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Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

The Tank, as it was nicknamed, made its debut in 1936, bringing its Finnish designer a new international acclaim Photography courtesy of Artek 2nd Cycle,

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Design icon: Finland’s most famous flower is celebrating its 60th birthday this year

This year sees the 60th birthday of Marimekko’s most famous image – the oversized floral print Unikko, designed by Maija Isola. And in this year’s

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Design Icon: &Tradition has released the Jørn Utzon’s classic 1947 lamp in a deep blue

Designed in 1947, the Danish architect’s JU1 pendant lamp is part of a wider body of nature-influenced design work that deserves greater recognition Words by

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Design Icon: The Fiat Nuova Cinquecento brought driving to the Italian masses

It was the car that drove Italy’s economic miracle, swerving past the Vespa to become Italians’ favourite ride – but it never escaped the sense

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Design Icon: How the Zippo lighter became an American design icon

The trustworthy Zippo lighter is known for its classic design, fail-safe flame and for the way it symbolises American style, masculinity and rebelliousness Words by

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Design Icon: Bruno Munari

Bruno Munari’s dizzyingly versatile body of work has always been hard to categorise. But he had the rare ability to alchemise the ordinary into something

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Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

RIMOWA collaborates with Ptolemy Mann for its latest limited-edition release

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Meet Slow – the family business championing a conscious approach to soft furnishings

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

Exports on the rise: Portuguese furniture in the spotlight at BDNY – Boutique Design 2024




Architects

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

Architecture Against the Odds looks at difficult sites in a new exhibition at RIBA

Out of rubble: archigrest and topoScape reimagine Warsaw’s Uprising Mound as a living park and monument

A new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center puts on show a bold response to rising waters

LA practice Kadre Architects uses design as a street-level tool for social change

A new book by Stefano Casciani offers an insight into Piero Lissoni’s work

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

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

Architecture Icon: Alvar and Aino Aalto’s house in Helsinki bears all the hallmarks of their approach to design


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Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

RIMOWA collaborates with Ptolemy Mann for its latest limited-edition release

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Meet Slow – the family business championing a conscious approach to soft furnishings

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

Meet Milla Novo: The textile artist bridging the gap between technology and heritage crafts

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400


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Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

RIMOWA collaborates with Ptolemy Mann for its latest limited-edition release

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Meet Slow – the family business championing a conscious approach to soft furnishings

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

Exports on the rise: Portuguese furniture in the spotlight at BDNY – Boutique Design 2024