Latest articles by Anna Solomon
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
Much of our team was in Copenhagen for 3 Days of Design this week. For those left basking in the London heatwave, it was architecture workshops, photography exhibitions and two very different performances: ballet and Britpop
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The owner of this restored Spanish Colonial home turned it into a gallery – with no social media allowed
Casa Francis in LA is a private residence, but recently opened its doors to one member of the public at a time for an exhibition centred around domesticity
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Cocktail hour with Stanley Tucci
Wallpaper* catches up with the consummate epicurean to discuss his culinary no-gos, Tucci-esque travel habits and how to make the perfect martini
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Ten super-cool posters for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics have just been unveiled
The Olympic committees asked ten young artists for their creative take on the 2026 Milano Cortina Games
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This photo series delves into the surreal, ritualistic world of Lithuania’s long hair competition
Francesca Allen’s ‘Plaukai’ documents the annual contest, which speaks to the folkloric significance of long hair in Lithuania
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A new London exhibition explores the legacy of Centre Pompidou architect Richard Rogers
‘Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings’ – opening tomorrow at Sir John Soane’s Museum – examines Rogers’ high-tech icons, which proposed a democratic future for architecture
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
It was a jam-packed week for the Wallpaper* staff, entailing furniture, tech and music launches and lots of good food – from afternoon tea to omakase
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This 18th-century Puglian villa has been restored with contemporary touches
The updated stonemason's workshop is a haven of centuries-old brick and sophisticated made-in-Italy design
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A luxury house boat? These floating sanctuaries are redefining life on the water
Forget everything you think you know about house boats – a new floating development in Dorset is architect-designed and impossibly sleek
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Introducing Wallpaper’s new video series, Work in Process
In this series, Wallpaper* discovers the processes by which creative visionaries bring their work to life. First up, we head to the Fonteyne Studio at the Royal Opera House to meet esteemed ballet dancer William Bracewell
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Ralph Pucci’s new Provence exhibition celebrates sculpture in its purest form
To mark 70 years of Ralph Pucci International, the New York gallery is collaborating with top designers to bring scaled, textural forms to Château La Coste
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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been up to this week
This week saw the Wallpaper* team jet-setting to Jordan and New York; those of us left in London had to make do with being transported via the power of music at rooftop bars, live sets and hologram performances
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The Stuff That Surrounds, episode two: Inside the home of Vyrao founder Yasmin Sewell
In The Stuff That Surrounds, Wallpaper* explores a life through objects. For our second episode, we’re invited into the fragrance founder and CEO’s viridescent London home
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This Kyrgyzstan café combines post-Soviet brutalism and Manhattan loft vibes
Capito’s fresh, funky design is the work of Kyrgyz designer Jamal Ramisova, and is helping to put the country’s capital, Bishkek, on the design map
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Scented lens spray? Alpagota revolutionises the mundane act of cleaning your glasses
Alpagota’s aromatic lens cleaning products inject a daily dose of beauty into the most boring of tasks
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How did the Shakers influence modern design? A new exhibition considers the progressive philosophy of the free church
‘The Shakers: A World in the Making’ positions the 18th-century sect as a pioneer of simple, functional and democratic design – principles that still guide aesthetics today
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Five of the best cream blush sticks for summer, according to Wallpaper*
These summery cream blush sticks – from Chanel, Merit, Victoria Beckham and more – have Wallpaper’s seal of approval
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San Francisco’s controversial monument, the Vaillancourt Fountain, could be facing demolition
The brutalist fountain is conspicuously absent from renders showing a redeveloped Embarcadero Plaza and people are unhappy about it, including the structure’s 95-year-old designer
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What is eco-brutalism? Inside the green monoliths of the movement
The juxtaposition of stark concrete and tumbling greenery is eminently Instagrammable, but how does this architectural movement address the sustainability issues associated with brutalism?
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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been up to this week
This week, the Wallpaper* staff kept it local in London for a week of inaugurations: new members’ clubs, furniture collections, car models and studio albums
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The best layering necklaces for an elevated yet casual look
How to mix, match and stack jewellery for the ultimate high-energy, low-effort style
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The upcoming Zaha Hadid Architects projects set to transform the horizon
A peek at Zaha Hadid Architects’ future projects, which will comprise some of the most innovative and intriguing structures in the world
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These scented candles-turned-goblets are a masterclass in biomorphic design
The Cargo collection from Objets Mito is inspired by biology, employing organic shapes and motifs
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Detour Discotheque is bringing ‘the world’s dreamiest party’ to Puglia
The pop-up event, La Dolce Vita Disco, promises dancing, good food and sunshine in a 16th-century Italian farmhouse
