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Urban Collage by Edouard François

Edouard François is annoyed. His new building, Urban Collage, has been completed in Champigny-sur-Marne, a south-eastern suburb of Paris, and he is reflecting on the

Architecture

M Building by Stéphane Maupin

The M Building by architect Stéphane Maupin, in the 17th arrondissement in northern Paris, is a collection of 20 apartments built as social housing for

Architecture

Guide to Pyongyang

Was Kim Jong-il a postmodernist? In his 1991 text On Architecture, the late North Korean dictator proposes integrating axial planning with modernity, functionality with decoration,

Opinion

Six of the Best: Aric Chen

Aric Chen was creative director of the first Beijing Design Week and is an active curator and critic. He writes for the New York Times

Design

Palais Garnier Restaurant by Odile Decq

In a respectful nod to the building’s most famous fictional resident, the new restaurant at the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris – designed by

Architecture

La Maison des Champs-Élysées by Maison Martin Margiela

La Maison des Champs-Elysées consists of two adjacent buildings which were recently joined together to form a hotel. Now that the hotel is under new

Design

Club Silencio by Raphael Navot

For the last two years the French designer Raphael Navot has been commuting between Paris and Los Angeles to work with the film director David

Design

Christo: Wrap legend

Christo, the artist who gift-wrapped the Pont Neuf and Reichstag, has spent years battling for permission to realise his extravagant installations. He talks to Icon

Architecture

Gallery Libby Sellers: “Design has to have a reason, has to push a boundary or ask a question or answer one”

If you’ve spent the past four years chasing her exhibitions around the capital, breathe easy – celebrated curator Libby Sellers is about to open her

Design
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Josephine Baker School by Dominique Coulon and Associates

Strasbourg-based architect Dominique Coulon and Associates has built the new Josephine Baker School in La Courneuve, a suburb to the north of Paris. The building

Architecture

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ICON Picks: 10 best new-season design and lifestyle launches

Christoph Hefti Unveils His Fantastical World at Zurich’s Museum of Design

The Galerie Nationale du Design: a new landmark institution

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




Architects

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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ICON Picks: 10 best new-season design and lifestyle launches

Christoph Hefti Unveils His Fantastical World at Zurich’s Museum of Design

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



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ICON Picks: 10 best new-season design and lifestyle launches

Christoph Hefti Unveils His Fantastical World at Zurich’s Museum of Design

The Galerie Nationale du Design: a new landmark institution

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