London
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in London - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to London.
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
This week, the team embarked on a rich journey through fashion, design and culture, from rubbing shoulders with Armani-swaddled celebs to exploring the art scene in Athens
By Anna Solomon Published
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Abbey Road announces the winners of its annual music photography awards
Abbey Road celebrates the global music photography community with its 2025 awards, honouring legends David Bailey and Anton Corbijn alongside a new generation of image-makers
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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Wallpaper* checks in at the wonderfully unfussy Swan Inn, Fittleworth
As the night’s draw in, this cosy English inn deep in the Sussex countryside beckons
By Ali Morris Published
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The world’s largest capsule hotel opens in the heart of London
With nearly 1,000 capsules across five floors, Zedwell Capsule Hotel Piccadilly Circus promise cocoon-like calm above the city’s loudest square
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Six films to see at the BFI London Film Festival 2025
The BFI London Film Festival 2025 runs 8-19 October. What promises to be extra special? Here are our tips, from Kristen Stewart's directorial debut to an urgent docudrama set in Gaza
By Billie Walker Published
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Ministry of Sound embraces theatrical brutalism with its new members’ bar
Studio A-nrd dresses the south London superclub’s new No Velvet Rope Society in tactile layers and stark details
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Frieze London is back! Here’s what to see
As London gears up for Frieze 2025 (15-19 October), plan your visit early
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Photographer and surrealist Lee Miller gets a long-overdue retrospective at Tate Britain
Lee Miller ushered in a new era with her avant-garde and raw photography. Now, Tate Britain celebrates her life's work
By Hannah Silver Published
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The new London restaurants to book now
This month, a modern gastropub takes root in Marylebone, Italian flair spices up Fitzrovia, and Japanese precision awaits at The Chancery Rosewood
By Ben McCormack Last updated
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Inside Cosprop, the spectacular London costume house that’s a ‘dressing-up closet’ for stage and screen
As a new exhibition, ‘Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop’, opens at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum, Wallpaper* tours the Holloway Road costume house that has outfitted the world’s biggest stars
By Hannah Tindle Published
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Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s multiplayer experience at London’s Serpentine invites visitors to connect in the real world
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley rethinks a typical art gallery visit with a new exhibition at Serpentine which encourages viewers to get off the screen
By Hannah Silver Published
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St. John and the London Book Review’s new café makes for a delicious pairing
St John’s new bookshop-based café will offer tasty delights from the bakery, to enjoy at the table or take away. Bookmark this perfect spot for reading, eating and book browsing
By Tianna Williams Published
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Ming pays tribute to vibrant Notting Hill in a one-of-a-kind jewellery collection
To mark the 25th anniversary of Ming Jewellery, its founder releases 25 unique designs
By Hannah Silver Published
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Dr Karen Doherty's new clinic reflects her reputation as London's chicest aesthetician
The aesthetician to London’s cultural elite opens a new Shoreditch space designed by Max Radford
By Mary Cleary Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
A week in the life of the Wallpaper* team was filled with exquisite jewellery, spellbinding art, and lots (and lots) of good food
By Anna Solomon Published
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London art exhibitions to see in October
Read our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from Cosima von Bonin childlike objects at Raven Row to Hugh Hayden's quirky, tactile installations at Lisson Gallery
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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Max Creasy on the future of architectural photography and a shift to the ‘snapshot’
A show of photographer Max Creasy’s work opens at the AA in London, asking a key question: where is contemporary architectural photography heading?
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Riccardo Dalisi’s first UK retrospective opens at east London gallery Spazio Leone
Spazio Leone draws together six decades of the Italian visionary’s work, from whimsical coffee pots to radical community workshops
By Reeme Idris Published
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Tour this immaculately composed Islington house for an art collector who loves entertaining
An Islington house by Emil Eve Architects, on coveted Thornhill Road, combines warm minimalism and some expert spatial planning
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Baxter’s first UK flagship store opens in London’s Italian Design District
A storied Edwardian building turns contemporary Italian furniture gallery on Brompton Road
By Simon Mills Published
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The best furniture shops in London
Where to buy furniture in London: Wallpaper's guide to London furniture shopping, including contemporary furniture and design destinations in the city, from Chelsea to Shoreditch
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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Let them eat cake (and drink cocktails) as Manolo Blahnik and The Berkeley unveil a new menu fit for a queen
The hotelier and renowned designer has teamed up on an exclusive cake and cocktail menu to celebrate the V&A’s landmark exhibition ‘Marie Antionette Style'
By Tianna Williams Published
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Pioneering author Jean Rhys was hard to define. In London, artists give it a try
'Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World' at Michael Werner gallery sees artists from Kara Walker, Celia Paul, Hurvin Anderson, and Francis Picabia bring Rhys to life in a curation by Hilton Als
By Katie Tobin Published
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Wallpaper* checks in at Mason & Fifth, Westbourne Park
A cultural hub disguised as a hospitality concept, Mason & Fifth’s latest property in west London is ambitious, youthful and extroverted
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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A striking restaurant now crowns Renzo Piano’s ‘glass cube’ building in Paddington
Skyscraper dining always carries a sense of glamour – and Cé La Vi delivers it at full pitch
By Ben McCormack Published
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Meet London’s next generation of fashion image-makers
A new exhibition celebrates the work of nine Central Saint Martins alumni who are rethinking the parameters of the fashion image
By Orla Brennan Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
Another week, another sweep of culture in the capital and beyond for the Wallpaper* team. This time: hidden book fairs, standout theatre, and a taste of the Mediterranean – from a Spanish showcase to seafood in the Portuguese archipelago
By Anna Solomon Published