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British designer Faye Toogood on creating contemporary classics

London-based designer Faye Toogood, known for her minimal pieces, celebrates 15 years of covetable craft and creative evolution Photography by Genevieve Lutkin Words by Shoshana

Design

Danish label &Tradition celebrates Verner Panton’s legacy with the Flowerpot lamp

Bold colours and effortless elegance: &Tradition teams up with the Panton family to welcome five scintillating colours and a 1970s black and white wave pattern

Design

On Helsinki’s archipelago Pekka Littow’s Majamaja eco cabins are inspired by the local architecture

Just a 15-minute boat ride from Helsinki, the waterside off-grid cabins designed by architect Pekka Littow inhabit a different world Photography by Chikako Harada Words

Architecture

Lakwena Maciver tells ICON about using the power of language and colour to get her messages across

From clothes for Fiorucci to spectacular architectural structures with IF_DO, Lakwena Maciver’s artworks are all around us Photography courtesy of MINI and Lakwena Words by

Architecture

How Finland’s great chair designer Yrjö Kukkapuro modelled his designs on casts of his own body

It’s sometimes said that we solved the problem of sitting down long ago – but Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro has spent close to seven decades

Design

Yinka Ilori brings the feel-good factor back to London

Working in rainbow-bright colours and bold patterns, Yinka Ilori puts a welcome face on public spaces, giving the city back its sense of fun Photography

Design

Jolie Ngo tells ICON about her cyborgian work 3D printing ceramic objects

The Philadelphia-based designer talks to Vasia Rigou about her process and inspiration, the cyborgian nature of her work and cutting-edge technologies turning into tradition. Did

Design

Editor’s Picks: 15 highlights from 3 Days of Design

Earlier this month, the design crowd arrived in Copenhagen to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the city’s iconic 3 Days of Design. ICON shares the

Design

How Hesselbrand is scaling up experience-led interiors and socially-driven ideas

From a trio of Scandinavian classmates to a studio of eight, on the advent of its 10th birthday, we shine a light on Hesselbrand’s existing and

Architecture

An interview with Mimi Shodeinde on creating sculptural furniture and lighting for Miminat Designs

British Nigerian artist and designer Mimi Shodeinde is the founder of the London studio Miminat Designs. Her sculptural pieces for furniture, lighting and interior objects

Design

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7 things to see at London Design Festival 2023

Archaeology of the Future

FLOOR_STORY launches bold new collections at the London Design Festival

ICON 213 : Autumn 2023

Iris Ceramica Group – thank you for submitting your RSVP

Iris Ceramica Group

Bunn Studio draws on the classic virtues of Danish design for new Garde Hvalsøe showroom

Pietre Incise by Lithos Design: modular coverings with infinite applications

Design a museum for survivors and sustainable living in the Schindler’s List factory




Architects

Bunn Studio draws on the classic virtues of Danish design for new Garde Hvalsøe showroom

What is the possible endgame for The Line, one of the most viral and controversial architectural projects?

Imagining the Future Museum: 21 Dialogues with Architects by András Szántó

How recycled hospital equipment is transformed into a plastic pavilion designed for inhospitable climates

The Sustainable City looks at how truly good architecture can transform a city

Copenhagen-based research and design lab SPACE10 explores the building blocks of future homes that give back

Visual artist Michal Zahornacky’s drone photographs make reality look like fiction

Why architects need to consider emotional inhabitance

The iconic Buchli house at USM’s Münsingen campus in Switzerland is back in use


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7 things to see at London Design Festival 2023

FLOOR_STORY launches bold new collections at the London Design Festival

Why brand space needs pace: what we can learn from the art of filmmaking

Arina Shokouhi, the designer of the Ecovado, believes that experimenting should begin at home

Bryan O’Sullivan Studio launches first collection of furniture, lighting and objects

British designer Faye Toogood on creating contemporary classics

Design Icon: The Fiat Nuova Cinquecento brought driving to the Italian masses

US-based surface innovator Kaijie Chen talks tech and visual artistry

Danish label &Tradition celebrates Verner Panton’s legacy with the Flowerpot lamp


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7 things to see at London Design Festival 2023

Archaeology of the Future

FLOOR_STORY launches bold new collections at the London Design Festival

ICON 213 : Autumn 2023

Iris Ceramica Group – thank you for submitting your RSVP

Iris Ceramica Group

Bunn Studio draws on the classic virtues of Danish design for new Garde Hvalsøe showroom

Pietre Incise by Lithos Design: modular coverings with infinite applications

Design a museum for survivors and sustainable living in the Schindler’s List factory