Latest articles by Ali Morris
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Postcard from DesignTO, Toronto
Beneath record-breaking snowfall, DesignTO’s 2026 edition revealed an independent design scene very much in motion, defined by experimentation, material curiosity and a strong sense of local community.
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How Massimo and Lella Vignelli brought order to modern design
Ahead of a major retrospective at Triennale Milano, we revisit the work of Massimo and Lella Vignelli – a creative partnership that reshaped modern graphic and product culture
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Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026: meet the studio redefining the value of craft in contemporary design
Designers Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper travel the globe to meet the world's most skilled craftspeople and create unique works that celebrate both the techniques and the people behind them
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Feldspar gives the teapot a surreal twist at Dover Street Market
At Dover Street Market, Feldspar presents twelve fine bone china teapots that bend form and function
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How Barbara Stauffacher Solomon took Swiss modernism to Californian scale
She pioneered supergraphics, yet Barbara Stauffacher Solomon remains under-recognised. Wallpaper* explores the work of this industrious and uncompromising figure, who was by all accounts decades ahead of her time
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The international design fairs shaping 2026
Passports at the ready as Wallpaper* maps out the year’s best design fairs, from established fixtures to new arrivals.
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Glass designer Silje Lindrup finds inspiration in the material's unpredictability
Wallpaper* Future Icons: Danish glassmaker Silje Lindrup lets the material be in charge, creating a body of work that exists between utility and experimentation
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Grace Atkinson's Ukraine-made textiles balance material and emotion
Wallpaper* Future Icons: New Zealand-born Grace Atkinson creates sensual domestic textile objects using 14th century techniques
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Eddie Olin's furniture that merges heavy metal with a side of playfulness
Wallpaper* Future Icons: London-based designer and fabricator Eddie Olin's work celebrates the aesthetic value of engineering processes
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Patricia Urquiola reveals an imaginative inner world in ‘Meta-Morphosa’
From hybrid creatures and marine motifs to experimental materials and textiles, Meta-Morphosa presents a concentrated view of Patricia Urquiola’s recent work
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This LA-based furniture designer finds a rhythm in music and making
Wallpaper* Future Icons: LA-based Ah Um Design Studio's expressive furniture features zig-zagging wooden frames, mohair and boucle upholstery, and a distinctive use of tiles
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Veronica Ditting’s collection of tiny tomes is a big draw at London's Tenderbooks
At London bookshop Tenderbooks, 'Small Print' is an exhibition by creative director Veronica Ditting that explores and celebrates the appeal of books that fit in the palm of your hand
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Dries van Noten on why he's building a new home for craft in Venice
A year after departing the runway, Dries van Noten unveils his next chapter: the Fondazione Dries Van Noten, a newly announced cultural initiative in Venice celebrating craft in all its forms. Wallpaper* meets the designer to find out why he’s not ready to retire.
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Alexander Wessely turns the Nobel Prize ceremony into a live artwork
For the first time, the Nobel Prize banquet has been reimagined as a live artwork. Swedish-Greek artist and scenographer Alexander Wessely speaks to Wallpaper* about creating a three-act meditation on light inside Stockholm City Hall
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Step inside this resilient, river-facing cabin for a life with ‘less stuff’
A tough little cabin designed by architects Wittman Estes, with a big view of the Pacific Northwest's Wenatchee River, is the perfect cosy retreat
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Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026: Life-enhancer of the year shortlist
Discover the shortlist for Life-Enhancer of the Year in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026, from an innovative night light to a blueprint for play
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Why the UK’s newest country retreat is placing craft at its core
Crafted at Powdermills is an ambitious new members’ club and retreat deep in the East Sussex countryside. Designed by House of Dre, it aims to root itself in the local landscape and its community of makers. Wallpaper* pays a visit to find out how
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David/Nicolas raise contemporary craft to a canter at this new Abu Dhabi riding school
The Lebanese design duo draw on Emirati equestrian heritage to create two contemporary spaces for ADREA, a new school of classical horsemanship
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Donald Judd's furniture arrives in South Korea for the first time
At Hyundai Card Storage, a new exhibition curated by Flavin Judd brings together thirty-eight furniture designs by the artist, revealing how his thinking on proportion, materials and use shaped everyday space
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Teklan and Ikea bring colour, curves and nostalgia to speakers and lamps
Pattern-wrapped speakers, soft-serve lamps – and clever combos of the two – star in Swedish designer Teklan’s new Ikea collection. Take an exclusive first look
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Five women-led studios reshaping Indian creativity at Design Mumbai 2025
Design Mumbai 2025 opens 26-29 November – Wallpaper* meets five women-led local brands exhibiting at this year's show
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Gio Ponti: the complete visionary
Architect, designer, writer and eternal optimist, Gio Ponti brought light, colour and joy to the modern world – uniting Italy's artistic past with its industrial future.
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Mark+Fold turns ten with first Shoreditch pop-up
British stationery brand Mark+Fold celebrates ten years in business with a Brick Lane pop-up featuring new products, small-batch editions and conversations with creatives
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USM and Alexander May Studio present a monochrome meditation on the modern workspace
These six flexible workspaces ‘encourage clarity of thought, calm, and self-definition’, says New York designer Alexander May of his partnership with the modular furniture brand
