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Design Icon: &Tradition has released the Jørn Utzon’s classic 1947 lamp in a deep blue

Designed in 1947, the Danish architect’s JU1 pendant lamp is part of a wider body of nature-influenced design work that deserves greater recognition Words by

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

It was the car that drove Italy’s economic miracle, swerving past the Vespa to become Italians’ favourite ride – but it never escaped the sense

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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 Photography courtesy of Artek 2nd Cycle,

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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 Words by

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Design Icon: Bruno Munari

Bruno Munari’s dizzyingly versatile body of work has always been hard to categorise. But he had the rare ability to alchemise the ordinary into something

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The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Constantin Prozorov brings his collage art to a collaboration with MINI

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Two Australian brothers handcraft their own aluminium furniture style

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions?

Hauser & Wirth’s new art exhibition in rural Somerset celebrates the gallery’s Swiss heritage

imm cologne: a source of inspiration for the world of interior design

Entries are open for the Design Guild Mark Awards 2024




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The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Escape to Danish design hotel The Monica hidden away on the island of Ærø

Space to play: Innovative landscapes inspiring children’s imaginations

The new Centre de sciences Cosmocité opens in France’s Pont-de-Claix

Clément Cividino’s restoration of a 1960s fibreglass pod by Nikolaos Xasteros lands in the Spanish countryside

Bonavista Biennale provides platform for Canadian artists to explore sustainable architecture and art in the most unexpected of places

re:arc is the new philanthropic initiative supporting architectures of planetary wellbeing


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Constantin Prozorov brings his collage art to a collaboration with MINI

Two Australian brothers handcraft their own aluminium furniture style

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions?

Hauser & Wirth’s new art exhibition in rural Somerset celebrates the gallery’s Swiss heritage

Design Icon: &Tradition has released the Jørn Utzon’s classic 1947 lamp in a deep blue

Andreas Murkudis and Muller Van Severen unveil colourful collaboration at Store 77

Liaigre invites Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata to create site-specific intervention at converted Paris mansion

Alessi teams up with Philippe Starck on the launch of its Poêle Collection

BoConcept collaborates with Bjarke Ingels Group on new Nawabari collection


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The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Constantin Prozorov brings his collage art to a collaboration with MINI

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Two Australian brothers handcraft their own aluminium furniture style

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions?

Hauser & Wirth’s new art exhibition in rural Somerset celebrates the gallery’s Swiss heritage

imm cologne: a source of inspiration for the world of interior design

Entries are open for the Design Guild Mark Awards 2024