Latest articles by Lauren Ho
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Inside AlUla Arts Festival 2026, an open air museum shaped by the desert
Set across valleys, canyons and palm-filled oases, the festival brings together land art, performance and new institutions as the destination builds cultural momentum
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Wallpaper* Best Use of Material 2026: Beit Bin Nouh, Saudi Arabia, by Shahira Fahmy
Beit Bin Nouh by Shahira Fahmy is a captivating rebirth of a traditional mud brick home in AlUla, Saudi Arabia - which won it a place in our trio of Best Use of Material winners at the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: Club Bâtard wins Best Social Hub 2026
Club Bâtard brings together an exclusive mix of fine dining and drinking across three floors of Hong Kong’s historic Pedder building
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: why Sharan Pasricha is 2026’s Best Host
We salute the Indian-born, London-based hospitality entrepreneur who can’t stop thinking about ways to upgrade how we live, work and connect
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The Wallpaper* team’s travel highlights of the year
A year of travel distilled. Discover the destinations that inspired our editors on and off assignment
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Sir Devonshire Square is a new kind of hotel for the City of London
A Dutch hospitality group makes its London debut with a design-forward hotel offering a lighter, more playful take on the City’s usual formality
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Montcalm Mayfair opens a new chapter for a once-overlooked London hotel
A thoughtful reinvention brings craftsmanship, character and an unexpected sense of warmth to a London hotel that was never previously on the radar
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Fall in love with the Dolomites at this serene retreat
In South Tyrol, the refreshed Forestis hotel raises the bar for high-altitude calm
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Check in at Aman Rosa Alpina, a modern Alpine cocoon
San Cassiano’s historic hotel has been reborn as a pared-back Aman refuge in the heart of the Dolomites
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The Chancery Rosewood: A new chapter for London’s modernist icon
After years behind closed doors, London’s most anticipated hotel opening finally arrives, proving that some things are worth waiting for
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How to travel meaningfully in an increasingly generic world
Lauren Ho explores the need for resonance, not reach, in the way we choose to make journeys of discovery
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Be at one with nature at this bucolic luxury lodge in New Zealand
Following a year-long renovation, the storied Huka Lodge in Taupō reopens its doors with a fresher, more contemporary edge, still attuned to its surroundings
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The Calile Hotel is an urban resort reframing Brisbane
A seven-storey refuge in Fortitude Valley, The Calile Hotel bridges tropical retro with urban polish, elevating Brisbane’s hospitality landscape
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Mondrian makes waves at Burleigh Heads with a striking Australian debut
Mondrian Gold Coast emerges as a sculptural new anchor for Burleigh Heads, pairing surf-side glamour with global polish
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Rediscover a classic midcentury hotel in Sydney
FK leads a major renovation of the landmark Sofitel Sydney Wentworth hotel, pairing 1960s modernism with an elevated, Australian-minded reset
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The Trip to Hong Kong: exploring a bold new capital of culture
A resilient desire to shift perceptions yet preserve heritage is driving a new energy in Hong Kong as the next generation creates a bold new capital of culture
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Wallpaper* checks in at Delano Dubai, a fresh chapter for a design icon
Delano Dubai lands on Bluewaters Island, bringing Miami cool, Mediterranean flair, and a dose of design-forward glamour to the city’s shoreline
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Stay at Nujuma, a forward-facing sanctuary in the Red Sea region
Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, sets the bar high as one of Saudi Arabia’s ultra-luxury destinations
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Where to stay in Hong Kong
From sky-high glamour to intimate design sanctuaries, here's our pick of Hong Kong's finest stays
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Inside AlUla, the giga-project putting Saudi Arabia on the tourism map
The ancient desert city in the northwest of the country combines culture, history, and extraordinary landscapes
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AlUla Arts Festival is putting Saudi Arabia’s flourishing art scene on the international stage
Returning for its fourth edition, the AlUla Arts Festival celebrates art in a natural landscape; Lauren Ho went to discover more
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London calling: the best hotels to book in the magnetic capital
Explore the best London hotels, from quirky newcomer The Broadwick Soho to grand dame Claridge’s
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London’s first all-suite hotel, The Emory, wins Wallpaper* Design Award 2025
The Emory earns our Best Suites award for flawlessly embodying the creative aesthetic of a host of world-class designers
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Lisbon hotel Locke de Santa Joana wins Wallpaper* Design Award 2025
Born from the restoration of an old convent, Locke de Santa Joana receives our Best Opening award for its design inventiveness and sunny disposition
