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ICON 216 : Autumn/Winter 2024. In ICON 216, we explore how performance shapes the world of design and architecture – from installations that break boundaries to spaces that come alive with storytelling. Digital Magazines. 30.10.24.
The Barcelona Chair: A modernist classic - ICON Magazine
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 ...
10 of Zaha Hadid’s most spectacular buildings - ICON Magazine
Jan 22, 2020 · Now, the Guangzhou Opera House is one of her most famous projects and is recognised as one of the most spectacular opera houses ever built, with a sculpted, folded facade made of glass that lets natural light flow into the interiors. The structure took over five years to build. Zaha Hadid’s London Aquatic Centre. Photo by Hufton + Crow.
A short history of the Bubble Chair - ICON Magazine
Jan 19, 2023 · 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, the Bubble retained the same circular shape, but instead of standing on a leg it hangs from the ceiling. The Ball Chair was designed in 1963, and ...
Form follows function: Modernism’s guiding principles
Mar 31, 2020 · The Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe. Modernist architecture has two chief guiding principles: form follows function and truth to materials. Functionalism, a term coined by American architect Louis Sullivan, stated that the building’s purpose was paramount to the design, and took precedence over beauty. Truth to materials was a ...
10 buildings by Norman Foster - ICON Magazine
Mar 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.
A brief history of Gothic Architecture - ICON Magazine
Apr 29, 2020 · 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 architecture characterised by high buildings, intricate aesthetics, cavernous spaces and expansive walls. It is rooted in French architecture, but ...
From the Archive: A short history of Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair
Jul 4, 2023 · Hungarian-American architect Marcel Breuer was known for his innovative furniture design and use of tubular steel. Though he created many pieces of furniture in his time, the Wassily chair is his most iconic piece. The chair was designed in 1925, inspired by a bicycle frame. It is made of curving tubes of steel and leather slings that create a ...
From the Archive: A short history of the Sony Walkman
Nov 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 month of sales the Walkman became one of the ...
Modulor Man by Le Corbusier - ICON Magazine
Jun 23, 2009 · The Modulor Man is a recurring silhouette in Le Corbusier’s buildings and art. Will Wiles looks back at this phenomenal form. In Le Corbusier’s buildings and art a recurrent silhouette appears: the Modulor Man. It’s a stylised human figure, standing proudly and square-shouldered, sometimes with one arm raised, the mascot of Le Corbusier’s system for re …