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Issue 081 out now
05 February 2010
The March issue of icon trots the globe - with Herzog & de Meuron in Miami, destructive growth in Istanbul, GamFratesi in Copenhagen, minaret alternatives in Switzerland and life after manufacturing in Taiwan.
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Wieki Somers: Frozen in Time
03 February 2010
Dutch designer Wieki Somers’ new collection for Galerie Kreo was inspired by a single meteorological event: a fall of freezing rain.
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Noodle restaurant by Takeshi Hosaka
01 February 2010
Takeshi Hosaka has built a noodle restaurant at the foothills of Mount Fuji. Part cave, part igloo, part snowy hillside, the building is an irregularly shaped shell constructed in reinforced concrete, with large arched openings on all sides.
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Review: Design USA
29 January 2010
A 10-year survey of American design at the Cooper Hewitt, New York, highlights its commercial colours.
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February Diary
27 January 2010
This month we are looking forward to Design Indaba in Cape Town 24-28 February and the opening of the third Brit Insurance Design Awards at the Design Museum from 17 February. We are also doing our first ever icon pub quiz in London on 8 February, so get your diaries out and start planning.
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Ames Hotel installation by Studio Roso
18 January 2010
Studio Roso has completed a chandelier installation for the Ames Hotel in Boston, USA. Reminiscent of the boughs of a silver tree, its tiny metallic mirrors cast thousands of dappled reflections around the vault of the hotel lobby.
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Review: Tim Burton
15 January 2010
MOMA’s blockbuster on the gothic filmmaker packs in the material and oozes style, but is there anything else to it? Scott Geiger paid a visit.
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Introducing Sugru
13 January 2010
Sugru is a simple silicone substance that makes it easy to alter, add to and repair stuff. We spoke to its inventor, RCA graduate Jane ní Dhulchaointigh, who told us about how the material allows people to “hack” design.
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Issue 080 out now
08 January 2010
This month, icon abandons journalism and takes a literary look at architecture and design in our first-ever fiction issue.
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Review: First Works
08 January 2010
The AA brings together the debuts of the starchitects – can it offer any pointers to today’s young practices? Geoff Shearcroft looks for tips.
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January Diary
07 January 2010
As usual it’s a slow start to the year with most of January’s events taking place in the second half of the month. The big events are IMM Cologne, 18-24 January, and Maison&Objet in Paris, 22-26 January.
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Burj Khalifa has opened
05 January 2010
After months of delays and brooding speculations the world’s tallest building by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill opened in Dubai yesterday, announcing a surprising name change and an official height of 828 metres.
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Cite du design by LIN
05 January 2010
Cite du design in Saint-Etienne, France, has been completed by Berlin- and Paris-based studio LIN. Part new-build, part renovation, part monument, it provides space for Ecole Supérieure d’Art et Design de Saint-Etienne.
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Pike Loop by Gramazio & Kohler
04 January 2010
Pike Loop, a 22m-long wall at the corner of Pike and Division streets in lower Manhattan, was built on site by a robot called R-O-B, heralding a new era for brick construction.
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Merry Christmas
01 January 2010
2009 is coming to an end and we’ll be offline for a while recharging our batteries for the adventures of 2010. Look out for our special fiction issue, in stores at the beginning of January. Until then, happy holidays!
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