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How Poland’s economic boom is fuelling a design revolution

Poland is a country that’s growing in strength both economically and militarily. Increasingly, the nation’s new-found confidence can be discovered in its burgeoning design scene

Design

How Lake Como Design Festival became the quiet leader of a slow, local design revolution

The seventh edition, held under the theme Fragments, took place earlier this month and proved to be one of the strongest to date. ICON travelled

Architecture
24th exhibition Triennale

Triennale Milano presents 24th International Exhibition under the title Inequalities

Following Broken Nature in 2019, which tackled themes of sustainability, the international cultural institution spotlights the world’s growing inequalities with 24th International Exhibition Photography by Alessandro

Architecture
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Meet Me Here exhibition by Spacon & X at Danish Architecture Center explores community and sense of place in a digital world

Copenhagen’s Danish Architecture Center has unveiled an immersive exhibition in collaboration with architecture firm Spacon & X, which highlights the value of third places Photography

Architecture

Design in a Real World exhibition at Villa Marie celebrates Tuscan heritage and contemporary design

Vorno’s spectacular Villa Marie provides a rich architectural backdrop and open-air gallery feel for the first edition by Vestigia and Italian-Polish designer Jonathan Bocca Photography

Design
Exterior Build of Site

How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here

Curated by architect Søren Pihlmann, the Danish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale is a hybrid exhibition space and renovation site that offers visitors

Architecture
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Lexus brings human-centred technology and cutting-edge design to this year’s Milan Design Week

From April 8-13, Lexus is showing a collection of interactive installations at Milan Design Week that bring its vision for the future of mobility to

Design
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Universal Design Studio and AKQA design interiors for new Georg Jensen flagship showroom on New Bond Street

For the new London flagship shop, Universal Design Studio and AKQA draw on the light and nature of Denmark to create a soft and welcoming

Architecture
MUNCH x Rejina Pyo

The evocative works of Edvard Munch inspire a new capsule collection by Rejina Pyo and MUNCH Museum

The capsule collection includes silk shawls, bespoke jewellery and a hand-crafted patinated steel mirror handcrafted in the UK, drawing inspiration from Munch’s fluid brush strokes

Design
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Note (design studio) presents first architecture project in Sweden’s rural Jämtland

Located in the steep mountain terrain of Ottsjö, south of Åre Ski Resort, Note’s inaugural architectural project is a modern rural home designed to maximise

Architecture

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Finarte green rug

Inside Finarte’s joyful world of handwoven rugs and textiles

KitchenAid introduces Luminaire, the latest expression of its Design Series, where an enduring kitchen icon becomes a study in light, material and texture

Lake Como

Editor’s Picks: Our highlights from Lake Como Design Festival 2026

Antao Earth from Villeroy & Boch: Where material and finish become the key design principles

Atelier HA designs MELT’s new Panthéon restaurant in Paris

Panter&Tourron unveils cosmic-themed window displays for Hermès

The art of Italian living: Marelli arrives in Shoreditch

Lake Como Design Festival

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

Vitra Water Garden

‘We have a moral obligation to experiment’: Bas Smets unveils Vitra’s new Water Garden




Architects

Atelier HA designs MELT’s new Panthéon restaurant in Paris

Vitra Water Garden

‘We have a moral obligation to experiment’: Bas Smets unveils Vitra’s new Water Garden

Open House Festival opens hundreds of London buildings this September

The contemporary Magdalen House in Quebec brings a new perspective to coastal architecture

A Douro winery by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo connects design with wine traditions

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This Copenhagen park nurtures climate resilience and neighbourhood life

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


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Finarte green rug

Inside Finarte’s joyful world of handwoven rugs and textiles

KitchenAid introduces Luminaire, the latest expression of its Design Series, where an enduring kitchen icon becomes a study in light, material and texture

Lake Como

Editor’s Picks: Our highlights from Lake Como Design Festival 2026

Panter&Tourron unveils cosmic-themed window displays for Hermès

The art of Italian living: Marelli arrives in Shoreditch

Lake Como Design Festival

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

Wood for the Trees: AHEC brings an exploration of forests to Shoreditch Design Week

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‘My approach is intimate’: Stefania Zanetti on photography, food and the body

‘Good curation is not about filling a space with statement objects’: Pavel Klimczak on Monologue’s new showroom



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Finarte green rug

Inside Finarte’s joyful world of handwoven rugs and textiles

KitchenAid introduces Luminaire, the latest expression of its Design Series, where an enduring kitchen icon becomes a study in light, material and texture

Lake Como

Editor’s Picks: Our highlights from Lake Como Design Festival 2026

Antao Earth from Villeroy & Boch: Where material and finish become the key design principles

Atelier HA designs MELT’s new Panthéon restaurant in Paris

Panter&Tourron unveils cosmic-themed window displays for Hermès

The art of Italian living: Marelli arrives in Shoreditch

Lake Como Design Festival

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

Vitra Water Garden

‘We have a moral obligation to experiment’: Bas Smets unveils Vitra’s new Water Garden