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A la Francaise: All the highlights from Maison&Objet 2022

As Maison&Objet returned from 7-11 September, ICON shares some of the best highlights of this year’s edition, the rising stars of design to watch and

Design

Heart of Sciences Po’s new campus in Paris completed

Moreau Kusunoki has designed the central pavilion and courtyard of the university’s new campus, nestled in a former monastery Architecture practice Moreau Kusunoki has completed

Architecture

High-rise greenhouses open in Paris suburbs

The Cité Maraîchère project hosts and promotes sustainable urban agriculture Words by Francesca Perry French architecture firm ilimelgo has delivered the Cité Maraîchère, a hub

Architecture

Wrapped Arc de Triomphe unveiled in Paris

The Christo and Jeanne-Claude project, wrapping the iconic Parisian monument and realised posthumously, marks the end of an era – in more ways than one

Architecture

Paris plans first ‘zero-carbon’ neighbourhood

With designs from practices including Tatiana Bilbao and Serie Architects, the development embraces the use of CLT, terracotta, hemp and raw earth Words by Sabrina

Architecture

Snøhetta designs new headquarters for Le Monde in Paris

The large-scale, glass-clad office building had its fair share of challenges before coming to fruition – but aims to make a statement Words by Francesca

Architecture

Morag Myerscough’s ‘A NEW NOW’ lands in Paris

The British designer intends the tall and colourful street installation to bring everyday positivity to the French capital amid the pandemic Words by Francesca Perry

Design

Revisiting Christo: wrap legend

After news that Christo, perhaps best-known for gift-wrapping the Pont Neuf and Reichstag, has died of natural causes aged 84, we revisit Christopher Turner’s portrait

Architecture

A brief history of Notre-Dame Cathedral

Notre-Dame is one of the most recognisable buildings in Paris and took over 200 years to build Notre-Dame de Paris, also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral,

Architecture

A brief history of Gothic Architecture

Rosslyn Chapel is an example of Gothic Architecture The Gothic period spanned a long period of history and its intricate buildings are still captivating today

Design

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Design London makes LDF debut this September

London’s former Museum of Childhood is reborn as a creative powerhouse

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

James Gorst Architects complete new temple complex in Hampshire

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

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

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

Our highlights from London Craft Week 2023

Architecture Icon: The Paimio Sanatorium and its humanistic approach to modernism

New York studio Particle recycles footwear into furniture and homeware designs




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

James Gorst Architects complete new temple complex in Hampshire

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

Architecture Icon: The Paimio Sanatorium and its humanistic approach to modernism

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

At the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the curators of the British pavilion draw from diaspora placemaking

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

Johannes Torpe Studios draw upon Italian and Japanese aesthetics to design new Copenhagen restaurant

Ladbroke Hall is reimagined as a meeting place for artistic expression


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London’s former Museum of Childhood is reborn as a creative powerhouse

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

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

Our highlights from London Craft Week 2023

New York studio Particle recycles footwear into furniture and homeware designs

The ICON Guide to Clerkenwell Design Week 2023

Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches

Vitra, the Eames Office and Herman Miller unveil a limited-edition design with Steinberg Cat

Swedish label Sandqvist collaborates with Emmely Elgersma to bring Nordic style to London


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Design London makes LDF debut this September

London’s former Museum of Childhood is reborn as a creative powerhouse

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

James Gorst Architects complete new temple complex in Hampshire

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

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

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

Our highlights from London Craft Week 2023

Architecture Icon: The Paimio Sanatorium and its humanistic approach to modernism

New York studio Particle recycles footwear into furniture and homeware designs