5 Highlights from Design Miami 2025
Returning for its 21st edition, Design Miami showcased its largest curation to date. ICON explores some of this year’s top highlights.
Inside a fully furnished Artemest London penthouse designed by Róisín Lafferty
Taking residence for the first time in London, Italian design gallery Artemest has unveiled a fully furnished penthouse with its interiors conceived by acclaimed designer Róisín Lafferty
Meet the creative duo behind Swiss multi-disciplinary design practice Gini Moynier
Since launching their eponymous design studio in 2023, Amandine Gini and Victor Moynier have worked on multiple projects exploring the ongoing dialogue between contemporary societal issues and cultural heritage. In an exclusive interview with ICON, they reveal the purpose behind their work
PINCH reaffirms the beauty of natural materials with its latest collection
After celebrating its 20th anniversary last year, British design studio PINCH has unveiled a follow-up 10-piece collection titled ‘A Return to Home’, reiterating its dedication to British craft and natural materials
Meet the dynamic duo behind collectible design gallery STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN
ICON sits down with Nacho Polo and Robert Onuska, the creative couple behind collectible design gallery STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN who will be opening a physical space in London next year.
Lee Broom unveils a temporary lighting installation at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
Kicking off the festive season at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair last month, Lee Broom has unveiled a new sculptural lighting installation set within the hotel’s marble staircase.
Fleur Delesalle unveils three new additions to her furniture collection
Paris-based interior designer Fleur Delesalle has added three new designs to her furniture collection, reiterating her love for neo-classical style and the importance of celebrating the joy of living
Matteo Thun & Partners turn lava stone and glass into wall covering for Florim
The duo's collection, entitled SensiEtna, is mostly composed of recycled and reused lava slab offcuts, and produced in collaboration with Nerosicilia
Julie Richoz creates a free design toolkit in partnership with A Vibe Called Tech and WePresent
Bringing a welcome accessibility to the world of design, Swiss-French designer Julie Richoz has collaborated with A Vibe Called Tech and WePresent to create an open-source design toolkit allowing users to create a customisable mirror for themselves
Italian knitwear brand Artknit Studios brings its savoir-faire to London
Recently opening its first UK-based retail space, Italian fashion brand Artknit Studios continues to champion Italian artisanal craft. Roddy Clarke speaks to the brand’s founder, Alessandro Lovisetto.
The Ripple Effect: Alicja Patanowska on copper mining, meditation and working with clay
For Polish designer Alicja Patanowska, her latest projects explore how design can encourage us to think about what we buy, what we discard and how we connect to the things we keep
Gubi reimagines Pierre Paulin’s 1960s F300 Lounge Chair with sustainable materials for a new era
More than half a century after its debut, Pierre Paulin’s F300 Lounge Chair has been reissued by GUBI, reimagined for today with sustainable materials and a Bauhaus-inspired campaign – and the sculptural design still feels strikingly fresh
Lucas Zito explores the evolving design capabilities of 3D printing
Based in Paris, designer Lucas Zito has gone from utilising 3D printing as a prototyping method to a core function of his manufacturing processes. He discusses his creative journey with Roddy Clarke
Meet MVE-Collection: The design studio transforming construction waste into statement furniture and objects
Set up by French architect Vincent Eschalier and designer Mattéo Lecuru in 2023, MVE-Collection is a design studio creating furniture from waste raw materials sourced from construction sites across France.
Harriet Allure’s Zenzi candle weaves together Swedish minimalism and Ghanaian heritage
Dubai Design Week 2025: Isola launches its new Isola Space and unveils three curated exhibitions
LAYER designs a modular foam-free camping mattress system for sleep start-up MAZZU
Seeking to address the camping sector’s global waste issue, Chinese sleep brand MAZZU has called on design studio LAYER to create a modular foam-free camping mattress system
How Poland’s economic boom is fuelling a design revolution
Poland is a country that's growing in strength both economically and militarily. Increasingly, the nation's new-found confidence can be discovered in its burgeoning design scene
Henry Holland Studio unveils its inaugural furniture collection
As part of Mount Street Arts Festival, Henry Holland Studio has debuted its first foray into the world of furniture, building on its popular hand-built ceramic collections
Flos fuses craft and technology in its reissue of the 1963 Seki-Han Floor Lamp by Tobia Scarpa
Flos has unveiled a reissue of the Seki-Han floor lamp, originally designed for the Italian lighting manufacturer by Tobia Scarpa in 1963, with updated features that enhance its functionality
