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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Coffee shop Cup of Joy’s London debut is built on solid groundsThe Istanbul coffee brand opens its first international outpost in Marylebone, with café interiors by EBBA Architects
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Templeton Ford’s quirky sloped roof design has curve appeal in leafy West SussexWallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026 adds the UK’s Templeton Ford to its ranks of exciting emerging practices. We sloped off to West Sussex for a tour of the studio's Clay Rise project
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London art exhibitions to see in SeptemberRead our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from Krzysztof Grzybacz at Pace London to Lawrence Abu Hamdan's Barbican takeover
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Art deco architecture inspires Farid Karim’s characterful transformation of a London terraceWe welcome the UK's Farid Karim to the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026, our annual listing of exciting emerging architecture practices – here, we tour the studio's Deco House
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How a London apartment became a bespoke space for ‘hosting, gathering and collaboration’Piercy&Co’s London Apartment 21 invites guests to meet, dine and socialise, as well as experience the architecture studio's approach to interiors
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Relive 60 years of Notting Hill Carnival in picturesThis year marks 60 years of the Notting Hill Carnival, and 50 years since Ian Watts began photographing it. Discover his images, free this weekend at London's Outernet
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The City of London’s oldest and largest public space now has a new garden hubThe Finsbury Circus Parks Office, in the heart of London, within a green space dating back to 1606, has just been completed to a design by Studio Weave
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Pensaer’s craft-led London terrace extension is full of sculptural detailingMeet promising emerging studio Pensaer – featured in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026 – and take a tour of its Clay House, a considered London extension
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The V&A will celebrate Freddie Mercury in a free, fashion-filled exhibitionThe V&A is marking the 80th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s birth with an exhibition, ‘Splendid Things’, opening in October
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The Savoy reaffirms its place as one of London’s great hotelsFrom Monet to Monroe, The Savoy has hosted them all; now GA brings its Edwardian and Art Deco rooms into a new era
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Seiko’s designers let their imaginations run wild with a new generation of watchesFrom cat-shaped hands to maze-like indices, Seiko’s annual Power Design Project in London explores the playful possibilities of watchmaking
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These London spas are relaxing urban escapesThese London spas offer transformative treatments in awe-inspiring spaces for total relaxation in the midst of the big city
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Texas barbecue gets a Hong Kong remix at Hon’s BBQ in HackneyAt Hon’s BBQ, Texas smoking meets Chinese cooking in a red-hued Hackney Wick dining room spotlighting ribs, rice and records
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A new tropical architecture archive traces a unique, global journey across the 20th centuryThe Architectural Association’s Department of Tropical Architecture Archive is now live – here's what we learned from this ‘extraordinary resource’ for academic research
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Soho’s most theatrical hotel is getting a Beefbar restaurantMonte Carlo-born Beefbar will take over Dear Jackie at Broadwick Soho this September, giving the London hotel a carnivorous new chapter of rare cuts, velvet and late nights
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Discover 100 years of American photography in London‘Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography’ at Dulwich Picture Gallery traces the eventful journey to a modern USA
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Stylus Architects shapes a triumph of an angular house extension in south LondonAwkward angles provided the catalyst for this light-filled London house extension in brick and glass
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OGA transform a tricky North London site into a private sanctuary that blends old and newThe Cottage Annexe is a considered response to an awkward site in Finsbury Park, resulting in an elegant mid-century inspired courtyard house
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23 new London restaurants for summer diningFrom Sloane Square brasserie classics to canal-side barbecue and dressed-up Italian seafood, these are the London tables to book now
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Kim Kardashian on sculpting an architectural universe for Skims: ‘I want people to feel like this is their safe space’As the first standalone Skims store opens in the UK, Osman Ahmed talks to Kim Kardashian and her longtime collaborator Rafael de Cárdenas about creating ‘comfortable, safe and sexy’ spaces for the apparel brand that began in her closet
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Bid on artist-designed record sleeve artwork for War Child700 artists have designed record sleeves for War Child's annual auction, Secret 7”. See the results in London
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Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to in AugustOur editors highlight what’s new, noteworthy and not-to-be-missed in design, culture and beyond this month
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Embrace the spirit of Appalachia at this new London restaurantDrawing on the culinary traditions of America’s eastern mountain range, Appalachia is the latest restaurant to conquer north London
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‘The Nue Black Aesthetic’ maps the diasporic voices shaping design todayThe Design Museum in London announces a new exhibition (6 November 2026 to 8 August 2027) bringing together 16 contemporary Black designers; guest curator Charlene Prempeh tells us about exploring identity, the diaspora and who gets to shape the design canon
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Island Records and EMI’s London HQ is designed like an art museumAt the new Island Records and EMI King’s Cross office, works by Annie Leibovitz, Thierry Noir, Jeremy Deller, Corbin Shaw, and Anton Corbijn are housed in a space by Interesting Projects
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London’s Olympia has been under renovation for years. Now we can step insideAfter five years of construction, the Victorian landmark, reimagined as a vibrant cultural hub by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC, is nearly complete. Take a look inside
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Harris Elliott’s metamorphosing London ‘social salon’ begins with a marketplace of white shirtsThe multi-hyphenate creative director, stylist and artist’s latest project is ‘Le Parlour’, an evolving social salon in central London that will host a rolling programme of events and installations until the end of the year
