Chongqing Inside SND’s ceremonial boutique in China’s ChongqingWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineA church-like terrazzo stone structure slices through the centre of this new store by Various Associates for women’s fashion boutique SND. Located in the city of Chongqing in southwestern China, the narrow
Venice Biennale Venice Biennale 2019 preview | Scotland + VeniceWallpaper* - WallpaperScotland + Venice Fresh off her Turner Prize win, Glasgow-based artist Charlotte Prodger will debut a new single-channel video that expands on her continuing exploration of ‘queer wilderness’. The artist,
Mexico City A minimalist house is converted into an office in Mexico CityWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineMexico City-based architecture firm Archetonic has overhauled a minimalist family home into a workspace in a western city suburb. Defined by its domestic previous life and verdant surroundings, the new
United States Kāwi — New York, USAWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineThe newest addition to Momofuku’s ever-expanding Asian-centric network of restaurants, is Kāwi, a Korean-inflected dining room that’s headed up by executive chef and Korean native Eunjo Park, who was at
Painting Through the lens of... Lydia WhitmoreWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineInitially, UK-based Lydia Whitmore trained in painting, before evolving into a commercial still life photographer with a studio in east London. Whitmore has recently joined One Represents agency and won
Coco Chanel Chanel’s Mademoiselle Privé exhibition touches down in ShanghaiWallpaper* - Wallpaper* Magazine‘If you understand Mademoiselle Privé, you understand the brand,’ Chanel’s president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, explains two days before the globetrotting exhibition’s Shanghai opening. ‘The show is
Tokyo Artechnic brings life to a concrete corner of TokyoWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineJapanese architecture firm Artechnic has brought a breath of fresh air to a concrete corner of Tokyo. When approached by a family of five to design its new home in Setagaya-Ku, the city’s most densely
The Dixon — London, UKWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineOver a century after it first opened as a Magistrate’s Court, the Grade II listed building on London’s Tooley Street, has been given a new lease of life as The Dixon. Architecture firm Consarc Design has
London, UK Centre Point’s amenities by Conran and Partners unveiledWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineA rich selection of finely tuned amenities for residents is now almost a given for any self-respecting luxury development; yet there’s always one that truly pushes the boat out and offers something that
Margate Haeckels opens ‘home of tranquility’ in MargateWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineHaeckels has opened a day spa in Margate, on England’s south east coastline. The small-scale ‘natural skincare and wild fragrance’ brand – which collaborated on a diffuser and fragrance oil in our Handmade
Volcanoes Formafantasma’s tiles rise from the ashes of a Sicilian volcanoWallpaper* - Wallpaper* Magazine‘This is a collaboration between Mount Etna and us,’ says Simone Farresin, one half of Amsterdam-based design duo Formafantasma. He’s in Sassuolo, Italy, with the other half Andrea Trimarchi, to wrap a
Bjarke Ingels BIG adds Business Innovation Hub to Massachusetts universityWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineA cascading array of copper pillars is the first thing students will see when they visit the new Business Innovation Hub at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
Melbourne Lobbs Café — Melbourne, AustraliaWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineIf there’s one thing Melbourne does better than most cities, it’s cafes. More than mere pitstops in which to grab coffee or light refreshments, cafes in Melbourne can command the same amount of respect
Geir Grung’s UFO-like hydroelectric station in the Norwegian mountainsWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineAfter driving through numerous mountain tunnels and past innumerable fjords and lakes, visitors to the Suldal power station complex are greeted by a herd of goats perched picturesquely on a rock. The narrows,
Sustainability Architecture, connection and sustainability on the AegeanWallpaper* - WallpaperLIFESTYLE | 16 APRIL 2019 | BY ELLY PARSONS A new formula of ‘wellness conference’ integrates nature and design Harvest Kaplankaya at Six Senses, 2018-2019 Numbered, it seems, are the days where people
Moscow Pavel Pepperstein takes us on a space odyssey in MoscowWallpaper* - Wallpaper* Magazine‘Psychedelia taught me that it was okay to embrace the things I loved,’ says Pavel Pepperstein, speaking from Moscow – a city that, under Soviet rule, did not recognise any kind of art, except the state-sanctioned
Brussels Studio Mumbai launches second furniture line with Brussels gallery ManeiraWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineAs restaurants continue to chalk up farm to table menus, hotels offer refillable toiletries and interior schemes focus on materiality and craft, the idea of conscious luxury continues to grow popular.
Architecture Conservation plans announced for Eames HouseWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineThe Eames House has enjoyed celebrity from inception. Published even before it was built, it formed one of the famed Case Study houses that appeared in Art and Architecture Magazine from 1945. Now, announced
Singapore CITY STATE OF MINDWallpaper* - WallpaperEsplanade – Theatres on the Bay Singapore’s dazzling Downtown theatre and performance complex. Read more ArtScience Museum Moshe Safdie’s lily-shaped wonder is a world-class showcase. Read more National
Singapore Singapore’s first residential project by Heatherwick Studio unveiledWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineThe paint has barely dried on Thomas Heatherwick’s The Vessel in New York, and he is already touching down in Singapore to oversee the progress of Eden, his London-based studio’s first residential project
Gucci spearheads a survey of Paolo Di Paolo’s photographyWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineAs far as family secrets go, hoarding a vast photographic archive of mid-century Italian history is perhaps one of the most graceful. Imagine the surprise of Silvia Di Paolo when, some 20 years ago, she
Berlin Michelberger Hotel — Berlin, GermanyWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineIn the right hands, industrial minimalism imparts a pleasing aesthetic of layered textures and monochromatic hues, an ideal that Jonathan Tuckey Design has realised to great effect with its latest project
Frida Escobedo designs Aesop store in Park Slope New YorkWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazinePark Slope rarely ranks highly as one of Brooklyn’s ‘cool’ areas. However, the arrival of a new Aesop store, notably designed by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has give the homey, family-friendly neighbourhood
Berlin Bulgari returns to Milan with Tomás Saraceno showcaseWallpaper* - Wallpaper* Magazine‘In the Planetarium of Milan, the geometry of the constellations meets that of the spider web and the cosmic web,’ artist Tomás Saraceno explains. True to his signature, the Argentine-born, Berlin-based
Exploring the artistic side of Kartell, from the domestic to surrealWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineIt’s almost impossible to separate post-war Italian design from the legacy of Kartell. From 1949 onwards, the Milan-based company has been dictating the domestic conversation with its innovative plastic
Montréal Jack Rose — Montreal, CanadaWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineAs locals will tell you, Montreal’s winters can be brutal. So much so that the owner of this Plateau Mon Royal restaurant – a brisk stroll from the glam of Mile End and the green expanse of Mount Royal
The superfine storytelling in Laura Newton’s knitwearWallpaper* - Wallpaper* Magazine‘I’ve always been drawn to knitwear because it can tell a story,’ says the Los Angeles-based British knitwear designer Laura Newton. ‘Knitwear is so affected by the designer and the maker, and you can
Frank Lloyd Wright Flexible tiny house by Beatrice Bonzanigo presents infinite opportunitiesWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineThe clever mechanical push and pull system that operates the walls and interior furniture has been designed to be sensitive to every inhabitant’s whim – so smooth and seamless that you could adjust your
Designers aim to make home technology invisible in MilanWallpaper* - Wallpaper* MagazineThe creative explosion that is Milan Design Week offers makers of all ilks unparallelled opportunity to experiment. It’s a place to test your best ideas on the keenest minds in design; who descend on city
