The Wallpaper* guide to our home town of London is authored by our art, culture and luxury editor, Hannah Silver, who is at home in Mayfair’s old school opulence as she is in the grungy art scene out east.
The aim of the Wallpaper* Travel Guides isn’t to cater to everyone. Instead, we home in on what makes a place truly special to us, from a design-led aesthetic to exceptional service and reassuring quality.
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Manuel Bano shows metal’s softer side at PAD London this yearPAD London 2026 preview: Manuel Bano talks steel, recycled copper and why, when it comes to making, Mexico City has his heart
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Midcentury interiors and Victorian charm come together in this north London houseIn Kentish Town, this Victorian house was ‘quietly refined rather than completely transformed’
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Ten great things to do in London for Frieze Week 2026As Frieze London 2026 (14-18 October) looms, put these openings, performances and parties in your diary now
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Mallorcan artist Adriana Meunié tells us why she doesn't believe in easy beautyPAD London 2026 preview: Adriana Meunié discusses her island’s craft heritage and the local fibres she transforms into tapestries of ‘monstrous elegance’
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Poliform brings a distinctly Italian way of living to LondonBespoke Partnership
The newly redesigned Wigmore Street showroom takes its cues from Marylebone, unfolding like a carefully composed home across two floors
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Mount Street Neighbourhood Arts Festival is back. Here is what you need to knowThis year sees Miles Aldridge’s photography take centre stage around the Mayfair address, plus pub quizzes, performances and more
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Rose Easton celebrates lumps, bumps and offbeat desirability in LondonIn 'Lumps and Bumps', gallerist Rose Easton is drawn to the unconventional and asks artists to channel the spirit of Rei Kawakubo
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A London workspace built around the warmth of the ‘hearth’ – not just for the reasons you’d thinkElsley House by SODA is a London workspace that nods to modern needs and desires, while echoing its historic location's identity
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A West London extension thinks big, bringing light and flow to a neglected period lean-toEaling Return by Brown Urbanism and Kitchen Bee elevates a humble terraced house in West London through contemporary design
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The best new London restaurants to try nowFrom a crowdfunded café in Islington to a revived City chop house and Endo Kazutoshi’s new Chelsea counter, these are the London tables to book now
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London art exhibitions to see in OctoberRead our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from Cindy Sherman at Hauser & Wirth to Tim Walker at the National Portrait Gallery
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Aston Martin bolsters its luxury credentials by debuting the DBX GT at its new Mayfair venueThe Aston Martin DBX GT made its debut at Q London in Berkeley Square, a new destination for the brand in the heart of the capital
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Lepas explores the future of automotive design at the V&ABespoke Partnership
As part of London’s Global Design Forum, a panel presented by Lepas brought together fresh perspectives on the future of automotive design
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Joy BC’s jewellery is ‘a love letter to materiality, storytelling and craft’, on show in LondonMore than 20 rarely seen pieces of jewellery by the artist and goldsmith arrive at Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery, sculptural nods to ancient narratives
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Renée Levi's colourful painting takes over the Hayward Gallery‘September’, co-commissioned by the Hayward Gallery and Audemars Piguet Contemporary, is Levi's first large-scale commission in the UK
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This Rose Uniacke-designed London apartment transcends periods and culturesThe designer creates a home for a collector, complete with midcentury icons and even an Egyptian artefact
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Stone Island drafts Willo Perron to design its new London pop-up – a collector’s delightAt Selfridges Corner Shop, ‘Selected Works ’982–’026 Stone Island: The Collector Series’ invites the brand’s most prolific collectors to give their interpretation of its ‘living archive’
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The Park Hyatt Residences' launch marks a special moment on the London riversideSales have launched for the Park Hyatt Residences on the London riverside, opening the doors to two show apartments with interiors by South African designer Christian Bense
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The Barbican’s Sculpture Court to be revived as a public space by 2030The historic brutalist sculpture court will be revitalised as part of the Barbican’s wider Renewal programme, ahead of the Centre’s 50th anniversary in 2032
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The Horses is everything you want a British pub to be – and moreThe new Clerkenwell pub by Public House Group not only has classic pub-style seating, but also is home to an elegant seafood dining room upstairs
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Homme Plissé Issey Miyake reimagines Matisse’s ‘The Snail’ at London’s Tate ModernThe latest chapter of Homme Plissé Issey Miyake’s Open Studio saw the Japanese label draw on Matisse’s ‘The Snail’ for inspiration, with help from Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck and the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
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Everything you need to know about London Fashion WeekFrom the return of McQueen to Christopher Kane’s Mulberry debut, Wallpaper* picks the moments to look out for at the latest edition of London Fashion Week, which begins today (17 September 2026)
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Step inside Glenn Spiro’s sumptuous new London jewellery showroomFather and son duo Glenn and Joe Spiro worked with Venezuelan designer Valerie Name Bolaño on curating their elegant and eclectic jewellery boutique in Mayfair
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The Hayward Gallery announces a major Cao Fei exhibition. Take a first look hereIn 2027, the London gallery will host the Chinese artist’s largest UK exhibition to date
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At Saatchi Yates, Sujin Lee’s figures are frozen in introspectionSujin Lee’s exhibition ‘Where We Once Stood’, considers the stillness after an event
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Check into Bloomsbury’s newly reimagined grande dameThe Imperial Bloomsbury enters a new era with tactile interiors, a rooftop bar and a distinctly bookish London address
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2026 London Open House highlights – from the architecture festival that opens doors of all kindsLondon Open House is about to kick off – we explore what to see, as well as the unexpected impact of this city-wide architecture celebration. Here’s how the festival works for you year-round
