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London’s modernist Sudbury Town station painted with artist’s map murals

Commissioned by Art on the Underground, a series of works by artist Lucy McKenzie celebrates the station’s design history Following Art on the Underground’s commissioning

Design

Artist Barney McCann visualises new life forms using artificial intelligence

These ground-breaking artworks have been produced entirely by machines attempting to recreate and replicate natural forms. At first appearing abstract or other-wordly, the process by

Design
Vorticism: A brief history of a brief movement

Vorticism: A brief history of a brief movement

  Vorticism was a short-lived radical art movement in Britain that celebrated urbanity and the age of the machine. Vorticism was a British avant-garde group

Design

Theaster Gates’ Amalgam rediscovers a lost black utopia

 Installation view of Amalgam at the Palais de Tokyo. Photo by Chris Strong, courtesy of the artist The little known history of the island Malaga

Opinion

BTS at the Serpentine: Art meets K-Pop in Connect, BTS

BTS, K-Pop superstars and patrons of the arts. All images and photos courtesy of Connect, BTS and their respective artists. Connect, BTS is a series

Opinion

Industry news and events – 20 December 2019

Get a bitesize overview of the week’s headlines and events with Icon’s round-up SCENE POLITICAL DIVIDES After the Architects’ Journal published a snap poll showing

Design

Industry news and events – 13 December 2019

Rebecca Salter was elected president of the Royal Academy of Arts. Image via Getty Images/Tristan Fewings Get a bitesize overview of the week’s headlines and

Design

Royal Academy gets first female president in its 250-year history

The exterior of the Royal Academy. Photo by Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0 The Royal Academicians have elected an artist known for her work across

Architecture

Branded Protest: How protest movements create sophisticated visual identities

An Extinction Rebellion protest. Photo by Kevin Grieve via Flickr A new book explores how protest movements increasingly turn to branding techniques to get their

Opinion

The Hoodie: Western fashion’s most politically loaded garment

February II (2019) by Devan Shimoyama, image courtesy of Het Niuewe Instituut The humble hoodie may have begun as a functional garment, but it has

Opinion

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Fondazione MAST kicks off 7th edition of Foto/Industria with a citywide exploration into the meaning of home

Lee Broom unveils a temporary lighting installation at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair

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

Hans J. Wegner’s iconic CH88 chair celebrates its 70th anniversary

Fleur Delesalle unveils three new additions to her furniture collection

Matteo Thun & Partners turn lava stone and glass into wall covering for Florim

Julie Richoz creates a free design toolkit in partnership with A Vibe Called Tech and WePresent

Italian knitwear brand Artknit Studios brings its savoir-faire to London

The Ripple Effect: Alicja Patanowska on copper mining, meditation and working with clay




Architects

Fondazione MAST kicks off 7th edition of Foto/Industria with a citywide exploration into the meaning of home

Triennale Milano transforms a historic Milan venue into a design-driven stage where music and collaboration lead the way

Copenhagen Architecture Biennial slows down to highlight caring approaches to people and the planet

The newly opened Darsena Listening Suite at Il Sereno in Lake Como is a playground for audiophiles

How Lake Como Design Festival became the quiet leader of a slow, local design revolution

Architects join forces to design birdhouse project for charity auction at Christie’s

Triennale Milano presents 24th International Exhibition under the title Inequalities

Lee Broom unveils his first Landmark commission for London Design Festival

Architectural practice Local Local unveils a new contemporary art gallery in the heart of Athens


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Lee Broom unveils a temporary lighting installation at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair

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

Hans J. Wegner’s iconic CH88 chair celebrates its 70th anniversary

Fleur Delesalle unveils three new additions to her furniture collection

Matteo Thun & Partners turn lava stone and glass into wall covering for Florim

Julie Richoz creates a free design toolkit in partnership with A Vibe Called Tech and WePresent

Italian knitwear brand Artknit Studios brings its savoir-faire to London

The Ripple Effect: Alicja Patanowska on copper mining, meditation and working with clay

Gubi reimagines Pierre Paulin’s 1960s F300 Lounge Chair with sustainable materials for a new era


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Fondazione MAST kicks off 7th edition of Foto/Industria with a citywide exploration into the meaning of home

Lee Broom unveils a temporary lighting installation at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair

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

Hans J. Wegner’s iconic CH88 chair celebrates its 70th anniversary

Fleur Delesalle unveils three new additions to her furniture collection

Matteo Thun & Partners turn lava stone and glass into wall covering for Florim

Julie Richoz creates a free design toolkit in partnership with A Vibe Called Tech and WePresent

Italian knitwear brand Artknit Studios brings its savoir-faire to London

The Ripple Effect: Alicja Patanowska on copper mining, meditation and working with clay