Caragh McKay
Caragh McKay has been a contributing editor at Wallpaper* since 2014. She was previously watches & jewellery director and is currently our resident lifestyle & shopping editor. Caragh has produced exhibitions and created and edited titles for publishers including the Daily Telegraph. She regularly chairs talks for luxury houses, Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier among them. Caragh’s current remit is cross-cultural and her recent stories include the curious tale of how Muhammad Ali met his poetic match in Robert Burns and how a Martin Scorsese film revived a forgotten Osage art.
Latest articles by Caragh McKay
Baselworld 2015 tour: our pick of the best pavilions at the world’s biggest watch and jewellery fair
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Cartier bejewels Paris’ Grand Palais in a new exhibition
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Baselworld 2015: as the battle of the smartwatches commences, here’s our connected watch update
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Bulgari 'Masterpieces 1970-1990' exhibition, London
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'Brilliant' diamond exhibition at Masterpiece London 2012
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Steel pulse: a Paris exhibition homes in on the alchemic genius of Daniel Brush
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The watch designers: Marc Berthier and Philippe Delhotal on the Carré H
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Van Cleef & Arpels: 'L'Art de la Haute Joaillerie' exhibition, Paris
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La Frontera exhibition at Velvet da Vinci jewellery gallery, San Francisco
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Space, light, structure: the jewellery of Margaret de Patta
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Sprawling Venice showcase ‘Homo Faber’ displays the pinnacle of European craftsmanship
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Everything is illuminated at Hélène de Saint Lager’s debut London exhibition
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Air time: Marc Newson gives the Atmos clock a lighter touch
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Tough time: tech-savvy materials add intrigue to the new performance watches
The smartest of watch designers are drawing upon tech-smart, durable materials (inspired by the likes of Nasa) to keep things ticking over...
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Light armour: Boucheron’s Claire Choisne turns cape crusader
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In the round: Bulgari unveils Zaha Hadid’s ‘Colosseum in miniature’ at Design Miami
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Space man: Pharrell Williams on producing a time machine with Richard Mille
The design for the RM 52-05 is driven by Williams’ imagined depiction of space and Earth, reflected on the helmet visor of an astronaut on Mars
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‘Any oyster can make a pearl – only beautiful ones can be jewels’
We delve into the Nagasaki waters with Tasaki’s pearl harvesters in pursuit of a perfectly lustrous cultivated crop
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Schmuck 2014: young contemporary jewellery talent refreshes the Munich fair
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My life in colour: Paloma Picasso recaptures the glamour of 1980s New York for Tiffany & Co
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Jewel box: Marika Chaumet defines Nirav Modi’s move into Mayfair
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Marking time: Hermès’ new watch cuts a dash thanks to graphic designer Philippe Apeloig
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Make a statement with these high jewellery brooches
In honour of Madeleine Albright (1937 – 2022), who as US secretary of state frequently communicated her diplomatic intentions through a vast collection of brooches, we revisit an exquisite array of high jewellery pieces, first featured in Wallpaper’s October 2016 issue
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Ring cycle: Delfina Delettrez’s fine watch debut for Fendi
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Milan time: Hublot, Rubinacci and Lapo Elkann mark a horological moment
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