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Design icon: Finland’s most famous flower is celebrating its 60th birthday this year

This year sees the 60th birthday of Marimekko’s most famous image – the oversized floral print Unikko, designed by Maija Isola. And in this year’s

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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: &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: 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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Portugal showcase the ultimate trends in interior design at Decorex 2024

Discover the Morris & Co. collection and inspire your home with British design heritage

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

From Helsinki with joy: How Finland’s visionary design and human-centred values are powering a global reuse revolution

Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy

Bang & Olufsen redefines the future of wearable technology with its new Beoplay H100 headphones

Oliver Murphy reveals the inspiration and vision behind his new creative venture SLOWE Living

Pietre Incise by Lithos Design: modular coverings with infinite applications

ICON’s guide to navigating London Design Festival




Architects

Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy

Architecture Icon: Alvar and Aino Aalto’s house in Helsinki bears all the hallmarks of their approach to design

From the archives: Innovative landscapes inspiring children’s imaginations

This multi-residential project by MODA cultivates community through urban farming

Architecture Icon: The post-war designs of Yrjö and Irmeli Kukkapuro live on in their unique home studio

Aesop continues to expand its Queer Library initiative

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

LA practice Kadre Architects uses design as a street-level tool for social change

Rue Kothari visits a new design space in the desert


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

From Helsinki with joy: How Finland’s visionary design and human-centred values are powering a global reuse revolution

Bang & Olufsen redefines the future of wearable technology with its new Beoplay H100 headphones

Oliver Murphy reveals the inspiration and vision behind his new creative venture SLOWE Living

ICON’s guide to navigating London Design Festival

Matthew Hyndman’s debut show Upended subverts cliched tropes of Scottish landscape photography

Design icon: Finland’s most famous flower is celebrating its 60th birthday this year

Alfred Newall discusses his craft and finding the balance between heritage and modernity

Design Destination: ICON’s tips for where to go and what to see in London Fields


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Portugal showcase the ultimate trends in interior design at Decorex 2024

Discover the Morris & Co. collection and inspire your home with British design heritage

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

From Helsinki with joy: How Finland’s visionary design and human-centred values are powering a global reuse revolution

Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy

Bang & Olufsen redefines the future of wearable technology with its new Beoplay H100 headphones

Oliver Murphy reveals the inspiration and vision behind his new creative venture SLOWE Living

Pietre Incise by Lithos Design: modular coverings with infinite applications

ICON’s guide to navigating London Design Festival