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Earl of East’s new Café collection playfully embraces circularity

Staying true to the brand’s circular ethos, the new Café collection by Earl of East features candles served up in reusable diner mugs

Design
02.07.24

Meet Marina Cighir: The creative force behind Italian design studio Aina Kari

Producing decorative glassware and an exquisite range of home fragrance, Aina Kari is reigniting the beauty of Italian craft. We meet its founder Marina Cighir to discuss the creativity behind the brand and its connection to ancient Persian techniques.

Design
28.06.24

ASICS teams up with HAY for limited edition trainer collection

The collaboration reimagines one of the most iconic styles, the Skyhand OG by ASICS, which dates back to 1994, through the lens of HAY's eye for colour and design

Design
25.06.24
Bolon Atelier September 3 Days of Design

Editor’s Picks: 10 highlights from 3 Days of Design 2024

Copenhagen's popular design festival 3 Days of Design returned from 12-14 June. We round up the latest design news and inspiration from the Danish capital

Design
21.06.24
Mudam

ICON reviews A Model: An Exhibition in Three Parts: Prelude

Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean presents A Model – an exhibition in three parts extending across 2024 – reflecting on the role of the museum today

Design
19.06.24
Man on white bench

Editor’s Picks: Studies of a Bench explores materiality and form during 3 Days of Design

&Tradition's hybrid art-design exhibition aims to highlight the Copenhagen-based brand's global perspective, inviting five designers and design studios from across the globe to explore the material and foundational possibilities of the common bench

Design
18.06.24
Edward John Milton Designer - PU - Still Life

EJM Studio reinterprets the traditional British church pew with new collection

Designer Edward John Milton discusses his upcoming Pew collection and his fascination with traditional typologies while reimagining them for a contemporary design audience

Design
17.06.24

Modern Femininity: Cecilie Bahnsen on the joy of everyday dressing

As one of the most forward-thinking designers working in fashion today, Cecilie Bahnsen's romantic and ethereal fashion seamlessly blends couture elements and Scandinavian comfort. In our exclusive interview, she shares her remarkable journey 

Design
14.06.24
Dinesen John Pawson

Danish timber specialist Dinesen partners up with John Pawson for a new collection on show at 3 Days Of Design

John Pawson’s long-term collaboration with Danish timber flooring company Dinesen has resulted in a new furniture collection that reflects their shared aesthetic of clean lines and functionality

Design
13.06.24

Artek and Tekla celebrate the legacy of Aino Aalto with new bedding collection

At this week’s 3daysofdesign festival in Copenhagen, Artek and Tekla are set to unveil a new limited-edition bedding collection commemorating the 130th birthday of Aino Aalto.

Design
11.06.24
Patrick McDowell by Lorenzo Berni

UK fashion designer Patrick McDowell talks of their life as a force for circularity in the industry

As a voice for sustainability, fashion designer Patrick McDowell has gone from strength to strength since their studio launch in 2018. From dressing stars for the red carpet to theatrical runway presentations, McDowell’s ability to create with both people and planet in mind sets them apart

Design
10.06.24
pink dress

Faye Toogood’s Collection 020 takes its inspiration from painter Philip Guston

Bright pink hues make up Faye Toogood's Collection 02. Finding its design cues in the colourful works of Canadian American painter Philip Guston, the collection celebrates electric-bright, life-giving pinks

Design
31.05.24

Sabine Marcelis adds a colourful touch to the VitraHaus Loft

This summer, Sabine Marcelis is bringing a fresh perspective to residential interiors through a bold transformation of the VitraHaus Loft. Focusing on colour, Vitra will also launch a limited-edition collection to coincide with the collaboration

Design
16.05.24

RAD DESIGN 2024: Romania’s new collectible design fair opens its doors this month

In its inaugural edition, RAD DESIGN marks a significant moment this month being the first contemporary collectible design fair to open in Eastern Europe.

