Latest articles by Ali Morris
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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
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Nathalie Du Pasquier, Peter Shire and Barbara Stauffacher Solomon create exclusive artworks for Riso Club
Glasgow print studio Risotto celebrates the 100th issue of its monthly Riso Club – a hand-printed, hand-posted subscription that has grown from a small artist exchange into a global community
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A new show at Edinburgh gallery Bard celebrates the everyday poetry of craft through the optimism of a hardware shop
Opening at Scottish gallery Bard, Bardware celebrates craft with the 'robust joy of a hardware shop'
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Bosnian brand Zanat has hand-carved its way into global designers’ hearts
A decade after Orhan Niksic relaunched his family’s century-old workshop, Zanat celebrates its evolution with an exhibition of new, hand-carved works that look to the future of design and craft
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Eldvarm and Guillaume Delvigne reimagine the modern hearth
A decade after releasing its first fireplace tools, Paris-based brand Eldvarm presents Fumi, a pared-back companion set designed by French designer Guillaume Delvigne.
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Rachael Gowdridge reinvents a Victorian public toilet as boutique suites
17 years after closing, a public loo on Oxford’s St Giles has reopened as a set of two richly decorated hotel suites
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Robbie Williams' chair for Moooi 'is a complete mood'
Softly padded and cocoon-like, Robbie Williams’ Introvert chair makes a surprisingly gentle addition to Moooi’s theatrical universe
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Nordic Knots arrives in London with a stylish pied-à-terre in Mayfair
‘Design has always been about creating a feeling’: Nordic Knots brings its vision of home to Mayfair
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The latest portable light from Bocci is a luminous marvel
Bocci debuts the 118p – a portable lamp with feather-like impressions that are actually 'stretch marks' formed during the glass-making process
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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
