Philippe Starck's Ghost Chair: A modern classic based on a French ...
WEBFeb 11, 2020 · The Louis Ghost chair by Philippe Starck for Kartell. Image courtesy of Kartell. 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 elegant design helped changed the perception that plastic was a cheap and disposable material.
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WEBArchitecture Icon: Alvar and Aino Aalto’s house in Helsinki bears all the hallmarks of their approach to design. Tucked away on a quiet side street in a leafy area of Helsinki, Alvar and Aino Aalto’s discreet suburban home demonstrates a beauty and practicality familiar from their better-known designs. Architecture. 28.08.24.
The concrete collective: A guide to Brutalism in London
WEBMar 11, 2020 · Designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in the late 1950s, the estate was only officially opened in 1982. The Barbican is an exemplary concrete structure with hand-picked textured facades. The attention to detail in the cultural and residential programming and the creation of oasis-like gardens has ensured the Barbican’s enduring success.
A look at the life of designer-inventor Richard Buckminster Fuller
WEBApr 21, 2020 · Richard Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome in Montreal photo by Nic Redhead. Fuller came up with the idea for the geodesic dome in 1947, and the discovery would define his career. He patented the dome in the 1950s and designed his first commercial dome for the Ford Motor Company headquarters in Michigan. The US army was one of his biggest ...
10 buildings by Norman Foster - ICON Magazine
WEBMar 4, 2020 · The Bloomberg Building is impressive for it’s innovation and holistic approach to design. For example, rainwater and grey water from basins and showers is used to flush the toilets. The Bloomberg Building was awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2018. Millau Viaduct by Foster + Partners. Photo by Nigel Young.
From the Archive: A short history of the Sony Walkman
WEBNov 15, 2022 · The prototype was based on a tape recorder that had been designed for journalists in 1977. The original Walkman was made of aluminium and the metal case was coloured blue and silver. Later editions moved over to black plastic casing. When it launched it sold for around $150, and after a slow first …
The 30 designers turning waste material into new products
WEBOct 8, 2020 · Charlotte Kidger (top picture). Kidger is a London-based maker who investigates how industrial waste materials can be reprocessed and transformed into sculptural and functional objects. Her furniture and home accessories are made from polyurethane foam dust – a waste material from industrial-scale 3D model creation on CNC machines – and hand-dyed resin, cold-cast into moulds.
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby: In The Making - ICON Magazine
WEBIt’s soothing, but also captivating. Though maximally practical and pragmatic, based in applied science and honed by the rigours of market economics, modern manufacturing has a thoroughly magical quality. This magic is keenly felt by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby – designers of the Olympic torch, Icon Award winners, recent OBEs.
Virgil Abloh: ‘I’m here to be an inspiration’ - ICON Magazine
WEBNov 29, 2021 · Adamant that his work is not driven by ego, Abloh says it’s a desire to encourage participation from a new generation of creatives of colour that pushes him forward. ‘I’m here to be an inspiration to kids that were like me, are like me, that didn’t believe that design was for them. That starts and ends my design mission.’.
The Barcelona Chair: A modernist classic - ICON Magazine
WEBMar 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 ...