Travel
From slick urban boltholes to far-flung retreats, escape with us into a world of inspiring, design-led travel
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Discover Aman’s love letter to the Japanese tea house in Kyoto
Aman Kyoto unveils a sukiya-style tea room that is timeless and deeply serene, designed by Sen Art Studio
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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A local’s guide to Florence: 9 unmissable haunts
Our contributing editor Nick Vinson spends half the year in Florence. Here, he takes us on a tour of his don’t-miss diversions
By Nick Vinson Published
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This bijou hotel in Madrid doubles as a cultural hub
Casa de las Artes is located within the Spanish capital’s ‘Art Triangle’. Designed by ASAH Studio, it offers the warmth and intellect of one of the many neighbouring museums
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Is this the world’s most striking food stall?
There’s more than meets the eye at this handsome food stall by Lyth Design, located in the northern Indian city of Sonipat
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: Club Bâtard wins Best Social Hub 2026
Club Bâtard brings together an exclusive mix of fine dining and drinking across three floors of Hong Kong’s historic Pedder building
By Lauren Ho Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: Capella Taipei wins Best New Opening 2026
Designed by André Fu, Capella Taipei is a long-overdue and much-needed addition to the Taiwanese capital’s limited luxury hotel scene
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: Orient Express wins Best Reinvention 2026
Orient Express has held a near-mythic place in the globetrotting firmament since launching in 1883, but its recent reinvention – including its first hotel and an upcoming yacht – signals a decisive new chapter
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: why Sharan Pasricha is 2026’s Best Host
We salute the Indian-born, London-based hospitality entrepreneur who can’t stop thinking about ways to upgrade how we live, work and connect
By Lauren Ho Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: Detroit is City of the Year 2026
Once a byword for urban distress, the Motor City is undergoing a fresh wave of regeneration, driven by progressive developers, design distinctions and dynamic investment
By Adrian Madlener Published
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The new London restaurants to book now
This month, a British pub meets Italian trattoria, Georgian cuisine is celebrated and a revived legacy lands in Covent Garden
By Ben McCormack Last updated
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The new Los Angeles restaurants everyone is talking about
From a local chef’s modern Mexican concept, to an inventive take on the old-school diner, and a Montecito hot ticket worth the drive
By Carole Dixon Last updated
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The new design-led hotels that should be on your radar
Explore the best new openings in the world, from an intimate bolthole in Mexico City to a sunny island resort in the Maldives
By Lindsay Cohn Last updated
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A contemporary Mexican hotel emerges from a 16th-century ruin in Mérida
A renovation project by Zeller & Moye, Mérida’s new Hotel Sevilla wears its architectural interventions lightly, mixing new brutalist elements into listed interiors and a palm-filled courtyard
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This late-night hangout brings back 1970s glam to LA’s Sunset Boulevard
Galerie On Sunset is primed for strong drinks, shared plates, live music, and long nights
By Carole Dixon Published
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Discover a hidden culinary gem in Melbourne
Tucked away in a central Melbourne park, wunderkind chef Hugh Allen’s first solo restaurant, Yiaga, takes diners on a journey of discovery
By Daven Wu Published
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The most anticipated hotel openings of 2026
From landmark restorations to remote retreats, these are the hotel debuts shaping the year ahead
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published
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Five travel destinations to have on your radar in 2026
The cultural heavyweights worth building an itinerary around as culture and creativity come together in powerful new ways
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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How designer Hugo Toro turned Orient Express’ first hotel into a sleeper hit
The Orient Express pulls into Rome, paying homage to the golden age of travel in its first hotel, just footsteps from the Pantheon
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published
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In Norway, remoteness becomes the new luxury
Across islands and fjords, a new wave of design-led hideaways is elevating remoteness into a refined, elemental form of luxury
By Sophie Axon Published
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The most stylish hotel debuts of 2025
A Wallpaper* edit of this year’s defining hotel openings. Design-led stays to shape your next escape
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Neo-Gothic grandeur and decadent martinis await at Hawksmoor St Pancras
The dining room at the St Pancras London hotel has proved to be a revolving door for big-name chefs; now, it's Hawksmoor’s time to shine
By Ben McCormack Published
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The Wilkes is LA’s answer to the British pub
In the Brentwood Village enclave of Los Angeles, chef and restaurateur Dana Slatkin breathes new life into a storied building by one of Frank Gehry’s early mentors
By Carole Dixon Published
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Form... and flavour? The best design-led restaurant debuts of 2025
A Wallpaper* edit of the restaurant interiors that shaped how we ate, gathered and lingered this year
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Tokyo’s most cinematic stay reopens as an exercise in architectural self-control
Park Hyatt Tokyo and Studio Jouin Manku demonstrate how design can evolve without erasing memory, balancing modernist heritage with contemporary comfort
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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A hot pink carousel just touched down in the Swiss Alps, thanks to Carsten Höller
At Kulm Hotel St. Moritz, the artist transformed a familiar childhood carousel into a meditation on time and being
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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New York’s members-only boom shows no sign of stopping – and it's about to get even more niche
From bathing clubs to listening bars, gatekeeping is back in a big way. Here’s what’s driving the wave of exclusivity
By Diana Budds Published
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The Wallpaper* team’s travel highlights of the year
A year of travel distilled. Discover the destinations that inspired our editors on and off assignment
By Sofia de la Cruz Published


