Roddy Clarke looks into Fritz Hansen’s new circular initiative and what the move means for its classic shell chairs. Fritz Hansen’s recently launched ReNEW programme is closing the loop on the company’s production cycles while allowing its customers the chance to invest in refurbished and recrafted classic designs

Jan 22, 2025 · The centre includes a flexible entrance space for performances and community gatherings, a cinema and a performing arts theatre. But there is also an interactive exhibition of science and technology, makerspaces, a library and cafe alongside a climbing wall and a lookout tower to take in views.

Apr 8, 2020 · Thamesmead was designed to be a revolutionary housing estate but, like many of its Brutalist contemporaries, it failed to meet its utopian goals Thamesmead is a social housing estate built in the mid 1960s in outer Lnondon. It is situated on former marshland on the south of the Thames that was once part of […]

Jan 21, 2025 · The London-based interior designer is renowned for creating spaces full of personality and style. Her latest collaboration with artist Cesca Dvorak embodies the same wit and storytelling as her interior projects. Photography by Tung Walsh featuring Cesca Dvorak (left) and Hollie Bowden (right)

May 18, 2014 · Henryk Tomaszewski's posters make him one of the pre eminent figures of post-war graphic design, says Agata Pyzik

Jan 7, 2025 · L10 creates a seamless dialogue between architecture and landscape, perfectly attuned to the surroundings of Berriaga Mountain Founded in 2012, BAT is a design firm committed to creating innovative, forward-thinking projects. Based in Bilbao with an international scope, BAT has developed prominent projects such as GOe (Basque Culinary Center), Hampton by Hilton Alcobendas, Brewster American ...

Mar 30, 2020 · The Barcelona Chair is one of the most recognisable and iconic designs of the last century. Still frequently used in interiors, the chair epitomises elegance and embodies its creator Mies van der Rohe’s famous maxim “less is more” This distinctive chair was designed by modernist titan Mies in 1929 in collaboration with fellow German architect […]

Feb 27, 2012 · Israeli design graduate Rachel Boxnboim has rustled up an afternoon treat, with her hand-stitched fabric moulds for a tea set.

Apr 13, 2020 · Robin Hood Gardens. Photo by Steve Cadman The London-based social housing complex was design by architects Alison and Peter Smithson as a manifestation of their socialist theories. Completed in 1972, Robin Hood Gardens is a late example of Brutalism. It was built when the architecture stye was quickly falling from grace, criticised for its overly utilitarian […]

Oct 10, 2008 · Peter Märkli gives Icon a lesson in the mathematics and grammar of architecture “We don’t use numbers like 1, 3, 5, 7,” says Swiss architect Peter Märkli.