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10 of the most iconic buildings in Paris

Philharmonie de Paris. Photo by Guilhem Vellut  From the inside-out Pompidou Centre to a dazzling facades of the Philarmonie de Paris, we look at the

Architecture
Coronavirus and the City

Coronavirus and the City

Paris’ strict lockdown has seen the streets acquire an eerie quietude. As the Covid-19 pandemic turns seething metropoles into virtual ghost-towns, Joe Lloyd takes a

Opinion

The Louvre and its great glass pyramid

  Once a royal residence, the Louvre Museum’s palatial courtyard now centres around a crystalline glass pyramid The Louvre sits on the right bank of

Architecture

Art Deco: Understanding the colourful movement

Art Deco had its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s and was a modern interpretation of neoclassical style  Art Deco was popular in the 1920s

Design

France kicks off Notre Dame competition to rebuild cathedral’s spire

Notre Dame before the fire After Notre-Dame’s spire and roof were destroyed in a fire, plans to rebuild begin   The French Prime Minister Edouard

Architecture

Paris gets sparkling new fountains, designed by the Bouroullec brothers

Swarovski and Bouroullec brothers designed a new set of fountains for Paris. Photos by Bouroullec Studio Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed six fountains to appear

Design

CitizenM Hotel: affordable luxury at Gare de Lyon

CitizenM Hotel uses creative design to deliver lush interiors on a budget. Elizabeth Choppin checked it out. ‘Affordable luxury’ is the phrase on everyone’s lips

Architecture

Anne Lacaton, Lacaton & Vassal: “It is important to make buildings in which users find freedom”

The Paris-based architect talks to Icon’s Peter Smisek about doing more with less in the French banlieues We meet Anne Lacaton on a foggy winter

Architecture

Maison & Objet 2017: Rising Talents

The Parisian fair extended a friendly hand across the Channel last month with its focus on emerging British designers Six eminent designers (Ilse Crawford, Paul

Design

Highlights: Maison & Objet

January’s edition of the Parisian exhibition showed French designers in fine form, says Peter Smisek Visitor numbers at this year’s Maison & Objet have yet

Design

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Caon Design Office partners with Woolmark to unveil a circular aircraft seating concept

Five Highlights from Milan Design Week 2024

James Bantone teams up with UGG at this year’s Milan Design Week

The second edition Hospitality Innovation Summit Saudi Arabia & UAE by GBB Venture marks a new measure of excellence

ICON launches its inaugural digital Milan Design Week 2024 Guide

Meet interior designer Matt McKay as he discusses the inspiration behind the launch of his new furniture collection

TAKT is rethinking the way we design, build and sell furniture with its simple self-assembly furniture

Architecture Icon: The post-war designs of Yrjö and Irmeli Kukkapuro live on in their unique home studio

From the Archive: A short history of the iconic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen




Architects

Architecture Icon: The post-war designs of Yrjö and Irmeli Kukkapuro live on in their unique home studio

Atelier L’Abri completes silver-clad house in forested hills of Canadian Laurentians

Photographer Ruben Hughes shares how he captures the streets of New York and Copenhagen

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

House Dokka combines simple geometry and natural materials to create a home that resembles a floating treehouse

Makhno Studio’s Gnizdo houses seamlessly blend tradition and futurism

This new eco-conscious hotel concept in the Trosa archipelago draws a discerning crowd

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

Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy


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Caon Design Office partners with Woolmark to unveil a circular aircraft seating concept

Five Highlights from Milan Design Week 2024

James Bantone teams up with UGG at this year’s Milan Design Week

ICON launches its inaugural digital Milan Design Week 2024 Guide

Meet interior designer Matt McKay as he discusses the inspiration behind the launch of his new furniture collection

TAKT is rethinking the way we design, build and sell furniture with its simple self-assembly furniture

From the Archive: A short history of the iconic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen

Henry Holland Studio’s Big Brekkie collection brings a playful touch to morning mealtimes

Christofle partners with Roland Garros in an exclusive collaboration


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Caon Design Office partners with Woolmark to unveil a circular aircraft seating concept

Five Highlights from Milan Design Week 2024

James Bantone teams up with UGG at this year’s Milan Design Week

The second edition Hospitality Innovation Summit Saudi Arabia & UAE by GBB Venture marks a new measure of excellence

ICON launches its inaugural digital Milan Design Week 2024 Guide

Meet interior designer Matt McKay as he discusses the inspiration behind the launch of his new furniture collection

TAKT is rethinking the way we design, build and sell furniture with its simple self-assembly furniture

Architecture Icon: The post-war designs of Yrjö and Irmeli Kukkapuro live on in their unique home studio

From the Archive: A short history of the iconic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen