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Paul Gulati on storytelling, multi-sensory design and the evolution of Universal Design Studio
'f a space works – not just as a beautiful image, but for the people using it – then we’ve done our job,' he tells us
By Ali Morris Published
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Seiko and Datsun mark a shared heritage and history with three new limited-edition watches
The Japanese brands pay tribute to the Datsun 240Z and Prospex Speedtimer in a new collaboration
By Hannah Silver Published
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Why everyone in LA is talking about Café Tondo
Helmed by chef Valeria Velásquez and designed by Aunt Studio, this new spot delivers Latin American buzz all day long
By Carole Dixon Published
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Inside the Waldorf Astoria's dazzling restoration, from cigar smoke to snowy owls
How a team of architects from SOM and a group of art conservationists brought New York's grand dame back to her original Art Deco splendor
By Sarah Archer Published
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How do you modernise a home without making it feel modern? This farmhouse renovation is a stunning case study
A 300-year-old English farmhouse has been given a new lease of life while staying true to the old ways
By Anna Solomon Published
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Meet Studio Knight Stokoe, the landscape architects guided by ‘resilience, regeneration and empathy’
Boutique and agile, Studio Knight Stokoe crafts elegant landscapes from its base in the southwest of England – including a revived brutalist garden
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Flat-out brilliance: three Dutch houses that celebrate the horizontal
These three Dutch houses, built between the 1980s and the 2020s, blend seamlessly into the flat landscapes of the low country
By Alexandra Onderwater Published
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What are biomaterials? Everything you need to know about Mother Nature's building blocks
Could the cities of the future be grown from plants, bacteria and fungi? Architects explain
By Malaika Byng Published
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‘Never copy the past’: how Nicolas Di Felice is taking Courrèges into the future
At Courrèges, artistic director Nicolas Di Felice is marrying radical thinking, raving and reinterpreted minimalist codes to give the French fashion house a new dynamism. Hannah Tindle heads to Paris to meet the designer
By Hannah Tindle Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
Another week, another flurry of events, opening and excursions showcasing the best of culture and entertainment at home and abroad. Catch our editors at Scandi festivals, iconic jazz clubs, and running the length of Manhattan…
By Anna Solomon Published
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The Stuff That Surrounds, episode three: Inside the home of architect Glenn Sestig
In The Stuff That Surrounds, Wallpaper* explores a life through objects. This episode, we’re invited inside an architectural gem – just what you'd expect from one of the most distinctive voices in the field today
By Anna Solomon Published
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The best Ruth Asawa exhibition is actually on the streets of San Francisco
The artist, now the subject of a major retrospective at SFMOMA, designed many public sculptures scattered across the Bay Area – you just have to know where to look
By Stacie Stukin Published
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Spend the night at architect Geoffrey Bawa’s former home in Colombo
The godfather of Tropical Modernism’s Number 11 residence now features a brand new guest suite furnished with the Sri Lankan architect’s very own curios
By Lydia Swinscoe Published
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Ten boat shoes that put a playful twist on the footwear classic
From Miu Miu’s viral riff on the nautical staple to those that are studded, slip-on, square-toed or two-tone, the Wallpaper* team select the best boat shoes of the season – a style set to be ubiquitous over the coming months
By Jack Moss Published
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Tour this compact Kent Coast jewel of a cabin with Studiomama
Jack Mama and Nina Tolstrup take us on a tour of their latest project – a small but perfectly formed Kent Coast cabin in Seasalter, UK
By Ali Morris Published
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Explore a Dutch house which reframes brutalist architecture’s relationship with nature
A Dutch house by architect Paul de Ruiter is perfectly at one with the flatlands of the Netherlands; we dig into the Wallpaper* archive to revisit this unapologetic, sharp-angled streak across the landscape
By Alexandra Onderwater Published
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The world's first 3D-printed watch is here (and it's surprisingly affordable)
In a world first, British watch brand Apiar debuts the 3D-printed Gen.1 watch
By Thor Svaboe Published
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Paul McCartney’s backstage photographs of Beatlemania, formerly presumed lost, will go on show in London
The Gagosian exhibition ‘Rearview Mirror: Liverpool–London–Paris’ also offers the chance to acquire rare and signed photographs from McCartney’s archive
By Hannah Silver Published
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Two new villas extend Christian Louboutin’s exuberant Portuguese hotel
A pink, kasbah-inspired residence and a whitewashed boathouse join the French shoe designer’s Vermelho Hotel in Melides, Alentejo
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Yuri Suzuki turns sound into architecture at Camden Arts Projects
The sound designer unveils ‘Utooto’, an interactive installation at London’s Camden Arts Projects (until 5 October 2025), in which visitors collaboratively build a sonic piece of architecture
By Ali Morris Published
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Campaigners propose reuse to save Kenzo Tange’s modernist ‘Ship Gymnasium’ in Japan
The Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s former Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium is at risk of demolition; we caught up with the campaigners who hope to save it
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Step inside Acne Studios’ pink-hued Tokyo flagship
Acne Studios contrasts sharp minimalism with soft touches at its playful new Tokyo flagship, designed in collaboration with Swedish studio Halleroed
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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At Rubra, thrilling tropical cuisine comes courtesy of the youngest World’s Best Female Chef
At chef Daniela Soto-Innes’ exceptional restaurant in Mexico’s Punta de Mita, the cooking is as ambitious as the view
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Cult classic ‘Teenagers in Their Bedrooms’ captures the angst of being a teen
Are 1990s teens so different? Three decades after its original release, this photography book by Adrienne Salinger has been published again, by DAP
By Hannah Silver Published
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Step inside Pauline Karpidas’ London home, a cabinet of curiosities filled with art and design treasures
The British collector is selling the entire contents of her art and design-filled home: take a peek before it goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s in September 2025
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Nature inspires this Finnish jewellery from heritage brand Kalevala
A collaboration with Swedish designer and artist Martin Bergström nods to the natural world and jewellery brand Kalevala's history
By Hannah Silver Published
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At the new Puro Warsaw Old Town hotel, Polish folklore rethinks Scandi chic
Designed by GamFratesi, this cool and contemporary hotel rides high in the ever-shifting, vibrant Polish capital
By Mary Lussiana Published
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The best contemporary art books to enjoy now
From maverick memoirs to topical tomes, turn over a new leaf with the Wallpaper* arts desk’s pick of new releases and all-time favourite art books
By Anna Solomon Last updated
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In Copenhagen, cult Icelandic outerwear brand 66°North celebrates a century in business
At Copenhagen Fashion Week, Wallpaper* sits down with 66°North CEO Helgi Óskarsson as the brand – which has garnered a devoted following both inside and outside its native Iceland – looks forward to the future
By Sophie Axon Published