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Posts tagged 'Paris'

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

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

Design

Editor's choice

The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Constantin Prozorov brings his collage art to a collaboration with MINI

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Two Australian brothers handcraft their own aluminium furniture style

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions?

Hauser & Wirth’s new art exhibition in rural Somerset celebrates the gallery’s Swiss heritage

imm cologne: a source of inspiration for the world of interior design

Entries are open for the Design Guild Mark Awards 2024




Architects

The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Escape to Danish design hotel The Monica hidden away on the island of Ærø

Space to play: Innovative landscapes inspiring children’s imaginations

The new Centre de sciences Cosmocité opens in France’s Pont-de-Claix

Clément Cividino’s restoration of a 1960s fibreglass pod by Nikolaos Xasteros lands in the Spanish countryside

Bonavista Biennale provides platform for Canadian artists to explore sustainable architecture and art in the most unexpected of places

re:arc is the new philanthropic initiative supporting architectures of planetary wellbeing


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Constantin Prozorov brings his collage art to a collaboration with MINI

Two Australian brothers handcraft their own aluminium furniture style

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions?

Hauser & Wirth’s new art exhibition in rural Somerset celebrates the gallery’s Swiss heritage

Design Icon: &Tradition has released the Jørn Utzon’s classic 1947 lamp in a deep blue

Andreas Murkudis and Muller Van Severen unveil colourful collaboration at Store 77

Liaigre invites Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata to create site-specific intervention at converted Paris mansion

Alessi teams up with Philippe Starck on the launch of its Poêle Collection

BoConcept collaborates with Bjarke Ingels Group on new Nawabari collection


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The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Constantin Prozorov brings his collage art to a collaboration with MINI

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Two Australian brothers handcraft their own aluminium furniture style

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions?

Hauser & Wirth’s new art exhibition in rural Somerset celebrates the gallery’s Swiss heritage

imm cologne: a source of inspiration for the world of interior design

Entries are open for the Design Guild Mark Awards 2024