Design
08.05.24

Caon Design Office partners with Woolmark to unveil a circular aircraft seating concept

In a future-focused research project, Caon Design Office and Woolmark have unveiled Modulo – an innovative seating concept centred around circularity.

Design
04.05.24

Five Highlights from Milan Design Week 2024

The annual design event returned to Milan earlier this month. Here are Roddy Clarke’s top picks of the week.

Design
30.04.24

James Bantone teams up with UGG at this year’s Milan Design Week

The multidisciplinary artist's work delves into an ongoing exploration and critical examination of identity through a blend of different mediums

Design
22.04.24
ICON x Milan Design Week 2024

ICON launches its inaugural digital Milan Design Week 2024 Guide

Dedicated to Milan, the mecca for Italian culture, art and design, the guide uncovers the very best of what the city has to offer during Milan Design Week

Design
15.04.24

Meet interior designer Matt McKay as he discusses the inspiration behind the launch of his new furniture collection

Seamlessly blending form and function, Matt McKay’s new furniture collection embodies his interior design sensibilities and unconventional approach.

Design
08.04.24

TAKT is rethinking the way we design, build and sell furniture with its simple self-assembly furniture

With clean, simple, self-assembly designs by notable designers, and a focus on transparency, sustainability and ethical values, Copenhagen-based TAKT is remaking the way we buy furniture

Design
08.04.24

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
29.03.24

Editor's choice

McLaren looks to an unfinished past to design its future

Shoreditch Design Week: London Design Festival’s largest district announces its headliners

The contemporary Magdalen House in Quebec brings a new perspective to coastal architecture

ICON Picks: 10 best new-season design and lifestyle launches

‘We need to talk more about trees’: David Venables of AHEC continues his quest for the preservation of forests and the people behind them

A Douro winery by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo connects design with wine traditions

This Copenhagen park nurtures climate resilience and neighbourhood life

Finn Juhl and Sea New York’s collaboration finds a common thread

Vea by Villeroy & Boch: precision, elegance and the architecture of detail




Architects

The contemporary Magdalen House in Quebec brings a new perspective to coastal architecture

A Douro winery by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo connects design with wine traditions

This Copenhagen park nurtures climate resilience and neighbourhood life

Vipp brings Scandinavian hospitality to Upstate New York

Iittala brings iconic Aalto Vase into public architecture for 3daysofdesign

Snøhetta and Annabelle Schneider turn USM’s Modular System into pavilion

SANAA connects museum and library in new Taichung complex

How a Singapore apartment was rebuilt around a discontinued brick

Travel architecture gets a vivid rethink in Dream in Progress


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McLaren looks to an unfinished past to design its future

Shoreditch Design Week: London Design Festival’s largest district announces its headliners

ICON Picks: 10 best new-season design and lifestyle launches

‘We need to talk more about trees’: David Venables of AHEC continues his quest for the preservation of forests and the people behind them

Finn Juhl and Sea New York’s collaboration finds a common thread

Normann Copenhagen reissues Niels Bendtsen’s Limit Lounge Chair

‘Why not think of success as making people feel good?’: Signe Byrdal Terenziani on creating a more purposeful 3daysofdesign

Tarkett presents Beginnings & Endings exhibition at 3daysofdesign

Yacht builder Sanlorenzo repositions its brand identity in a notable shift for the company



Videos

McLaren looks to an unfinished past to design its future

Shoreditch Design Week: London Design Festival’s largest district announces its headliners

The contemporary Magdalen House in Quebec brings a new perspective to coastal architecture

ICON Picks: 10 best new-season design and lifestyle launches

‘We need to talk more about trees’: David Venables of AHEC continues his quest for the preservation of forests and the people behind them

A Douro winery by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo connects design with wine traditions

This Copenhagen park nurtures climate resilience and neighbourhood life

Finn Juhl and Sea New York’s collaboration finds a common thread

Vea by Villeroy & Boch: precision, elegance and the architecture of detail