enlisting industry greats to reinvent seating for older people.
How an underwater museum is using design to platform reef conversation
ICON speaks to British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, who has sunk a 165 tonne greenhouse in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef to offer experiential learning about reef restoration.
