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Magazine | 15 Apr 2021

The Design Issue

Introducing the May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper*

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Men's knitwear Dior and Loewe
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Under canvas

These knitwear designs for spring ensure we’re wearing our art on our sleeve

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Jewellery

Alternative engagement rings with an edge

As the sales of engagement rings sky-rocket during lockdown, enjoy our off-kilter curation of edgy and unconventional engagement rings

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Skincare

Discover the future of skincare technology

Design agency Morrama creates skincare technology for the post-pandemic era – including soothing solutions for mask-induced irritation and more

The Volontariat Home domes by Anupama Kundoo
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Anupama Kundoo and the architecture of happiness

From craft-inspired baked kiln homes to comforting jali-walled classrooms, architect Anupama Kundoo explores groundbreaking techniques to design happiness-inducing buildings for every context. She talks with writer and trained architect Shumi Bose about design for contented living

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Wallpaper* Poster Campaign: 50 of the finest

More than 1,000 readers from across the global creative community responded to our call for graphic innovation to reflect on the Covid-19 crisis and spread messages of hope

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Peaceful pods

Contemporary cabins for modern minimalists

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A dog’s life: products for peaceful pups (and happy humans)

As the purchase and rescue of so-called ‘lockdown dogs’ or ‘pandemic puppies’ reaches new heights, there’s never been a better time to treat your canine companion (and yourself) to some extra care, from CBD treats to luxurious leads. Who’s walking who?

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Design for social distancing: innovative solutions for post/pandemic life

Designers globally have turned their attention to devising ways of living, working, and sharing spaces in a safe way as we adapt to the new normal

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Try dye: how to colour your hair from home

Alex Brownsell, founder of Bleach London, shares expert tips for at-home bleaching and colouring 

