Latest articles by Ali Morris
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Rachael Gowdridge reinvents a Victorian public toilet as boutique suites17 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 marvelBocci 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 LondonAs 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, FittleworthAs 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:AMFrom 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 MilanCurator 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 formThe 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 phonesHeatherwick 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 FestivalAt 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 outPearson 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 IkeaIn 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 scenariosIn 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 universeEverything 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 lensDr 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 dreamsWallpaper* 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 infrastructureA 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 ageWith 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 ritualBathroom 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 empireEverything 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
