Latest articles by Hugo Macdonald
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Designing the Olympics: Wallpaper* interviews Joachim Roncin, director of design for Paris 2024
How do you begin to design the Olympics? We pulled up a pew with the director of design for Paris 2024 to learn more about gender-free mascots with a genital likeness and medals made from the Eiffel Tower
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We remember Kenneth Grange, the British industrial designer, who has died aged 95
Kenneth Grange was a colossus of post-war design. With a career spanning six decades, his mission for improvement touched everything from trains to fountain pens, taxis to toothbrushes
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Maison Bardot sails into port on Antiparos
As the hordes head once again to the Greek Islands to bask on the beaches, Antiparos’ new gallery Maison Bardot offers a welcome dose of shade and culture combined
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Tai Ping’s ‘Biophilic’ carpets are a breath of fresh air underfoot
Tai Ping launches two biophilia-inspired carpet ranges using natural, undyed materials to spectacular, soothing effect
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Molteni&C softens up The Rock in Punta del Este
Molteni&C is masterminding the interior furnishing of a new coastal development in the Uruguayan resort, set to launch in 2026
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Nendo makes a splash with new designs for Flaminia
Nendo launches two new product families – a countertop washbasin with wings and a tub-like lamp – for Flaminia’s 70th anniversary
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The Dalmore and Zaha Hadid Architects’ whisky collaboration up for auction
The Dalmore 49 Year Old Luminary No.2 The Rare, a collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects is on auction at Sotheby’s (until 31 May)
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Eddie Redmayne talks tech, time and Wallpaper* Design Awards 2016
'Pillow + Ball' is Lucy Hardcastle's latest adventure in her unique brand of tactile design
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World View: Letter from London
Our new series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with contributing editors across eleven global territories, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. Here, contributing editor Hugo Macdonald catches up with designers Ilse Crawford, Erdem Moralioglu, Frith Kerr and Philippe Malouin, who reflect on philosophy, the power of camaraderie, and the responsibilities that lie ahead.
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Very Good and Proper
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Piece corps: Wallpaper* and Sotheby’s join forces to reveal what great design is made of
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The long game: B&B Italia’s Giorgio Busnelli dreams big for the future
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Interview with Renzo Rosso, owner of Diesel
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Club captains: the duo bringing sparkle to the dusty crown jewels of Mayfair’s social scene
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Developers Uribe Schwarzkopf are ushering in a new dynamic era for Quito
Following on from a journey to Quito in our Summer 2020 issue, we sit down with Tommy and Joseph Schwarzkopf of leading Ecuadorean developers, Uribe Schwarzkopf to discuss a city in transition
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Pierre Yovanovitch wins Wallpaper* Design Award for Designer of the Year 2019
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Sydell group taps Roman and Williams for its first NoMad outpost in London
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Frith Kerr on developing a graphic language for Design Emergency
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change. Co-founders Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn took over the October 2020 issue of Wallpaper* – available to download free here – to present stories of design’s new purpose and promise.
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On the tiles: a force in American interiors celebrates its 20th birthday in style
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Pierre Yovanovitch's latest residential interior in Tel Aviv is a fantasy seaside urban retreat
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An insider’s guide to highlights at Object at Miart 2018
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Surf’s up: Miami’s legendary Surf Club is now resurgent and awash with design talent
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Cedar House Rules: Airbnb and Go Hasegawa’s rural revival project opens for rental
