At London Design Festival 2026, Alex Tieghi-Walker presents The Reading Room (part of his wider curation for the Brompton Design District), dedicated to queer design, creativity and cultural history in London. For the occasion, he shares a few must-read from his personal library

By Rosa Bertoli Published 11 September 26

A landmark Great Meiji Prison reopens as a 48-suite Hoshinoya hotel, with its cells, barred windows and Romanesque architecture intact

By Leandra Beabout Published 11 September 26

Movement was at the heart of Henry Zankov’s first collection for Diane von Furstenberg, which sought to capture its namesake designer’s liberatory spirit

By Ann Binlot Published 10 September 26