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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

Opinion

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

Editor's choice

Snohetta

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

Jean Jullien artist painting

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Audo Copenhagen

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

Harriet Allure Ama candle white on red background

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

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

Meet Milla Novo: The textile artist bridging the gap between technology and heritage crafts

Alexandra Road Estate

Architecture Against the Odds looks at difficult sites in a new exhibition at RIBA

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

Meet James Burial: The US artist bringing his playful aesthetic to the UK




Architects

Snohetta

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

Alexandra Road Estate

Architecture Against the Odds looks at difficult sites in a new exhibition at RIBA

Storm Park

Out of rubble: archigrest and topoScape reimagine Warsaw’s Uprising Mound as a living park and monument

Dansk Arkitektur Center The Water is Coming

A new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center puts on show a bold response to rising waters

Kadre Architects

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

Piero Lissoni: Environments book by Rizzoli

A new book by Stefano Casciani offers an insight into Piero Lissoni’s work

Architecture Icon: The Paimio Sanatorium and its humanistic approach to modernism

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


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Jean Jullien artist painting

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Audo Copenhagen

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

Harriet Allure Ama candle white on red background

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

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

Meet Milla Novo: The textile artist bridging the gap between technology and heritage crafts

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

Meet James Burial: The US artist bringing his playful aesthetic to the UK

Zieta

The founder of Zieta Studio tells ICON how its experimental processes are moving forward

Fritz Hansen ReNew

Roddy Clarke looks into Fritz Hansen’s new circular initiative and what the move means for its classic shell chairs


Videos

Snohetta

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

Jean Jullien artist painting

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Audo Copenhagen

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

Harriet Allure Ama candle white on red background

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

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

Meet Milla Novo: The textile artist bridging the gap between technology and heritage crafts

Alexandra Road Estate

Architecture Against the Odds looks at difficult sites in a new exhibition at RIBA

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

Meet James Burial: The US artist bringing his playful aesthetic to the UK