Editor’s Picks: Our highlights from Lake Como Design Festival 2026
From standout installations to the latest furniture launches, ICON rounds up the highlights from the eighth edition of Lake Como Design Festival Photography by Silvia
Atelier HA designs MELT’s new Panthéon restaurant in Paris
Tucked into Paris’s historic Left Bank, Atelier HA gives MELT a retro-futurist identity, pairing American diner nostalgia with bold, theatrical interiors Photography by Axel Aurejac featuring
‘We have a moral obligation to experiment’: Bas Smets unveils Vitra’s new Water Garden
Bas Smets’ Water Garden at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein features a pond, flower gardens, micro-forests – and three sharks designed by Hella Jongerius Photography by
‘My approach is intimate’: Stefania Zanetti on photography, food and the body
Ahead of her participation in London’s Food Art Fair, photographer Stefania Zanetti discusses her intensely personal photographic practice, which explores food, desire and the body
‘Why not think of success as making people feel good?’: Signe Byrdal Terenziani on creating a more purposeful 3daysofdesign
Ahead of the festival’s opening, ICON sits down with CEO Signe Byrdal Terenziani to discuss purpose, impact and making this moment matter Photography by Davy
Lexus brings Discover Together to Milan with a focus on space
Discover Together, a co-creation project between Lexus and a group of international designers, brings five installations to Milan exploring space, mobility and human perception Photography
SANAA connects museum and library in new Taichung complex
Overlooking Taichung’s verdant Central Park, this cultural hub unites museum and library across multiple volumes Photography by Chen Wan Ning. Courtesy of the artist, commissioned
The Swedish designers experimenting beyond Scandinavian norms
With Stockholm Design Week and the annual Stockholm Furniture Fair on hold this year, a new generation of Swedish studios is breaking the familiar rules
This new build in North London features a playful exterior by architecture practice NIKJOO
Designed by Flawk in collaboration with London-based studio NIKJOO, Runda is a joyful, low-carbon home born from whimsical design features and an educational, community-focused approach
Copenhagen Architecture Biennial slows down to highlight caring approaches to people and the planet
Across exhibitions, installations and a talks programme, the inaugural edition explored gentler ways of designing and inhabiting the world. Beneath its official theme slowness ran a
KitchenAid introduces Luminaire, the latest expression of its Design Series, where an enduring kitchen icon becomes a study in light, material and texture
KitchenAid introduces Luminaire, the latest expression of its Design Series, where an enduring kitchen icon becomes a study in light, material and texture
KitchenAid introduces Luminaire, the latest expression of its Design Series, where an enduring kitchen icon becomes a study in light, material and texture
