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London Festival of Architecture 2026 wants you to take part
The LFA’s call for entries is open; director Rosa Rogina lets us in on the hopes and processes behind programming a month of architecture activities across the city, and how you can shape them
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Marie Antoinette finds her voice in London exhibition ‘Best Femmes Forever’
Artists Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley’s satirical video installation reconsiders three women who lost their lives in the French Revolution
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Indoor-outdoor living becomes a reality at this leafy Hampstead home
A home that becomes a nature-viewing experience, Panoramic House by architecture studio Mata, is a finely crafted addition to a London family's daily life
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Finally, a London members’ club restaurant worth joining for
At The Roof Gardens, the Roman and Williams-designed Komorebi is a restaurant where Japanese precision meets cinematic light above the city
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A home true to its name, Serene brings minimalist calm to London’s Queens Park
This textured, new-build home by Coeus London was created to foster a sense of ‘slowing down’ and a connection with nature in the heart of the city
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The London bars to fall in love with (and in)
A guide to the most romantic bars the British capital has to offer, made for connection, conversation, and second rounds
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Beanie Babies and Blockbuster nights: this nostalgic London exhibition revisits Y2K aesthetics
‘Internet Cafe’, running until 7 March 2026, brings millennial culture into the gallery, paying tribute to the era of flip phones, velour tracksuits and analog rituals
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The new London restaurants to book now
This month brings sun-lit Mediterranean flavours, an intimate Italian revival, and a cult Japanese hand-roll concept reimagined
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This Canada Water penthouse’s natural warmth belies its industrial setting
The penthouse of The Founding development in London, by Conran and Partners, brings rich tactility to a raw setting
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The Architecture Edit: Wallpaper’s houses of the month
These are the best architectural projects that Wallpaper* has profiled this month, from to a home sunken into a London garden to a 1960s modernist icon come to market
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A Neo-Georgian Islington house is a soothing retreat to unwind from the city
Designed collaboratively by Architecture for London and Hamish Vincent Design, this Islington House is defined by its natural material palette and a cascading spiral staircase
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DakaDaka brings 8,000 years of Georgian tradition to London
A new London restaurant distils Georgian hearth cooking and qvevri wine into a design-driven contemporary dining experience
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
This week, the Wallpaper* editors have come over all European, setting their sights on Paris, Vienna and Brussels. Those left in London have been beating the January blues by uncovering new gems in familiar neighbourhoods or indulging in creature comforts at home
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Martin Parr’s lesser-known work in rural Ireland goes on show in London
Before he passed away in 2025, Martin Parr and The Photographers’ Gallery planned an exhibition focusing on his earlier black-and-white works. Now, ‘A Fair Day’ is about to open
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Anatomy of a logo: Casa Italia unveils brand identity inspired by British and Italian architecture
The Italian Embassy in London partnered with Istituto Marangoni to create a logo and brand identity for its new headquarters
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A sauna in Kentish Town? Lowlu lands, lifting ‘healthy hedonists’ with the power of deep heat
A new London sauna has just opened – the brainchild of British tech entrepreneur Tom Bacon, designed by Finnish architect Sami Rintala of RintalaEggertsson
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London art exhibitions to see in February
Read our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from Tracey Emin at Tate Modern to Aki Sasamoto’s first solo show in the UK at Studio Voltaire
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The Barbican has just announced a new late-night party series
‘Anyone Can Dance’ is a new late-night party series celebrating global club music, kicking off on 20 February with an after-hours takeover curated by Eastern Margins
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Luca Guadagnino’s curation of rare Luigi Ghirri photographs in London is quietly emotional
‘Luigi Ghirri: Felicità’ is an important show of the Italian photographer’s work at Thomas Dane Gallery (23 January to 9 May 2026)
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At Mezzogiorno in London, finely tuned interiors set the scene for delicious Calabrian dining
Design precision, luscious food and immaculate hospitality at Mezzogiorno, designed by Afroditi, transform the dining experience at London’s Corinthia hotel
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Claridge’s Bakery reignites the lost art of British elevenses
Spearheaded by chef and baker Richard Hart, and designed by John Pawson, Claridge’s Bakery dishes up much-loved classics from sticky Jammy dodgers to warm, crusty loaves
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Discover Renée Gailhoustet and her radical approach to socially engaged housing
The Algerian-French architect thrived on creating bespoke designs and remarkable social housing; a new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London revisits the case study of Le Liegat in Paris
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Serpentine Pavilion 2026 architects announced – and they put the ‘serpent’ in the ‘Serpentine’
Lanza atelier wins the Serpentine Pavilion 2026 commission; the Mexican studio creates the annual structure's newest iteration, titled 'a serpentine', and it features a curvilinear wall snaking across the site
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Martin Kuczmarski’s new London restaurant is made for long lunches and late nights
From the founder of The Dover comes Martino’s: a softly lit Italian trattoria in Sloane Square, where appetite, atmosphere and romance are inseparable
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'It offers us an escape, a route out of our own heads' – Adam Nathaniel Furman on public art
We talk to Adam Nathaniel Furman on art in the public realm – and the important role of vibrancy, colour and the power of permanence in our urban environment
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'I have always been interested in debasement as purification': Sam Lipp dissects the body in London
Sam Lipp rethinks traditional portraiture in 'Base', a new show at Soft Opening gallery, London
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Upgrade your fish and chips at Corenucopia by Clare Smyth
The three-star chef brings her mastery of British classics to Belgravia, with lavish interiors, nostalgic flavours and a distinctly playful sense of excess
