Memphis Milano opens the doors of the new Memphis Milano Galleria

Set in the heart of Brera, the gallery has now reopened with a new name and look that celebrates the wacky, colourful world of Memphis

Korea’s newest wave of artists land in London

The Coronet Theatre will present Tiger is Coming, a month-long season featuring the best of Korea’s contemporary art scene 

We meet the Nordic designers bucking the minimalist trend

The clean lines of mid-century modernism and its successors are what we have come to associate with Nordic design. But there is another, more colourful, story that is less often told

DesignKind explores the relationship between racial and climate justice

Today, the British Council, Do the Green Thing and Pentagram launch DesignKind, a collaborative project that explores climate justice through a racial lens

How fashion company Community Clothing is breathing new life into Britain’s manufacturing industry

When menswear designer Patrick Grant found his suppliers were going out of business, he took a radical decision. Now, Community Clothing is helping to put British manufacture back on the map

Editor’s Picks: 11 highlights from Milan Design Week

Last week, Fuorisalone and Salone del Mobile welcomed the design crowd back to Milan. ICON shares the latest news and inspiration from the world's biggest design fair

The Swedish creatives at the forefront of sustainable thinking

A celebration of Nordic design, this year's Stockholm Creative Edition showcased the Swedish designers and brands working towards a better future

Philippe Starck reinvents iconic Medallion chair for Milan Design Week

Dior Maison has invited Philippe Starck to reimagine a classic icon. The result, Miss Dior, is now on show at Palazzo Citterio for Milan Design Week

Achromia by India Mahdavi is an exploration of form in the absence of colour

The new commission by Carwan Gallery is a reflection on the link between Mahdavi’s work and the erasure of colour from classical art and architecture

Matter by Norwegian Presence to showcase emerging talent at Milan Design Week 2022

Inside Brera’s Galleria Milano, 10 leading design talents and projects will show their nature-inspired pieces that define Norwegian design today

Public sculpture on display in Riga invites visitors to explore outdoor art

A Cloud of blue Mist, an eye-catching art installation, combines public art, play and placemaking on the southern outskirts of Riga

Superflux uses myth-inspired installations to speculate on possible futures

The studio's exploration of myth and renewal offers us a new perspective on the climate crisis

Design Icon: How the Zippo lighter became an American design icon

The trustworthy Zippo lighter is known for its classic design, fail-safe flame and for the way it symbolises American style, masculinity and rebelliousness

Artist Caroline Monnet highlights the urgent need to improve housing for Canada’s Indigenous population

First Nations people in Canada have long suffered from unacceptable housing conditions – and that needs to change, writes Caroline Monnet

ICON meets the industrial designer interrogating the notion of ‘Swedishness’

Stockholm’s rising designer, Simon Skinner, builds on his Afro-Caribbean heritage to tell a broader story of Swedishness

Design studio Flétta takes discarded materials and turns them into desirable new objects

A decision to explore local waste material streams led an Icelandic studio to some new design discoveries

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

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

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 

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

The British designer's striking piece of furniture is made exclusively from consumer waste recycled plastics

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