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Alfredo Häberli

The designer on his Kvadrat knit collection, a Vitra chair and a 60s watch We have to find the courage to seize the moment and

Opinion

Win a Tom Vac chair signed by Ron Arad

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED To celebrate 15 years of Ron Arad’s Tom Vac chair, Vitra and Icon are giving one away – signed by

Design

Highlights from 100% Design

During London Design Festival, 100% design welcomed more than 27,000 visitors over four days at Earls Court in London, and this year expanded into both

Design

Icon Award Winner: Formafantasma, Emerging designer of the year

“Ghost shapes” is how Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin translate the name of their Eindhoven-based studio Formafantasma. It’s a neat way of describing the historical

Design

Icon Award Winner: Barber Osgerby, Design studio of the year

“Amazing” is the word that keeps coming up as Barber Osgerby describe their 2012. “It’s been an amazing year, actually,” Jay Osgerby says. The studio

Design

Milan Furniture Fair: The Bouroullecs

The French brothers, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, have been designing together for 15 years. This anniversary has made them pause to look back over their

Design

Preview: Clerkenwell Design Week

Venues Clerkenwell Design Week returns for a third year and another three days of talks, events, launches, installations, exhibitions and parties. In addition to the

Design

Jean Prouvré

The work of Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) dominated Design Miami/Basel this year. At Patrick Seguin’s booth, which straddled the entrance to the fair, Prouvé’s 1945 Demountable

Design

Konstantin Grcic

Konstantin Grcic was ubiquitous in Milan this year, with ten pieces on display, including first-time collaborations with Established & Sons, Vitra and Azucena, as well

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Konstantin Grcic

Konstantin Grcic was ubiquitous in Milan this year, with ten pieces on display, including first-time collaborations with Established & Sons, Vitra and Azucena, as well

Design

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An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

Tekla Evelina Severin reimagines retro patterns for Radici with Newstalgia Collection

Column: Rue Kothari on culture and craft in the Global South

Italian studio Favaretto & Partners designs playful dog bowl for Milanese brand United Pets

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

The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

Contemporary architecture in dialogue with nature

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

The founder of Zieta Studio tells ICON how its experimental processes are moving forward




Architects

An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

Contemporary architecture in dialogue with nature

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


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Tekla Evelina Severin reimagines retro patterns for Radici with Newstalgia Collection

Column: Rue Kothari on culture and craft in the Global South

Italian studio Favaretto & Partners designs playful dog bowl for Milanese brand United Pets

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

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

The founder of Zieta Studio tells ICON how its experimental processes are moving forward

BAINA collaborates with Estudio Persona to create a limited-edition towelling collection

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

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


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An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

Tekla Evelina Severin reimagines retro patterns for Radici with Newstalgia Collection

Column: Rue Kothari on culture and craft in the Global South

Italian studio Favaretto & Partners designs playful dog bowl for Milanese brand United Pets

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

The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

Contemporary architecture in dialogue with nature

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

The founder of Zieta Studio tells ICON how its experimental processes are moving forward