Hugo Macdonald
Hugo is a design critic, curator and the co-founder of Bard, a gallery in Edinburgh dedicated to Scottish design and craft. A long-serving member of the Wallpaper* family, he has also been the design editor at Monocle and the brand director at Studioilse, Ilse Crawford's multi-faceted design studio. Today, Hugo wields his pen and opinions for a broad swathe of publications and panels. He has twice curated both the Object section of MIART (the Milan Contemporary Art Fair) and the Harewood House Biennial. He consults as a strategist and writer for clients ranging from Airbnb to Vitra, Ikea to Instagram, Erdem to The Goldsmith's Company. Hugo has this year returned to the Wallpaper* fold to cover the parental leave of Rosa Bertoli as Global Design Director.
Latest articles by Hugo Macdonald
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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
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