Icon (architecture magazine)
 Cover of issue 216 (Autumn–Winter 2024) | |
| Editor | Jessica-Christin Hametner |
|---|---|
| Categories | Architecture, design, lifestyle |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publisher | Media 10 |
| Founder | Daren Newton |
| Founded | 2003 |
| First issue | 1 April 2003 |
| Company | Media 10 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | iconeye |
| ISSN | 1479-9456 |
ICON magazine is a British design and architecture magazine established in 2003[1] by publishing director Daren Newton and founding editor Marcus Fairs, with Art Direction by Violetta Boxhill.[2] After he was fired, Fairs went on to found the online magazine Dezeen in 2006[3]
The current editor is Jessica-Christin Hametner.
The title is owned by Media 10 Ltd. ICON is part of a wider Media 10 publication and event portfolio that includes OnOffice, Clerkenwell Design Week and Design London.
In 2020, the magazine changed from a monthly to a quarterly publication.
Awards
Awards won by the magazine include:[4]
- International Building Press awards: magazine of the year (twice), best architectural journalist and best critic
- Magazine Design Awards: best designed business-to-business magazine, and best use of typography
References
- ↑ "Media 10 names New Editors of Icon and onoffice Magazines". Media 10. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ McGuirk, Justin (14 July 2022). ""Marcus Fairs was undoubtedly one of the design world's pre-eminent power brokers"".
- ↑ https://ondesignpodcast.com/episodes/2019/3/10/on-design-20-marcus-fairs
- ↑ "icon Magazine". Global Lingo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2018.