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Panoptikum Collections and Valery Kuznetsov put a quirky spin on storage design with their new launch BUGS

The Ukrainian studio has captured the industry's attention with their fresh designs and quirky collectible objects

Design
23.03.23

How Finland’s great chair designer Yrjö Kukkapuro modelled his designs on casts of his own body

It's sometimes said that we solved the problem of sitting down long ago – but Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro has spent close to seven decades refining the ways in which we sit in comfort

Design
22.03.23

New exhibition Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth is now open

The exhibition places contemporary works in direct relationship to the historic design at Chatsworth, creating unexpected connections between past and present

Design
20.03.23

Marsèll and Carsten Nicolai invite viewers to explore the unknown with new installation Transmitter / Receiver

Originally produced for the Haus der Kunst gallery in Munich, the site-specific installation will return during Milan Art Week next month

Design
16.03.23

From the Archive: A short history of the iconic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen

Designed in the fifties, the Egg Chair is a design classic that has become one of the most recognisable and copied chairs of all time

Design
14.03.23

The sixth edition of COLLECTIBLE brings together the best in contemporary design

The international fair for collectible design returns from 9-12 March in a new landmark venue, the Sheds of Tour & Taxis in Brussels

Design
08.03.23

Aalto University graduate Irene Purasachit creates practical new products from discarded flower waste

Former Helsinki local Irene Purasachit explores the potential of turning unwanted flowers into environmentally responsible materials

Design
02.03.23

Sabine Marcelis on materials, colour and her major collaboration with IKEA

With a new lighting collection for IKEA, the Rotterdam-based designer’s distinctive approach to material and colour is very much of the moment

Design
27.02.23

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

The Tank, as it was nicknamed, made its debut in 1936, bringing its Finnish designer a new international acclaim

Design
22.02.23

Editor’s picks: 10 highlights from Stockholm Design Week 2023

Last week saw the design world take over the city of Stockholm to celebrate the return of the much-loved Stockholm Design Week and Stockholm Furniture Fair. ICON shares the latest news and inspiration

Design
17.02.23

Natural Connections is a playful exploration of materiality and our relation to nature

Now on display at Matadero Madrid, as part of Madrid Design Festival 2023, the exhibition focuses on three sustainable American hardwoods

Design
14.02.23

The essential steps to designing with empathy

The continued success of Finnish design and architecture is empathy, says Hanna Laikola

Design
06.02.23

How young studio Vaarnii is making the most of Finland’s timber resources

The furniture company creates beautifully simple designs using Finnish pine and works with local craftspeople and factories in Finland

Design
03.02.23

The founders of Milan digital gallery Vaspaar share how they bring the art of collecting to life

From Vaspaar, their Milan digital gallery, Andrea Grecucci and Kaisha Davierwalla sell classics of midcentury design to a growing band of discerning collectors

Design
01.02.23

The story of Benjamin Hubert’s LAYER is told in a new monograph

Benjamin Hubert’s design journey has been captured between the covers of a tactile hardback that gives readers an inside view of this complex industry

Design
31.01.23

Clerkenwell Design Week announces new partnership for scaled up return to EC1

Clerkenwell Design Week, the UK’s leading design festival, returns to London between 23 – 25 May 2023 with a stronger-than-ever programme including the exciting addition of Design London

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27.01.23

A short history of the Bubble Chair

Eero Aarnio’s iconic Bubble Chair, first designed in 1963, is a clear, ball-shaped seat that hangs from the ceiling

Design
19.01.23

Yinka Ilori brings the feel-good factor back to London

Working in rainbow-bright colours and bold patterns, Yinka Ilori puts a welcome face on public spaces, giving the city back its sense of fun

Design
16.01.23

From the Archive: A short history of the Bauhaus

Bauhaus, founded in the city of Weimar by architect Walter Gropius, originated as a German school of the arts in the early 20th century 

Design
11.01.23

Power Station of Art and CHANEL Culture Fund highlight the art of craft in China

The first season of the Next Cultural Producer programme, and a series of exhibitions, is on view until 5 February 2023

Design
09.01.23

Carl Hansen & Søn launches apprenticeship programme to train future makers

The apprenticeship workshop, entitled The LAB, aims to preserve the quality and craftsmanship of Denmark

Design
04.01.23

Editor's choice

Design London makes LDF debut this September

Our highlights from London Craft Week 2023

New York studio Particle recycles footwear into furniture and homeware designs

The Sustainable City looks at how truly good architecture can transform a city

The ICON Guide to Clerkenwell Design Week 2023

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

At the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the curators of the British pavilion draw from diaspora placemaking

How recycled hospital equipment is transformed into a plastic pavilion designed for inhospitable climates

Vitra, the Eames Office and Herman Miller unveil a limited-edition design with Steinberg Cat

ICON 212 : Summer 2023




Architects

The Sustainable City looks at how truly good architecture can transform a city

At the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the curators of the British pavilion draw from diaspora placemaking

How recycled hospital equipment is transformed into a plastic pavilion designed for inhospitable climates

Johannes Torpe Studios draw upon Italian and Japanese aesthetics to design new Copenhagen restaurant

Ladbroke Hall is reimagined as a meeting place for artistic expression

The must-see design and architecture events this spring

Lebond Watches collaborate with Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza on new minimalist watch

The Museum of Art and Photography opens in Bangalore

Trewhela Williams unveils its latest project within the Belsize Park Conservation Area of Primrose Hill


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Our highlights from London Craft Week 2023

New York studio Particle recycles footwear into furniture and homeware designs

The ICON Guide to Clerkenwell Design Week 2023

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

Vitra, the Eames Office and Herman Miller unveil a limited-edition design with Steinberg Cat

Swedish label Sandqvist collaborates with Emmely Elgersma to bring Nordic style to London

The must-see design and architecture events this spring

Lebond Watches collaborate with Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza on new minimalist watch

Danish label &Tradition celebrates Verner Panton’s legacy with the Flowerpot lamp


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Design London makes LDF debut this September

Our highlights from London Craft Week 2023

New York studio Particle recycles footwear into furniture and homeware designs

The Sustainable City looks at how truly good architecture can transform a city

The ICON Guide to Clerkenwell Design Week 2023

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

At the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the curators of the British pavilion draw from diaspora placemaking

How recycled hospital equipment is transformed into a plastic pavilion designed for inhospitable climates

Vitra, the Eames Office and Herman Miller unveil a limited-edition design with Steinberg Cat

ICON 212 : Summer 2023