Hedi Slimane Hedi Slimane signs his signature across Celine’s haute parfumerieWallpaper* - Elly ParsonsSince his arrival in 2018, Hedi Slimane has wasted no time in making Celine his own, adding menswear, subtracting the ‘e’ acute, and devising a global retail concept. The creative director continues to
Local architects create modern vision for Norwegian cabin in StokkøyaWallpaper* - Ellie StathakiIt’s no secret that the Norwegians love a holiday cabin. A large part of the population traditionally spends the summer in simple, wooden structures in forests and by the water, which they use as a base
Zaha Hadid Architects carves out riverside promenade and flood barrier for HamburgWallpaper* - Harriet ThorpeZaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) is behind an upgrade of the Elbe River promenade and flood barrier at Niederhafen in Hamburg. The design combines much-needed modernisation and reinforcement of the city’s protection
Sustainability Alternative façades fronting sustainable and urban changeWallpaper* - Wallpaper* StaffWhile you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, in architecture, a façade often defines a building and its ambitions. As well as an opportunity for expression, architects are thinking more about how façades
Motocross Husqvarna’s minimalist Svartpilen 701 road bike pairs Swiss styling with original spiritWallpaper* - George ChapmanThe Husqvarna Svartpilen 701 is a very focused motorcycle indeed, but focused on what exactly? Sharing key components with the Vitpilen 701 ‘café racer’ released in 2018, the Svartpilen, meaning ‘Black
Alternative Music Robin Grasby and Temmer evoke classical notions of love for the ‘Aphrodite’ collectionWallpaper* - Alice MorbyFor Wallpaper* Handmade X, the collaborators create side tables using pink-toned Afrodit marble Designer-maker Robin Grasby, who originally trained as a joiner and cabinetmaker, won a Wallpaper* Design
Zaha Hadid ZHA’s virtual reality division debuts personal auditorium conceptWallpaper* - Luke HallsZaha Hadid Architects’ virtual reality division (ZHVR) debuts its first foray into audio. Loop – an immersive listening lounge concept – pairs the firm’s signature design vernacular with audio technology
Showroom Shoreditch’s Design & That store celebrates the physical experience of designWallpaper* - Sujata BurmanThrough Instagram, industry contacts and their Hackney locale, co-founders Emma and Jade Shone-Sanders offer a crafted edit of design There’s a new design player in London’s east. Partners in life and
Pasadena Architect Elyse Alam’s dynamic hillside home in PasadenaWallpaper* - Ellie StathakiWhen Indonesian, US-educated architect Elyse Alam bought a vacant plot in Pasadena, California, she did so with the intention to develop and sell. Fate, however, had different plans, so when Alam met future
Beijing UnionWallpaper* - Daven WuThe Opposite House – which opened in 2008 to an appreciative crowd in Beijing’s buzzy Sanlitun neighbourhood – has just reimagined its resident bar. Set on the ground floor of the 99-room hotel, the lofty
Bilbao Out of office: coffee and creative small talk with Tatiana BilbaoWallpaper* - Bodil BlainBodil Blain, Wallpaper* columnist and founder of Cru Kafé, shares coffee and creative small talk with leading figures from the worlds of art, architecture, design, and fashion. This week, it’s Mexican
Persian Culture Farshad Farzankia and Brdr Krüger reuse wood offcuts for ‘Phoenix’ sculptureWallpaper* - TF ChanFarshad Farzankia’s studio in the Copenhagen suburb of Herlev is a glorious riot of colour, a welcome respite from the grey wintry skies on the day of our visit. Brightly-hued canvases in varying stages
Moncks of Dover StreetWallpaper* - Wallpaper* StaffFans of the now shuttered Automat in Dover Street can breathe a sigh of relief that its successor measures up to, if not betters, the much-loved American diner. Named for Sir Christopher Monck, the 17th
Dubai Opus Dubai by ZHA places a free-form void into the heart of an abstract cubeWallpaper* - Harriet ThorpeZaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) is celebrating the exterior completion of Opus, the Omiyat mixed-used development in Dubai. Found in the vicinity of the city’s Burj Khalifa district, the Opus building offers
Wyoming A Corten house channels agrarian aesthetics in WyomingWallpaper* - Pei-Ru KehAs one of the least populated states in the US, Wyoming is better known for its incredible mountain ranges and untouched wilderness than being at the forefront of design. However, in the small city of
