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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

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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 2023

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

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

Arts Council Malta to present Urban Fabric by Open Square Collective at the London Design Biennale 2023

Urban Fabric, a large-scale installation that’s informed by a deep-rooted appreciation of the need for sustainable design, will take over the central courtyard at Somerset

Design

Architects fardaa turn a dilapidated barn on the Isle of Mull into an airy restaurant

On the Isle of Mull, the addition of a timber extension by architects fardaa has turned a once dilapidated croft into a welcoming restaurant Photography

Architecture

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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

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

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

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




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Atelier HA designs MELT’s new Panthéon restaurant in Paris

‘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

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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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

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

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

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

‘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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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

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

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

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