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

Roddy Clarke looks into Fritz Hansen’s new circular initiative and what the move means for its classic shell chairs

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

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

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

Crafting heritage: 5 highlights from Budapest Design Week 2024

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

Ukrainian creative studio Gushka creates woollen items that bring a new life to ancestral crafts

Meet Studio Bovti: The German design duo expressing their inner child through experimental curiosity and a playful aesthetic




Architects

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

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

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

Roddy Clarke looks into Fritz Hansen’s new circular initiative and what the move means for its classic shell chairs

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

Crafting heritage: 5 highlights from Budapest Design Week 2024

Ukrainian creative studio Gushka creates woollen items that bring a new life to ancestral crafts

Meet Studio Bovti: The German design duo expressing their inner child through experimental curiosity and a playful aesthetic

Faye Toogood discusses the inspiration behind her new furniture collection for Poltrona Frau

EDIT Napoli returns for its sixth edition celebrating an array of global design talent

Design Council names five leading ambassadors for World Design Congress 2025


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

Roddy Clarke looks into Fritz Hansen’s new circular initiative and what the move means for its classic shell chairs

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

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

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

Crafting heritage: 5 highlights from Budapest Design Week 2024

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

Ukrainian creative studio Gushka creates woollen items that bring a new life to ancestral crafts

Meet Studio Bovti: The German design duo expressing their inner child through experimental curiosity and a playful aesthetic