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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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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Vea by Villeroy & Boch: precision, elegance and the architecture of detail

Byrdal Terenziani_©Davy-Denke_Rytter-and-Denke_2025_6A

‘Why not think of success as making people feel good?’: Signe Byrdal Terenziani on creating a more purposeful 3daysofdesign

Tarkett presents Beginnings & Endings exhibition at 3daysofdesign

Yacht builder Sanlorenzo repositions its brand identity in a notable shift for the company

Yahvi Is Quietly Redefining Contemporary Textile Practice

On 10 June 2026, France will welcome a unique exhibition space: the Galerie Nationale du Design

Carl Hansen & Søn partners with colour consultancy Etté to reimagine its Clerkenwell showroom

Noelani Rutz discusses the subtle intricacies of her cultural design crossover between Japan and Switzerland

Vipp brings Scandinavian hospitality to Upstate New York




Architects

Vipp brings Scandinavian hospitality to Upstate New York

Iittala brings iconic Aalto Vase into public architecture for 3daysofdesign

Snøhetta and Annabelle Schneider turn USM’s Modular System into pavilion

SANAA connects museum and library in new Taichung complex

How a Singapore apartment was rebuilt around a discontinued brick

Travel architecture gets a vivid rethink in Dream in Progress

Practice on Earth transforms Ningbo farmland with inflatable architecture

YOD Group designs contemporary Ukrainian mazanka guesthouses

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Luca A. Caizzi explores Milan through metal surfaces in new book


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Byrdal Terenziani_©Davy-Denke_Rytter-and-Denke_2025_6A

‘Why not think of success as making people feel good?’: Signe Byrdal Terenziani on creating a more purposeful 3daysofdesign

Tarkett presents Beginnings & Endings exhibition at 3daysofdesign

Yacht builder Sanlorenzo repositions its brand identity in a notable shift for the company

Carl Hansen & Søn partners with colour consultancy Etté to reimagine its Clerkenwell showroom

Noelani Rutz discusses the subtle intricacies of her cultural design crossover between Japan and Switzerland

Horatio’s Garden and Ffern unveil a scent-led floral installation

This new lighting system celebrates exposed architectural details

Iittala brings iconic Aalto Vase into public architecture for 3daysofdesign

WATCH: Kohler Cocktail Party at Milan Design Week 2026



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Vea by Villeroy & Boch: precision, elegance and the architecture of detail

Byrdal Terenziani_©Davy-Denke_Rytter-and-Denke_2025_6A

‘Why not think of success as making people feel good?’: Signe Byrdal Terenziani on creating a more purposeful 3daysofdesign

Tarkett presents Beginnings & Endings exhibition at 3daysofdesign

Yacht builder Sanlorenzo repositions its brand identity in a notable shift for the company

Yahvi Is Quietly Redefining Contemporary Textile Practice

On 10 June 2026, France will welcome a unique exhibition space: the Galerie Nationale du Design

Carl Hansen & Søn partners with colour consultancy Etté to reimagine its Clerkenwell showroom

Noelani Rutz discusses the subtle intricacies of her cultural design crossover between Japan and Switzerland

Vipp brings Scandinavian hospitality to Upstate New York