Cape Town Furniture Week returned for its fourth edition showcasing the depth of talent from across the region.

ICON remains in print, but we now also publish issues digitally. Subscribe to ICON (two issues per year) at our subscriptions site. To peruse the digital issues, navigate the available editions below ...

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions? Plagued with toxic chemicals, microplastics and an abundance of greenwashing, the world of paint has been under ...

The Gothic style of architecture and art originated in the Middle Ages and was prevalent in Europe between the mid-12th century and the 16th century. It was heavily ornate and conceptual, with its ...

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 ...

I know we don’t cover a huge amount of graphic design in ICON, but it’s not for lack of appreciation – graphic design shapes so much of how we visually experience the world and communicate. Time to ...

Designed in the fifties, the Egg Chair is a design classic that has become one of the most recognisable and copied chairs of all time The original Egg was created by the Danish architect and designer ...

Philippe Starck based the design for the translucent Ghost chair on a simple upholstered chair, made popular in the eighteenth century by French King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette His ...

The Bubble Chair is a true icon of the 1960s. Designed by celebrated Finnish designer Eero Aarnio, the chair was decidedly futuristic at the time it was launched. A spin-off of his earlier Ball Chair, ...

In the late 1970s, Japanese electronics company Sony revolutionised the way we listen to music with its ultra-lightweight personal cassette tape player. The first every Walkman was designed for Sony’s ...

More often than not, when preparing to interview a significant cultural figure, one is sent a semi-apologetic email beforehand from a PR representative, asking that the questions be sent in advance ...

Down Under: The Curious Fall of a Child Who Knew Nothing and Became Everything, a new illustrated book by Formafantasma founders Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, presents a close investigation of ...