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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

Design
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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

Editor's choice

Meet Me Here exhibition by Spacon & X at Danish Architecture Center explores community and sense of place in a digital world

A slice of heaven: The Puglian trulli offering pure escapism

Aesop’s Queer Library returns for its fifth edition

Formafantasma and C-mine capture the relationship between humans and the environment with new book

Bomarsund Visitor Centre: A Dialogue Between Past and Present 

&Tradition partners with Industrial Facility to launch new shelving system

The National Museum of Norway explores how New Nordic Cuisine sparked an international phenomenon in new exhibition

Ismael Medina Manzano designs small apartment in San Sebastián with flexible living spaces

Henry Holland brings contemporary flair to traditional patterns in a new collection for Floor Story




Architects

Meet Me Here exhibition by Spacon & X at Danish Architecture Center explores community and sense of place in a digital world

A slice of heaven: The Puglian trulli offering pure escapism

Ismael Medina Manzano designs small apartment in San Sebastián with flexible living spaces

The Brecon designed by Nicemakers combines local craftsmanship and Welsh design touches to create midcentury-inspired interior

Return of a legend: Gathering revives Cologne’s iconic Café Central

worc.studio blends earthy colours and natural materials at Casa Símera in Polanco, Mexico City

Meet the creative duo preserving a slice of history in the Cilento National Park

StudioAC adds soft pink curves and stainless-steel to interior of popular cookie shop in Toronto

How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here


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Aesop’s Queer Library returns for its fifth edition

Formafantasma and C-mine capture the relationship between humans and the environment with new book

&Tradition partners with Industrial Facility to launch new shelving system

The National Museum of Norway explores how New Nordic Cuisine sparked an international phenomenon in new exhibition

Henry Holland brings contemporary flair to traditional patterns in a new collection for Floor Story

Six Senses Ibiza installs off-grid sundial sculpture by Sabine Marcelis at resort’s subterranean Beach Caves

Design in a Real World exhibition at Villa Marie celebrates Tuscan heritage and contemporary design

Revolutionary architectural colour theory

The new cabin suites of Sea Containers London honour the golden ages of transatlantic travel


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Meet Me Here exhibition by Spacon & X at Danish Architecture Center explores community and sense of place in a digital world

A slice of heaven: The Puglian trulli offering pure escapism

Aesop’s Queer Library returns for its fifth edition

Formafantasma and C-mine capture the relationship between humans and the environment with new book

Bomarsund Visitor Centre: A Dialogue Between Past and Present 

&Tradition partners with Industrial Facility to launch new shelving system

The National Museum of Norway explores how New Nordic Cuisine sparked an international phenomenon in new exhibition

Ismael Medina Manzano designs small apartment in San Sebastián with flexible living spaces

Henry Holland brings contemporary flair to traditional patterns in a new collection for Floor Story