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Step away from those slouch-inducing sweatpants and oversized sweaters – your aspiration for spring should be sprezzatura, an Italianate nonchalance most effectively achieved through uplifting suiting. We look to subtly oversized proportions that have a laidback lilt, easy unlined silhouettes and fabrics that welcome the warmer weather.⁠ ⁠ Springing into sprezzatura mode, we’ve picked a jacket by Loro Piana (@loropianaofficial), matching it with artist Daniel Reynolds’ (@danielreynoldsstudio) ‘Black, White & Sun Yellow Kinetic Sculpture’ by Daniel Reynolds, from The New Craftsmen (@thenewcraftsmen).⁠ ⁠ For more post-pandemic suiting ideas, see the link in bio, and the May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper* – on newsstands now, and available to download at wallpaper.com.⁠ ⁠ 📸 : @umitsavaci ⁠ ⁠ #WallpaperMagazine #fashion #springfashion #sprezzatura #italianfashion #italianstyle #tailoring #springsuit⁠
Known for its cool minimalism, clean lines and understated interplays of precious metals, French jewellery brand Le Gramme (@legramme_officiel) was founded in 2013 by Erwan Le Louër and Adrien Messié. It is now reshaping men’s jewellery with its latest collection, Segment, a new twist on the classic chain. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Made in France, the new range of bracelets, rings and necklaces features chain links that appear to have been pinched, their forms tweaked so they become cylinders. ‘Like all of our other pieces, it looks very easy but is, in fact, very complex, says Le Louër. ‘We believe that details make all the difference.’⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ For more on Le Gramme’s jewellery, see the link in bio, and the May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper* – on newsstands now, and available to download at wallpaper.com.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 📸: Neil Godwin at Future Studios for Wallpaper* ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #WallpaperMagazine #jewellery #jewelry #frenchdesign #frenchjewellery #frenchjewelry #legramme⁠⁠
Over the past three decades, leading Dutch designer Hella Jongerius (@hellajongerius) has touched upon industrial design, furniture, craft, material explorations and chromatic research. The newest chapter of her work focuses on weaving, a medium that allows Jongerius to explore some of those recurring themes, particularly sustainability, social responsibility, spirituality and ‘the healing function of objects’. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Jongerius, pictured here with one of her textile experiments (swipe left to see a silk-screen print sketch, part of Jongerius’ Woven Systems series), used both traditional and digital looms to create more than 50 new objects and two new installations for her upcoming ‘Woven Cosmos’ exhibition at Berlin’s Gropius Bau (@gropiusbau).⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ‘Craft is now more relevant than ever; these ancient techniques not only have cultural and historical value but also offer real solutions,’ she says. ‘A material never travels alone, it has a huge social and geopolitical agenda. To work towards a carbon-neutral footprint, we have to redesign all of our materials, and that has a lot to do with craft.’ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ For more on Jongerius, see the link in bio, and the May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper* – on newsstands now, and available to download at wallpaper.com.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 📸 : @danipp⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #WallpaperMagazine #hellajongerius #weaving #craft #dutchdesign #digitalloom #wovencosmos #gropiusbau #wovenart #textileart⁠⁠
British ceramics brand 1882 Ltd has launched a new collection of scented candles in ceramic holders designed by some of its most celebrated collaborators. The candleholders – though that description doesn’t really fit their ambition– were created by conceptual artist @brucemcleanofficial and designers @bethangray, Max Lamb and @snarkitecture, whose ‘Dissolve’ candle is pictured here.⁠ ⁠ Shop the collection at @store.wallpaper, via link in bio⁠ ⁠ For more on 1882 Ltd, see the May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper* – on newsstands now, and available to download at wallpaper.com⁠ ⁠ 📸 : @adam.j.barclay⁠ ⁠ #WallpaperStore #WallpaperMagazine #design
Iconic Italian design brand Alessi (@alessi_official) is marking its centenary with a year-long project that pays homage to its fun and colourful homeware. The celebrations kick off this month with Twergi, a collection initially conceived by Ettore Sottsass in the 1980s and now released in new colourways. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Inspired by local wood-turning traditions, Sotsass’ signature colourful totems are scaled down into mundane objects such as jars, fruit bowls, corkscrews and pepper mills. Also included are a magnetic photo holder by Bortolani Becchelli Associati, the ‘Ercolino’ bottle opener by Andrea Branzi, and a photo frame by Kuno Prey.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ For more on Alessi’s centenary celebrations, see the link in bio, and the May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper* – on newsstands now, and available to download at wallpaper.com.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #WallpaperMagazine #design #italiandesign #alessi #ettoresottsass #sottsass #memphisgroup #memphismilano #1980s #homeware #colourfuldesign
