Latest articles by Anna Solomon
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The best of California desert architecture, from midcentury gems to mirrored dwellingsWhile architecture has long employed strategies to cool buildings in arid environments, California desert architecture developed its own distinct identity –giving rise, notably, to a wave of iconic midcentury designs
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekHere in the UK, summer seems to be fading fast. Moody skies and showers called for early-autumn rituals for the Wallpaper* team: retreating into the depths of the Tate Modern, slipping into shadowy cocktail bars, and curling up with a good book
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Can design make you healthier? Inside the architecture of wellnessAs wellness-focused Gen Z enters the marketplace, buildings are no longer being viewed as merely containers for living and working – they're environments that influence physical and mental wellbeing. How can we create spaces that support health and humanity?
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This designer’s Montecito home – once a modest wood cabin – has been transformed into a charming sanctuaryOriginally built by architect Lutah Maria Riggs, this compact family home has been reimagined by another influential female designer – Tamara Honey of House of Honey – who has imbued the space with her signature touch
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The Architecture Edit: Wallpaper’s houses of the monthWallpaper* has spotlighted an array of remarkable architecture in the past month – from a pink desert home to structures that appears to float above the ground. These are the houses and buildings that most captured our attention in August 2025
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Nordic Knots and Eagle + Hodges’ new rug collection is inspired by the English gardenThe Scandinavian rug company and the British interior design duo have collaborated to create a collection that reinterprets the English garden in a way that doesn’t rely on delicate florals
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Seven Studio lends a modern, gritty edge to traditional Mallorcan stone carvingFounded by an artist-and-art-director duo, Seven Studio crafts furniture and objects that blend timeless beauty with bold brutalism
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekThis week, our editors have been privy to the latest restaurants, art, music, wellness treatments and car shows. Highlights include a germinating artwork and a cruise along the Pacific Coast Highway…
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This São Paulo apartment was designed for content creators, and it’s certainly camera readyA renovation of this penthouse saw the kitchen relocated to the heart of the home to suit the purposes of a couple who run a culinary YouTube channel
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Inside the fight to keep an iconic Barbara Hepworth sculpture in the UK‘Sculpture with Colour’ captures a pivotal moment in Hepworth’s career. When it was sold to an overseas buyer, UK institutions launched a campaign to keep it in the country
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Store supplements in style with these design-friendly pill boxesSay no to ugly, clinical pill boxes – our edit proves that even the most utilitarian objects can be elevated
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The architectural pavilions packing a big punch with small structuresPavilions – whether permanent or transient – allow architects to experiment with materials, forms and concepts. Here’s our pick of the best small structures across the globe
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How do you modernise a home without making it feel modern? This farmhouse renovation is a stunning case studyA 300-year-old English farmhouse has been given a new lease of life while staying true to the old ways
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekAnother week, another flurry of events, opening and excursions showcasing the best of culture and entertainment at home and abroad. Catch our editors at Scandi festivals, iconic jazz clubs, and running the length of Manhattan…
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The Stuff That Surrounds You, episode three: Inside the home of architect Glenn SestigIn The Stuff That Surrounds You, Wallpaper* explores a life through objects. This episode, we’re invited inside an architectural gem – just what you'd expect from one of the most distinctive voices in the field today
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Pantone’s new public art installation is a tribute to Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’, 25 years after its releaseThe colour company has created a – you guessed it – yellow colour swatch on some steps in Wembley Park, London, where the band will play ten shows this month
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A new photo book explores the symbolic beauty of the Japanese garden‘Modern Japanese Gardens’ from Thames & Hudson traces the 20th-century evolution of these serene spaces, where every element has a purpose
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Hilborn House, one of Arthur Erickson’s few residential projects, is now on the marketThe home, first sketched on an envelope at Montreal Airport, feels like a museum of modernist shapes, natural materials and indoor-outdoor living
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Visionnaire’s new Ibiza residence is a mellow, earthy sanctuaryThe interiors brand has populated a modern-yet-rooted building on the Mediterranean coast with some of its hero furniture pieces
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Dreamily discreet sofa beds for stylish space solutionsOur edit of elegant sofa beds and sleeper sofas proves the sleek and the chic can be comfortable too – these pieces excel in form and function, whether you are sitting or sleeping
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekThe Wallpaper* team immersed themselves in culture this week, attending theatre, music and art performances and exhibitions at some of London’s most esteemed establishments. Along the way, we may have discovered the city's best salad…
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Steve Martin wants you to visit The Frick CollectionThe actor has appeared in a video promoting New York’s newly renovated art museum
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You can now stay in designer Gustaf Westman’s whimsical, postmodern homeThe cult designer has listed his Stockholm apartment on home-swapping app Kindred, offering a rare opportunity to live – quite literally – within Westman’s creative vision
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Design ni Dukaan’s new collection both revives and reimagines endangered Indian craftsBy using traditional aesthetics and methods in collaboration with their last living artisans, ‘Roop Aroop’ demonstrates how vernacular design can be both rooted and radical
