Paradise Lost: the virtuosic moments and misfires of Thomas Heatherwick
Icon met Heatherwick in 2017. Portrait: Felicity McCabe. In the lobby of Thomas Heatherwick’s studio, a coffee table is being erected at impressive speed, its
8 Architectural projects in Cape Town you should know
Aside from its natural beauty, Cape Town – the base of Design Indaba – plays host to numerous interesting and unusual architectural projects. Cape Town
Selfie-stick architecture is as empty as New York’s Vessel
The Vessel is just the latest, most obvious example of structures designed for Instagram first, argues design critic and former OnOffice editor Elissaveta Marinova
The Vessel opened in New York’s Hudson Yards and the reaction was very mixed
Inside Heatherwick’s Vessel, New York. Photo by Jeffrey Blum, Unsplash Thomas Heatherwick’s design for a landmark centrepiece to the multimillion dollar Hudson Yards development
Thomas Heatherwick’s vision for the Olympia regeneration
This grand survivor from Victorian London is about to be revitalised as a cultural hub and exhibition hall by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Architecture, writes
Design Indaba 2018: A festival of optimism in the face of ecological turmoil
Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan playful typographic playground at Design Indaba Design Indaba 2018 once again lured a roster of international designers, filmmakers, musicians and
Icon 173: Thomas Heatherwick, Paola Antonelli, Paul Priestman and the legacy of Boris Johnson
In our latest issue, we interview superstar designer Heatherwick as he prepares to launch a host of landmark projects around the world In our interview
Thomas Heatherwick and Turner Prize-winners Jeremy Deller and Antony Gormley are among those tackling the marginalisation of creative subjects in schools as part of a
Thomas Heatherwick’s Gin Palace: Sunbeams from cucumbers?
The designer’s dramatic glasshouses for Bombay Sapphire’s new distillery in Hampshire resemble a Tim Burton-like fantasy of a factory Despite its trademark blue glass bottle,
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