Latest articles by Anna Solomon
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The Design Drop: 13 launches we can’t stop thinking about this monthWe spotlight the month’s most exciting new products, from GoPro’s foray into professional filmmaking to the best swimwear for the season
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‘Backrooms’ and the sinister architecture of liminal spaces: the new movie redefining horrorWhat if the villain in a horror movie wasn’t a monster, but a place? Inspired by an internet urban legend and created by a 20-year-old from his bedroom, ‘Backrooms’ turns the fear of empty, ‘in-between’ spaces into one of the year’s most disturbing films
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A modernist home in Montréal gets a renovation that stays faithful to its rootsDesign studio Vives St-Laurent worked with inherited conditions – modest ceiling heights, sloped roofs and decades of modifications – to draw out the home's original early-20th-century character
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‘We hope it spreads some love’: Muuto and Spacon’s new chair wears its heart on its frameThe furniture brand and the Copenhagen studio channel one of design’s most recognisable symbols – the heart – into a rigorously proportioned aluminium chair, debuting at 3 Days of Design
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This ‘bed in a box’ contains a fully furnished guest roomA compact plywood shell unfolds into a spare room you don’t have – Thélonious Goupil and Campeggi's ‘Bienvenue’ is a witty, ingenious answer to the age of shrinking square footage
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A definitive guide to classic Danish designFrom Wegner's ‘Wishbone’ chair to Jacobsen's ‘Egg’, Denmark's design heritage is unrivalled. We profile the Scandi studios and manufacturers behind some of the most enduring objects of the modern era
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This centuries-old Belgian farmhouse is hiding a 1920s-style nightclub beneath itVan Damme-Vandeputte Architects has transformed a historic, rural home into a deeply sophisticated space of colour and detail – with a Parisian-inspired cabaret in the basement
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15 interior design books to inspire your shelves and your spacesDiscover the Wallpaper editor's favourite interior design books, bringing together striking visual works that both inspire and illuminate
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Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to in MayOur editors highlight what’s new, noteworthy and not-to-be-missed in design, culture and beyond this month
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The Design Drop: 10 launches we couldn’t stop thinking about this monthWe spotlight the month’s most exciting new products, bringing you a curated edit of objects that represent the best in design today
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in AprilFrom a pyramid-inspired home in Milton Keynes to a Belgian villa of sinuous concrete curves – these are the finest examples of residential architecture to cross our desks this month
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Frictionless: How the pursuit of optimisation reshaped art, aesthetics and usFrom minimalist architecture to Instagram aesthetics, our visual culture has long worshipped at the altar of optimisation. But as frictionlessness colonises everyday life, artists, designers and theorists are asking what gets lost
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Deirdre Dyson’s latest rug collection has landed in stores – and it’s her most unpredictable yetFrom kaleidoscopic geometrics to tactile silk curves, ‘Mélange’ embraces a spirit of creative spontaneity
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An artist known for his hotel stationery drawings has now designed an entire suiteRoman bolthole Casa Monti has invited Michael McGregor to transform one of its suites into a liveable work of art
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Hästens and Ferris Rafauli want to change the way you sleepTwo new ‘sleep instruments’ from the Swedish bedmaker make the case that what you lie on at night is the hidden variable behind how you live your days
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This metallic, minimalist diner shows a different side to SicilyA Palermo diner by Didea proves that Sicily’s architectural story is far from finished – trading sun-bleached antiquity for stainless steel and red neon
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Alcova transforms a modernist villa and military hospital for Milan Design Week 2026A previously unseen Albini armchair, an immersive chapel installation and the fact that these venues are rarely open to the public make them two of the most talked-about stops of the week
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‘Giving form to joy’: Yinka Ilori on his sunny collaboration with Veuve ClicquotJoy is Yinka Ilori's medium. Now, in collaboration with Veuve Clicquot, he's bottling it – in the form of a sun-drenched limited-edition collection of drinks accessories, debuting at Milan Design Week 2026
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These eight design history books will teach you all you need to know about modernism and beyondFrom sweeping surveys of 500 years of design to focused studies of colour in the 20th century, these landmark volumes will deepen your visual knowledge
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Sony World Photography Awards 2026 celebrate architecture as evidence of the human experienceThe Architecture & Design category documents how people build, adapt and remember, from depictions of wetland homes in Bangladesh to Brazilian grocery stores – see the winners and shortlist
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A new book marks 75 years of the Royal Festival Hall, London's iconic ‘egg in a box’‘Royal Festival Hall: A Living Icon’ tells the story of one of London's best-loved buildings – designed not for the privileged few, but for everyone
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Rimowa and Lehni turn luggage storage into a design statementSuitcases can be awkward to store, but a new limited-edition furniture collection – two aluminium pieces purpose-built to house Rimowa luggage – aims to change that
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Patek Philippe unveils 20 new models at Watches and Wonders 2026 – including a technical firstPatek Philippe has arrived at Watches and Wonders 2026 – here’s a closer look at every new timepiece the brand has released
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Rolex just announced its new watches for 2026 at Watches and WondersRolex arrives at Watches and Wonders 2026 with its new releases for the year ahead, celebrating a century of the Oyster
