Icon (architecture magazine)

British design and architecture magazine

ICON

Cover of issue 216 (Autumn–Winter 2024)

Editor| Jessica-Christin Hametner
Categories| architecture, design
Founder| Daren Newton
Founded| 2003
First issue| 1 April 2003 (2003-04-01)
Company| Media 10
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English
Website| www.iconeye.com
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 title is owned by Media 10 LTD. The current editor is Jessica-Christin Hametner.

In 2020, the magazine changed from a monthly to a quarterly publication.

ICON is part of a wider Media 10 publication and event portfolio that includes OnOffice, Clerkenwell Design Week and Design London.

## Awards

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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

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1. ^ "Media 10 names New Editors of Icon and onoffice Magazines". Media 10. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
2. ^ https://www.dezeen.com/2022/07/14/marcus-fairs-obituary/
3. ^ https://ondesignpodcast.com/episodes/2019/3/10/on-design-20-marcus-fairs
4. ^ "icon Magazine". Global Lingo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

## External links

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* Official website

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