Emma O'Kelly
Emma O'Kelly is a freelance journalist and author based in London. Her books include Sauna: The Power of Deep Heat and she is currently working on a UK guide to wild saunas, due to be published in 2025.
Latest articles by Emma O'Kelly
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Palm Springs Modernism Week 2011
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Miró’s studio goes on show in London courtesy of Barcelona’s Mayoral gallery
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This Mexican brand is seduced by its country’s rich craft for new limited-edition objects
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Milan’s new ’motor show’ at the Salone del Mobile
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Paris Photo 2018: female pioneers, unseen Bourdin, and the male gaze reframed
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'Interactions of the Abstract Body' by Josiah McElheny, London
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Bompas & Parr enlist designers to explore the architecture of death
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Adrián Villar Rojas experiments with decaying perishables in a new exhibition in Turin
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Apriati’s London boutique design is rooted in classical codes
Greek jewellery brand Apriati is dedicated to new architecture but its London boutique revels in the spirit of classicism
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Carlo Brandelli’s modernist hillside retreat in Emilia-Romagna preserves the spirit of the 1970s
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Interiors firm Sigmar creates a Scandinavian modernist haven in London
Founded in 2005, interior design firm Sigmar was born out of a passion for classic Scandinavian furniture. Driven by ‘a desire for quality and integrity’, owners Ebba Thott and Nina Hertig have developed the practice into a multidisciplinary tour de force. Alongside the design studio and flagship London showroom, Sigmar also supplies other retailers and consults on projects worldwide. In 2007 (W*97), Wallpaper* visited one of their latest projects, a Knightsbridge townhouse.
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Ecofriendly desert bolthole Al Faya Lodge & Spa opens in repurposed 1960s architecture in Sharjah
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Grid lock: Adrian Cheng co-designs Shigeru Uchida’s final work at Salone del Mobile
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Wabi savvy: Antwerp aesthete Axel Vervoordt has built an ever-expanding empire on art
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Mövenpick Hotel’s new Marrakech outpost combines fantasy and elegance
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La Crêperie — Jounieh, Lebanon
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EV road trip: an architectural tour of Norway in a Polestar 2
A road trip to rural Norway in an electric car? The Polestar 2 takes it in its stride as Wallpaper* contributing editor Emma O'Kelly discovers remote cabins, saunas and a country leading the electric charge
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Hideki Yoshimoto ponders heaven and earth for La Montre Hermès
How the Japanese artist’s Tangent studio created an interstellar installation for Hermès fine-watch division
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Inside E-Werk, a defunct Berlin power station turned off-the-grid contemporary art centre
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Brussels gallery Maniera showcases second Studio Mumbai furniture line
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Stefano Boeri on his plans for the Triennale Design Museum and transforming the institution into a ‘major cultural hub’
We talk to Triennale president Stefano Boeri on his plans for the Milanese institution, including the Triennale Design Museum and the development of a new cultural hub
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Mayfair haunt Annabel’s swings open its maximalist doors
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Modern heritage: David Collins Studio designs new De Grisogono flagship
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Herzog & de Meuron’s Pérez Art Museum Miami is a new icon for the city
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