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Posts tagged 'Five Most Wanted'

Nendo’s Oki Sato

Japanese studio Nendo has been selected as the Maison et Objet 2015 designer of the year. Watch the man behind the practice discuss his work

Design

Adrien Rovero

  I decided to choose five objects that are always close at hand and that I regularly pick up and use in the studio. From

Opinion

Video + Random International

https://vimeo.com/53103669   video Gramafilm words Five Most Wanted: Random International The objects chosen all echo the minimalist ethos that we apply to the conception, prototyping

Opinion

Oki Sato

The designer behind Japanese studio Nendo, picks five understated things that enhance daily life – “making our days interesting and rich.” Moments that make our

Opinion

Arik Levy

Nature and science are integral to my design process, and these are some of the things that inspire, stimulate and uplift me. I appreciate the

Opinion

Amanda Levete

Levete describes her choices as “Something old, something gold, a piece of nature, something by me, and a potato peeler.” For the London Design Festival,

Opinion

Lee Broom

London taxi cab (top image)Kenneth GrangeI really love the design of the taxi because they are so synonymous with London. If you have been travelling

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Kenneth Grange

Kenneth Grange’s high-speed train Yesterday (22 May 2014), Icon caught up with legendary designer Kenneth Grange at Clerkenwell Design Week. We will feature the video of

Opinion

Peter Marigold

As someone who has fixated on objects my whole life, I found it very difficult to choose just five out of the sea of things

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Peter Marigold

As someone who has fixated on objects my whole life, I found it very difficult to choose just five out of the sea of things

Opinion

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ICON LDF Guide

ICON’s guide to navigating London Design Festival

Frama

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

Bard Upended

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

Marimekko unikko print pink

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

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

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

Grow wood facade

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




Architects

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

Grow wood facade

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 Knightsbridge

Aesop continues to expand its Queer Library initiative

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Kadre Architects

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

AlUla Terrains Dates Serving Set Teeb

Rue Kothari visits a new design space in the desert

Haller Gut Architekten contemporary design for Aeschi School Switzerland

Haller Gut Architekten unveils contemporary design for Aeschi School in Switzerland


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ICON LDF Guide

ICON’s guide to navigating London Design Festival

Frama

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

Bard Upended

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

Marimekko unikko print pink

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

Tom Wood

ICON profiles the female leaders revolutionising the Scandinavian fashion industry

Textile designer Joanne O’Rourke discusses her connection to nature and its impact on her design philosophy

Frieze Los Angeles Make Room Yeni Mao

Meet Essence Harden: The Los Angeles-based curator exploring the intersection of art, history and culture


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ICON LDF Guide

ICON’s guide to navigating London Design Festival

Frama

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

Bard Upended

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

Marimekko unikko print pink

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

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

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

Grow wood facade

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