Victorian Era Piercy & Company crafts co-working space in Victorian warehouse for ForaWallpaper* - Harriet ThorpeFora has opened a fourth co-working space in London, in a Victorian warehouse just off Brick Lane that has been refurbished and redesigned by Piercy & Company. The British architecture and design studio
The technical and ornamental ingenuity of Mains d’ŒuvreWallpaper* - Ben PerdueThree years of hard graft paid off for designers Dorian Cayoln and Quentin Barralon when their leather label, Mains d’Œuvre, earned an Honourable Mention award from the accessories jury at this year’s
Northern Italy Italian architect Alfredo Vanotti designs house in the Alps as an ‘inhabited terrace’Wallpaper* - Ellie StathakiThe sense of uncluttered minimalism of Casa G makes visiting this bespoke home in northern Italy a truly relaxing experience. Its architect, Sondrio based Italian Alfredo Vanotti, admits to aiming to a
Metals Marcin Rusak on taking molten metal to artful new extremesWallpaper* - Rosa BertoliWith his new brand MRM, the London-based Polish designer experiments with metal manufacturing and collaborative processes Since his graduation from London’s Royal College of Art in 2014, the London-based
Bulgarian modernism meets contemporary design at Sofia apartment redesigned by dontDIYWallpaper* - Elissaveta MarinovaDesigning a contemporary apartment in an iconic, modernist building in the center of Sofia is an opportunity few architects can pride themselves with. And when Bulgarian studio dontDIY first approached
Vacheron Constantin Collector’s Corner: Vacheron Constantin remasters a century of fine-watch designsWallpaper* - Hannah SilverWristwatches were still a relatively novel idea in the 1930s, and the absence of established forms meant designers had free rein to experiment. Vacheron Constantin’s touring ‘Les Collectionneurs’ exhibition,
The technical and ornamental ingenuity of Hands of WorkWallpaper* - Ben PerdueThree years of hard graft paid off for designers Dorian Cayoln and Quentin Barralon when their leather label, Hands of Work, earned an Honourable Mention award from the accessories jury at this year’s
Copenhagen Wilkinson Eyre’s new Lille Langebro bridge serves Copenhagen’s cyclistsWallpaper* - Ellie StathakiA new bridge has been unveiled in Copenhagen; Lille Langebro is the Danish capital’s latest connection in the Inner Harbour area, snaking gracefully across the water, linking opposite shores in the heart
Cape Town Lemon studio grows with new creative emporium in Cape TownWallpaper* - Luke HallsMultidisciplinary design studio Lemon has expanded its Johannesburg-based business to open a new showroom in Cape Town’s coastal Seapoint district. The fresh space reflects the brand’s evolution – it with
Milan Galleria Vik — Milan, ItalyWallpaper* - Laura May ToddFollowing the success of its South American resorts and wineries, Vik Retreats has landed in the centre Milan for its first foray into Europe. Nesting in the rafters of 19th-century shopping strip Galleria
Hermès Time frame: Hermès’ Life AquaticWallpaper* - Hannah SilverFrench artist Annie Faivre’s 1992 Hermès scarf illustration has been reimagined as a glass mosaic dial for the house’s latest Arceau Grands Fonds watch. Framed by the Arceau’s distinctive round case, understated
Homelessness Domesticity and dignity designed into London homeless shelter by Holland HarveyWallpaper* - Harriet ThorpeHolland Harvey Architects is behind the redevelopment of a disused supermarket in London into a new homeless shelter and headquarters for charity Shelter From The Storm (SFTS). As well as room for 42 to
West Africa ‘Echo’ lamp is a poetic love song to West African cultureWallpaper* - Pei-Ru KehLocal craft traditions are at the heart of Brendan Ravenhill Studio and Maison Intègre’s Wallpaper* Handmade X project The craft traditions of West Africa may be largely uncharted territory for the design
Glassware Rethinking the anatomy of crystal glassware with Nigel Peake and J. Hill’s StandardWallpaper* - Pei-Ru KehIt’s hard to beat the luck of the Irish, but with regards to a new design collaboration between Irish crystal manufacturers J. Hill’s Standard and fellow countryman, the artist and illustrator Nigel Peake,
Driving City driving goes green with Mini ElectricWallpaper* - Guy BirdMini’s take on electric vehicles is appropriately simple, lightweight, relatively affordable and compact. Its first production EV – available to order now with first deliveries in March 2020 – is recognisably