⁠GIVENCHY’S NEW 4G BAG HAS MAGNETIC APPEAL ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sleek and graphic, all architectural lines and attitude, 4G is the new essential handbag from Givenchy. Pure leatherworking savoir-faire, in the finest, full-grain box calfskin, the design details of the 4G reflect creative director Matthew M. Williams’ love of industrial hardware; clasps are meticulously worked using a highly technical process and a precise alchemy of noble metals. The crisp sound of the 4G’s magnetic fastening nods to the utilitarian 4G padlocks seen in William’s debut Spring-Summer 2021 collection for Givenchy.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Available in an array of colours, both 4G styles – flap bag and chain bag – blend uncompromising luxury with ⁠⁠ perfect versatility, moving seamlessly from clutch to shoulder or crossbody styles of wear. Special finishes include an all-over 4G monogram achieved through high-frequency debossing on leather for a three-dimensional effect. Upgrade to 4G this summer. ⁠⁠ @givenchyofficial⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #WallpaperMagazine #Givenchy #fashion #design #bags #givenchy4g ⁠⁠
Noodles are associated with longevity in Korean culture, so it’s fitting that a noodle soup, janchi guksu, is a favourite of painter Park Seo-Bo (@parkseobo), who turns 90 this year. A founder of Dansaekhwa, a monochrome style that emphasises repetition and tactility, Park played a pivotal role in shaping postwar Korean art and remains active to this day. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ His new London show at White Cube Bermondsey (@whitecube) reinterprets his pencil and oil works as vehicles for collective healing: ‘My slower movement of pencil tracings overlap on top of one another to reveal the passage of time,’ he reflects. His wife Yoon Myeong-Sook has written up his recipe featuring step-by-step photographs for preparing the anchovy broth, which Park favours for its ‘clean taste’. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ For Park’s recipe and step-by-step photographs, see Wallpaper.com via the link in bio. The May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper* is on newsstands and available to download now.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Food: @lei_saito⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #WallpaperMagazine #artistspalate #parkseobo #contemporaryart #noodlerecipes #koreanart #artistsrecipes #whitecubegallery @galerieperrotin @kukjegallery⁠⁠
It’s 20 years since Italian maestro Antonio Citterio (@antoniocitterio_patriciaviel) designed the ‘Groundpiece’ sofa for Flexform (@flexformspa), a bestselling model that has helped reconfigure our sitting rooms with its relaxed, casual approach to seating. At that time, says Citterio, ‘the sofa was not a normal element in the home. If you had one, it was a sofa bed. My idea was that a sofa could be somewhere to eat and to work, as well as to relax.’ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ At its launch in 2001, ‘Groundpiece’ was shot in Gio Ponti’s Pirelli Tower by one of Italy’s most distinguished architectural photographers, Gabriele Basilico, whose work with Flexform was always in monochrome. But it was sculpture rather than architecture that inspired Citterio’s low, deep design: swipe left to see Donald Judd’s ‘100 Untitled Works in mill aluminum, 1982-86’, at the Chinati Foundation in Texas. The American artist inspired Citterio to place the sofa directly on the floor. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ For more on Citterio and his work, see the link in bio, and the May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper* – on newsstands now, and available to download at wallpaper.com.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 📸 : Gabriele Basilico/© Judd Foundation/ARS, NY and DACS, London 2021⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #WallpaperMagazine #flexform #antoniocitterio #donaldjudd #gabrielebasilico #sofa #furniture #design #italiandesign #italiansofa⁠⁠
Created for Brooklyn artist Barry X Ball (@barryxballstudio), this Greenpoint studio is the work of New York architect Andrew Berman (@andrewbermanarchitect). Spanning three floors within a renovated 10,000 sq ft warehouse, it is a robust structure mixing bricks, steel panels, glass and polycarbonate sheets. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Everything from delivery handling to storage and creative work is tackled on the generous ground floor, where a selection of studios provide appropriate space for digital imaging, photography, woodworking, hand carving, metalworking, sandblasting and exhibiting. Meanwhile, upstairs, office, meeting and residential areas allow the artist to remain close to his work day and night. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ For more on our latest architecture picks, see the link in bio, and the May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper* – on newsstands now, and available to download at wallpaper.com.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 📸 : Michael Moran⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #WallpaperMagazine #architecture #artiststudio #barryxball #andrewbermanarchitect #brooklyn #greenpoint #warehouseconversion #sculpture #sculpturestudio ⁠⁠
Designed two decades ago by Achille Castiglioni (@fondazioneachillecastiglioni) and his close collaborator, architect Gianfranco Cavaglià, the ‘Cento3’ writing set has now been put into production for the first time, after Castiglioni’s daughter Giovanna found the original prototypes hidden behind a mirror in her father’s Milan studio. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Joining forces with the newly launched brand Ego.M (@ego.undesign), Castiglioni’s heirs brought the forgotten designs to life. The writing instrument, which accommodates a three-finger grip and has the benefit of not rolling off a table easily, is now 3D-printed in black graphene and available in three formats.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ For more on ‘Cento3’ and our latest design picks, see the link in bio, and the May 2021 Issue of Wallpaper* – on newsstands now, and available to download at wallpaper.com.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 📸 : Neil Godwin at Future Studios for Wallpaper*⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #WallpaperMagazine #italiandesign #achillecastiglioni #writing #pencils #graphene #3Dprinteddesign #egoundesign ⁠⁠

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