Alia Akkam
Alia Akkam is a native New Yorker living in Budapest. She writes about interiors, hotels, travel, food, culture and drinks. She is also an Academy Chair for World’s 50 Best Bars.
Latest articles by Alia Akkam
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Modern Hungarian folklore awaits at the Marcel Wanders-designed Kimpton BEM hotel in Budapest
Kimpton BEM Budapest, a 19th-century mansion turned luxury hotel, begins an exuberant new chapter in the capital’s old town
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Spend the night at Vienna’s Imperial Riding School, a revitalised hotel with a horsey heritage
Imperial Riding School, a former military equestrian camp, canters back into Vienna’s hotel scene after a contemporary refresh led by Goddard Littlefair
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Rubik’s Cube inventor on 50 years of the cult puzzle
As the Rubik’s Cube turns 50, Wallpaper* talks to its inventor, Ernő Rubik, about the ingenious design’s history
By Alia Akkam Published