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Evelina Kroon draws on retro graphic patterns from the 60s for her latest work with Aritco

Swedish lift company Aritco has teamed up with artist and cross-disciplinary creative Evelina Kroon who is an up-and-comer we’re watching closely

Design
17.09.22

Sabine Marcelis, Lee Broom and more join Discussions at Design London

Curated by Katie Richardson, Discussions at Design London features four days of compelling headline talks, trend forecasts and panel discussions with both leading designers and rising stars of the design world

Design
16.09.22

Finland welcomes new design festival to Helsinki

This August sees the inaugural edition of a brand-new design festival, set to become an annual fixture on the international design calendar

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10.08.22

Biennale De Renava opens its first edition in Bonifacio

The biennale presents the works of internationally renowned artists such as Rineke Dijkstra, Anish Kapoor and Kara Walker and proposes alternative visions of the Mediterranean

Design
04.08.22

André Fu announces three site specific commissions for Hong Kong Palace Museum

Architect and designer André Fu was tasked with creating three site specific commissions including a major installation of modular seating

Design
25.07.22

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

Design
21.07.22

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 

Design
19.07.22

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

Design
18.07.22

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

Design
04.07.22

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

Design
29.06.22

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

Design
15.06.22

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

Design
09.06.22

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

Design
08.06.22

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

Design
06.06.22

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

Design
31.05.22

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

Design
30.05.22

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
20.05.22

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

Design
10.05.22
Canada, First Nation art, architecture, Caroline Monnet, iconeye, ICON magazine

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

Design
06.05.22
Simon Skinner, Swedish design, Scandinavian design, iconeye, ICON magazine

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
05.05.22
Flétta, design, Iceland, sustainable design, upcycling, trophy, icelandic design, iconeye, ICON magazine

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

Design
27.04.22

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Editor’s Picks: 5 highlights from Lake Como Design Festival

FLOOR_STORY launches bold new collections at the London Design Festival

Archaeology of the Future

7 things to see at London Design Festival 2023

ICON 213 : Autumn 2023

Iris Ceramica Group – thank you for submitting your RSVP

Iris Ceramica Group

Bunn Studio draws on the classic virtues of Danish design for new Garde Hvalsøe showroom

Pietre Incise by Lithos Design: modular coverings with infinite applications




Architects

Bunn Studio draws on the classic virtues of Danish design for new Garde Hvalsøe showroom

What is the possible endgame for The Line, one of the most viral and controversial architectural projects?

Imagining the Future Museum: 21 Dialogues with Architects by András Szántó

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

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

Copenhagen-based research and design lab SPACE10 explores the building blocks of future homes that give back

Visual artist Michal Zahornacky’s drone photographs make reality look like fiction

Why architects need to consider emotional inhabitance

The iconic Buchli house at USM’s Münsingen campus in Switzerland is back in use


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Why brand space needs pace: what we can learn from the art of filmmaking

Arina Shokouhi, the designer of the Ecovado, believes that experimenting should begin at home

Bryan O’Sullivan Studio launches first collection of furniture, lighting and objects

British designer Faye Toogood on creating contemporary classics

Design Icon: The Fiat Nuova Cinquecento brought driving to the Italian masses

US-based surface innovator Kaijie Chen talks tech and visual artistry


Videos

Editor’s Picks: 5 highlights from Lake Como Design Festival

FLOOR_STORY launches bold new collections at the London Design Festival

Archaeology of the Future

7 things to see at London Design Festival 2023

ICON 213 : Autumn 2023

Iris Ceramica Group – thank you for submitting your RSVP

Iris Ceramica Group

Bunn Studio draws on the classic virtues of Danish design for new Garde Hvalsøe showroom

Pietre Incise by Lithos Design: modular coverings with infinite applications