
Hannah Silver
Hannah Silver is a writer, editor and author with over 20 years of experience in journalism, spanning national newspapers and independent magazines. Currently Art, Culture, Watches & Jewellery Editor of Wallpaper*, she has overseen offbeat art trends and conducted in-depth profiles for print and digital, as well as writing and commissioning extensively across the worlds of culture and luxury since joining in 2019.
Hannah enjoys travelling, visiting artists' studios and viewing exhibitions around the world, and has interviewed artists and designers including Maggi Hambling, William Kentridge, Jonathan Anderson, Chantal Joffe, Lubaina Himid, Tilda Swinton and Mickalene Thomas.
She is a regular contributor to luxury and lifestyle books published by Phaidon, sits on panels for luxury authorities such as Sotheby’s and writes for a diverse portfolio of publications. Hannah is the author of the Wallpaper* City Guide to London.
Latest articles by Hannah Silver
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Fernando Jorge on shaping his new all-diamond jewellery collection with a nod to art decoThe jewellery designer explores the possibilities of the baguette cut in a new collection, ‘Vertex’, a nod to art deco that combines ‘geometry and fluidity’
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‘I hope people recognise we're trying to represent them’: Barbie head designer on bringing the icon to lifeAs Barbie unveils the Doctor Who dolls, we speak to Linda Kyaw, senior design manager at Mattel, about how each iconic doll comes to life
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Adriana Varejão and Paula Rego consider violence, power structures and the body in LisbonInteresting parallels emerge as the two artists are placed in dialogue in an exhibition at Lisbon’s Centro de Arte Moderna
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Gorillaz mark 25 years with an immersive new exhibitionStep into ‘House of Kong’, the virtual band’s exhibition coming to London’s Copper Box in August 2025 – watch the trailer and buy tickets
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Inside AP House in Manchester, as Audemars Piguet heads northAudemars Piguet has opened its second AP House in the UK, on Manchester’s smart King Street, and the immersive showroom’s design is full of nods to the city
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Comedy, history and traditional portraiture combine in Oliver Osborne's exhibitions in London and New YorkWhat does it mean to freeze time? Oliver Osborne seeks the answer in paintings of his three sons
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The first fine jewellery collection from Mara Paris brings a refreshing informality to precious materialsNatura Forma, the first fine jewellery collection from Mara Paris, is gorgeously imperfect in its fluid forms
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A posthumous exhibition in Frank Auerbach's home city of Berlin celebrates the work of the figurative painter‘Frank Auerbach’, on until 28 June at Galerie Michael Werner, Berlin, marks the first time the artist's work is shown in the city where he was born
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Caroline Walker's new show speaks to women everywhere, including me'Everything related to my life with young children, because it's such an all encompassing experience,' the artist says of her new show at the Hepworth Wakefield
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From Cubism to Pop, artists’ jewellery goes on show in Palm Beach‘Artists’ Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection’ at the Norton Museum of Art showcases key pieces from an impressive collection
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The glory years of the Cannes Film Festival are captured in a new photo book‘Cannes’ by Derek Ridgers looks back on the photographer's time at the Cannes Film Festival between 1984 and 1996
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Melanie and the Miners’ Strike: the joy of Leeds nights out in the 1980sIn 1984, Melanie turned 18. In a new photo book, Melanie & the Miners’ Strike, her daughter gathers together the evidence
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Shola Branson draws from the antique and modern for his must-have jewellery piecesShola Branson's jewellery in SMO gold combines a range of eclectic influences
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‘The work is an extension of myself’: Michaela Yearwood-Dan on her debut show at Hauser & WirthLondon-based artist Michaela Yearwood-Dan continues her rapid rise, unveiling monumental new paintings in ‘No Time for Despair’
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Kimy Gringoire's heart-shaped cables make for streamlined jewellery designExpanding and evolving her 2021 collection, Kimy Gringoire's new pieces reflect the duality of love
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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been up to this weekA week in the life of the Wallpaper* team, from 'fermenting' art to Welsh cuisine and a meeting at 89°C
By Anna Solomon Published
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Taschen’s sexy record covers are hitting all the right notesTaschen has been through 50 years of album art for its latest tome, ‘Sexy Record Covers’
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Nina Runsdorf brings classic jewellery back to life to mark 20 yearsNew York-based jewellery designer Nina Runsdorf celebrates her eponymous brand’s anniversary with a new jewellery collection, ‘Archive’
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A stripped-back elegance defines these timeless watch designsWatches from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Rolex and more speak to universal design codes
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‘Humour is foundational’: artist Ella Kruglyanskaya on painting as a ‘highly questionable’ pursuitElla Kruglyanskaya’s exhibition, ‘Shadows’ at Thomas Dane Gallery, is the first in a series of three this year, with openings in Basel and New York to follow
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Nikos Koulis brings a cool wearability to high jewelleryNikos Koulis experiments with unusual diamond cuts and modern materials in a new collection, ‘Wish’
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Celine celebrates traditional Japanese craftsmanship at the Osaka Kansai World Expo with an immersive exhibitionThe Celine Maki-e exhibition, at the French Pavilion, features urushi lacquered Triomphe art pieces created with Hikoju Makie, and two films directed by Soshi Nakamura
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Cartier’s major new exhibition opens at the V&A and it’s a gem‘Cartier’ at the V&A in London takes an epic tour through the house’s history and archives
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‘David Hockney 25’: inside the artist’s blockbuster Paris show‘David Hockney 25’ has opened at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. Wallpaper’s Hannah Silver took a tour of the colossal, colourful show
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