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New issue – Icon 156: Pomophobia

In our latest issue – out now – John Jervis argues that postmodernism has left London with a pretty turgid legacy, while Hugh Pearman looks

Opinion

‘Zaha Hadid’s remarkable imagination will stay with us forever’

Edwin Heathcote remembers the ‘eye-wateringly original’ work of the celebrated architect, who died on 31 March Zaha Hadid, who died on 31 March, was one

Opinion

What can architects do about workers’ rights in the Gulf?

Architects may not employ the migrant workers building their grand designs in the Gulf states, but their names lend credibility to those that do. With

Architecture

Zaha Hadid in Hong Kong

The architect has made clever use of an awkward site at a university to create the Jockey Club Innovation Tower, an undulating glass structure full

Architecture

Stand up for abused workers in the Gulf, NGO tells architects

Designers of mega-projects in Abu Dhabi should use their influence to push for better conditions for migrant workers, Human Rights Watch says to Icon as

Architecture

Icon 141: Camps

Our March issue, available from 1 February, asks what architects could do to alleviate the suffering of refugees in Syria and migrant workers in the Gulf states,

Opinion

Women Fashion Power at the Design Museum

Twenty-six women have contributed outfits to this Zaha Hadid-designed exhibition about the empowering effects of fashion. But the clothes seem somewhat meaningless without their wearer

Opinion

Tom Strala

The Swiss designer spoke to Icon during Belgrade Design Week about quality, compromise and the importance of failure Zurich-based designer Tom Strala’s diverse portfolio includes

Design

Zaha Hadid launches homeware collection

A £10k platter inspired by the London 2012 aquatics centre and a chess set that resembles a miniature cityscape are among the products that the

Design

The Wish List

For this year’s LDF, Terence Conran plays fairy godmother to some of the industry’s biggest names, inviting young designers to bring their fantasy objects to

Design

Editor's choice

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

The art of Italian living: Marelli arrives in Shoreditch

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

‘We have a moral obligation to experiment’: Bas Smets unveils Vitra’s new Water Garden

ICON 220 : Autumn/Winter 2026

HIMACS Terrazzo Designs Receive Red Dot Design Award 2026

Wood for the Trees: AHEC brings an exploration of forests to Shoreditch Design Week




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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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

‘My approach is intimate’: Stefania Zanetti on photography, food and the body

‘Good curation is not about filling a space with statement objects’: Pavel Klimczak on Monologue’s new showroom

ND Selects Heads East

McLaren looks to an unfinished past to design its future

Shoreditch Design Week: London Design Festival’s largest district announces its headliners



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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

The art of Italian living: Marelli arrives in Shoreditch

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

‘We have a moral obligation to experiment’: Bas Smets unveils Vitra’s new Water Garden

ICON 220 : Autumn/Winter 2026

HIMACS Terrazzo Designs Receive Red Dot Design Award 2026

Wood for the Trees: AHEC brings an exploration of forests to Shoreditch Design Week