Latest articles by Ali Morris
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Alexandre de Betak on getting lost to find himself in London
As the world-renowned artistic director opens his first personal studio in London during Frieze Week, Alexandre de Betak reflects on leaving the fashion runway behind to explore light, space and creative freedom
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Rajan Bijlani opens his Primrose Hill home for ‘Electric Kiln’
In his London home – once the studio of ceramicist Emmanuel Cooper – Rajan Bijlani stages ‘Electric Kiln’, uniting Frank Auerbach, Lucie Rie and Cooper in an intimate reflection on the creative spirit of postwar London
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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
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Rooted in Murano furnaces but looking to the future: meet glass design studio 6:AM
From jewel-like stools for Bottega Veneta’s SS26 runway to research projects exploring glass reuse, 6:AM is the Milan-based studio rewriting the future of Murano glass
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Chainmail chairs and missile planters: design embraces the shadows in Milan
Curator Valentina Ciuffi’s new Milan show, 'Dark Times, Bright Signs', explores how designers transform ecological grief and inner shadows into luminous new forms
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Svenskt Tenn shrinks a century of interiors into miniature form
The Swedish design company creates dollhouse-sized fabrics and furnishings for its latest exhibition, ‘Svenskt Tenn on a Small Scale’ (until 19 October 2025)
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‘Sleep is a fragile thing – we need to treat it as a precious commodity': Heatherwick on reclaiming bedtime from our phones
Heatherwick Studio and Tala debut 'Wake', a bedside light for a calmer start and end to the day
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Seven designers rethinking wood at London Design Festival
At this year’s London Design Festival, wood proves itself anything but static. We highlight seven designers shaping, colouring, and engineering it in surprising ways
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Explore the design and history of the humble camping tent in a new book
‘The Camping Tent’ by Typologie reframes a familiar object, revealing its complexity and cultural weight – and invites us to look at it anew
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Is this the world’s most comfortable sofa? Cozmo and Pearson Lloyd invite you to find out
Pearson Lloyd and Cozmo lay bare the design process behind ‘Hug’, their new high-backed sofa design, at the eye-opening exhibition ‘Comfort Lab’ during LDF
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‘I don't take myself too seriously’: Gustaf Westman on designing for joy with Ikea
In Seoul, Ikea launches its collaboration with Swedish designer Gustaf Westman, bringing his signature whimsy and colour to the global stage – served with a side of meatballs
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When did we stop dreaming of a better future? A new book presents four hopeful scenarios
In her debut book, ‘Designing Hope’, Sarah Housley explores how design might help create more equitable, inclusive and radically liveable futures
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How Arne Jacobsen built a whole design universe
Everything you need to know about the Danish designer who brought modernism to the mainstream – and created some of the most recognisable buildings and objects of the 20th century
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A new book reframes interior design history through a feminist lens
Dr Jane Hall’s latest book 'Making Space' asserts the significance of interior design, celebrating women who shaped the spaces we live in
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Meet Goodesign, the modular furniture studio with big dreams
Wallpaper* speaks to Emmanuel Popoteur, the self-taught designer behind New York’s Goodesign, a studio creating intuitive, adaptable furniture for modern living
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Could reimagining play reshape childhood? 21st Europe argues for playgrounds as infrastructure
A new blueprint by think tank 21st Europe and Spacon calls for playgrounds to be treated as vital civic infrastructure – on par with museums, stations and energy grids
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One to watch: Manchester’s Youth Studio comes of age
With a new Cotswolds retreat unveiled and a ten-year anniversary approaching, British interior design outfit Youth Studio is sharpening its focus – and catching our attention
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Eight statement bathroom sink designs that transform routine into ritual
Bathroom design ideas: we round up the best new bathroom sinks, from colourful additions to sculptural masterpieces
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How Tom Dixon turned a punk ethos into a product empire
Everything you need to know about the British designer who made heavy industry high-end – and built a global lifestyle brand from the ground up.
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Paul Gulati on storytelling, multi-sensory design and the evolution of Universal Design Studio
'If a space works – not just as a beautiful image, but for the people using it – then we’ve done our job,' he tells us
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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
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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
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22RE brings home comforts to work in this mid-century-infused L.A. office conversion
Cherry wood, orange tiles and a sunken piazza bring a mellow mid-century mood to this reimagined workplace
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Alex Tieghi-Walker unveils his plans for Brompton Design District 2025
Ahead of London Design Festival 2025, we catch up with New York gallerist Alex Tieghi-Walker about his appointment as curator of the Brompton Design District programme
