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

Argentine-Spanish artist Felipe Pantone has reinvented the brand’s iconic Archibald armchair in the style of boundary-pushing art

Design
08.04.22
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The Eames Institute brings Ray and Charles Eameses’ legacy of creative problem-solving to future generations

The formation of the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, a new nonprofit organisation, aims to bring the lessons of Ray and Charles Eames to those looking to solve today’s most challenging issues

Design
06.04.22
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Adam Nathaniel Furman designs hand-blown glass collection for BEIT Collective

The two new collections, Chess and Phoenician, are brought to life by skilled artisans, in homage to Lebanese traditions

Design
05.04.22

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

Organised by Form/Design Center, Southern Sweden Design Days will showcase a selection of new work from ten designers and studios

Design
31.03.22
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Desert X AlUla places contemporary artworks amidst desert landscape

The second edition of the international art exhibition features 15 artists exploring ideas of mirage and oasis under the theme sarab

Design
24.03.22

Design Icon: Bruno Munari

Bruno Munari's dizzyingly versatile body of work has always been hard to categorise. But he had the rare ability to alchemise the ordinary into something luminous, writes Rick Poynor

Design
22.03.22
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Monotype Studio releases 2022 Type Trends report

The report uncovers how design reflects society, key trends in typography and branding, and how the creative world is adopting technology 

Design
17.03.22

Curatorial team unveiled for British Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Biennale

The British Council has announced the curatorial team that will represent Great Britain at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia

Design
14.03.22

Have A Butchers and Hempstead May & May Print launch charity sale to raise funds for Ukraine

Set up by two East London studios and featuring 55 photographic prints, proceeds will be donated to the British Red Cross, Ukraine Crisis Appeal

Design
09.03.22
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NGV and Melbourne Art Foundation announce the launch of Melbourne Design Fair

March sees the inauguration of Melbourne’s collectible design fair, the first of its kind in Australia

Design
08.03.22
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Somewhere Good creates more nurturing digital spaces

How can we rethink digital spaces – and design a better kind of social media? Somewhere Good, a new initiative from entrepreneur Naj Austin, attempts to do just that

Design
07.03.22

Patricia Urquiola designs Haworth Hotel in Michigan

The Milan-based architect and designer has applied her love of colour and comfort to the project in the US city of Holland

Design
02.03.22

Inside Outside retrospective opens at MAXXI with giant curtain installation

70 of the landscape design practice's projects are presented in a striking outdoor installation in Rome

Design
28.02.22

V&A launches 10-year project exploring sustainable materials

Make Good: Rethinking Material Futures includes annual displays celebrating sustainable design

Design
25.02.22

Design Museum celebrates sustainable fashion designer Bethany Williams

The London-based designer transforms waste material and collaborates with communities

Design
22.02.22

Mary Katrantzou designs first tile range

In the 'Victorian' collection for Villeroy & Boch, the Greek fashion designer draws inspiration from postage stamps and butterfly collecting

Design
03.02.22

Design Museum announces Netflix exhibition this summer

The exhibition in London will celebrate Netflix's 'design journey' since its launch in 1997

Design
01.02.22

Max Lamb designs altar for modernist church in Peckham

The designer's minimal works for the community-focused church aim to honour its original materiality

Design
25.01.22

Powered by dance: Glasgow arts centre generates energy from clubbers

The Bodyheat project at SWG3 shows how designing renewable energy systems can be fun, too

Design
18.01.22

Mac Collins wins Design Museum’s new annual prize

The young furniture designer receives the inaugural Ralph Saltzman Prize, a new award that celebrates emerging designers

Design
14.01.22

Levi’s launches recycled and recyclable jeans

The new, circular version of the iconic 501 jeans is another step in the fashion industry's reckoning with its environmental footprint

Design
14.01.22

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Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Meet Slow – the family business championing a conscious approach to soft furnishings

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

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Meet Milla Novo: The textile artist bridging the gap between technology and heritage crafts




Architects

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

Architecture Against the Odds looks at difficult sites in a new exhibition at RIBA

Out of rubble: archigrest and topoScape reimagine Warsaw’s Uprising Mound as a living park and monument

A new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center puts on show a bold response to rising waters

LA practice Kadre Architects uses design as a street-level tool for social change

A new book by Stefano Casciani offers an insight into Piero Lissoni’s work

Architecture Icon: The Paimio Sanatorium and its humanistic approach to modernism

Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy

Architecture Icon: Alvar and Aino Aalto’s house in Helsinki bears all the hallmarks of their approach to design


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RIMOWA collaborates with Ptolemy Mann for its latest limited-edition release

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Meet Slow – the family business championing a conscious approach to soft furnishings

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches

Meet Milla Novo: The textile artist bridging the gap between technology and heritage crafts

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400


Videos

RIMOWA collaborates with Ptolemy Mann for its latest limited-edition release

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Meet Slow – the family business championing a conscious approach to soft furnishings

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches

Meet Milla Novo: The textile artist bridging the gap between technology and heritage crafts