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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The future used to be faster: INK’s Supersonic show celebrates the art and style of ConcordeThe world’s first supersonic airliner made its debut scheduled flight half a century ago. Twenty-three years after it retired, London-based agency INK puts the dramatic Anglo-French collaboration back in the spotlight
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Feast your eyes on the Wallpaper* Entertaining Issue – on sale nowSee out 2026 with decadent dining, homes made for hosting and a wonderful winter wardrobe, and embrace 2027 with your exclusive design horoscope; find December Wallpaper* on newsstands
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At Lunette, Florence Knight brings an artist’s eye to the tableFlorence Knight’s first solo project, Lunette at London’s St Clement hotel, serves up beautifully framed riverside views and picture-perfect dishes
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Connaught House is a north London landmark reborn as five boutique homesIn St John's Wood, Connaught House and its long history live on, brought into the 21st century by architects Darling Associates and interiors studio Gunter and Co for owner Marcus Cooper Group and developers Valouran
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The Architecture Edit: 12 tantalising houses we can’t stop looking at this monthFrom the still-for-sale Stahl House in Los Angeles to a blissful Lagos Lagoon retreat, and a London extension like no other, these are the residential projects that our editors loved this month
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Discover Ellis King, the artist making sense of women's experiencesIn 'Spilt Milk' at London’s SQFT: Space Gallery, Ellis King examines what happens in a woman's quiet moments
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Another piece of King's Cross’ masterplan is complete – and is a fascinating example of prefab constructionWith a courtyard, reflecting pool, and social spaces, the completed Cadence residences have everything you need and more
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The best new London restaurants to try nowFrom the highly anticipated Lunette at St. Clement to a nose-to-tail restaurant in London's Smithfield, it's the best new openings in the city
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Marrion’s brings a New York neighbourhood bar to HackneyOn Morning Lane, Elliott Kaye’s first solo venture serves martinis, bistro favourites and a warm welcome in a room inspired by The Big Apple
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London art exhibitions to see in NovemberRead our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from Nan Goldin at Hayward Gallery to 90s nostalgia at Tate Britain
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Catch Nicola Turner’s horsehair sculptures climbing the walls in LondonOn show at Annely Juda gallery, the artist’s sculptures appear like living figures
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Thom Yorke on bringing the Radiohead and Shakespeare mash-up, ‘Hamlet Hail to the Thief’, to the BarbicanThom Yorke and co-creators Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones tell Wallpaper* what it takes to mix Radiohead’s 2003 album with Shakespeare’s play and take it to the stage
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Hundreds of miles of stitching make up Hermès Maison's enchanting quilt windows in LondonArchitecture Space Popular dreamt up a lush, handmade fabric installation for the Maison's New Bond street display. Here's how it came together
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Kid is a new Turkish grill that’s setting Soho alightChef Sertaç Dirik’s first solo restaurant, Kid, brings blistered bread, exemplary kebaps, and a room full of energy to a brick-lined corner of Soho
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This year’s Margaret Howell calendar features the designer’s ‘unusual, beautiful’ personal photographs‘Photographs by Margaret Howell’ is the title of the 2027 calendar and accompanying in-store exhibition, which offers an intimate insight into the British designer’s world
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London has fallen for listening bars, but who is listening?Behind London’s listening-bar boom lies a debate about musical taste, hospitality and the ingredients of a good night out
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Circle13 are updating pétanque for a new generationAt Circle13 in London Fields, a century-old French sport gets a contemporary makeover, with design-led interiors, Basque-inspired small plates and a refreshing approach to drinking
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‘36 Views of Dawson’s Heights’ is an homage to a south London iconThe new book from The Half Pint Press is a photographic study of this hilltop south London apartment building, capturing its intriguing presence
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There’s something ‘emotional and visceral’ about Robin Hunter-Blake's works at Studio Iron'Robin Hunter-Blake: Severe Mercy', presented by Isamaya Ffrench’s concept store and gallery in London, is a richly immersive experience
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Tour London like a local with chef Imogen KwokAs we welcome the return of our pocket-sized Wallpaper* Travel Guide series, the culinary creative shares the places that feed her curiosity in the British capital
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Inside Margaret Howell’s new London workroom, a temple to shirtmakingThe quintessential British designer’s new workroom has opened in north London. Wallpaper* takes a tour
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A green ceramic façade shows a rethink of the London home extensionIn south-east London, this extension of a Victorian terraced home saves its boldest gesture for the back garden
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Louise Giovanelli zooms in on the beautifully strange and the strangely beautiful at White CubeThe Manchester-based artist captures 'beauty with an edge' in her new show at the London gallery
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At Frieze, the Tiffany & Co-supported Artist-to-Artist programme spotlights emerging talentYinka Shonibare invites South African artist Unathi Mkonto to Frieze London 2026 for Artist-to-Artist, sponsored by Tiffany & Co
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Step inside Cloud House’s ice-cream-parlour colours and candy-floss feelA joyful home by architect Peter Morris brings a splash of pink to its leafy neighbourhood in north London, celebrating individuality and fun
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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair opens in London this week – here’s what we’re looking forward to1-54 London 2026, at Somerset House from 15 to 18 October 2026, shines a light on contemporary artists from Africa and the diaspora
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Frieze London 2026: all the fashion moments to look out forThe best fashion happenings to add to your Frieze London 2026 schedule, from Dunhill’s curation of talks at Frieze Masters to a Cerith Wyn Evans’ exhibition at JW Anderson’s Pimlico address
