Malaika Byng
Malaika Byng is an editor, writer and consultant covering everything from architecture, design and ecology to art and craft. She was online editor for Wallpaper* magazine for three years and more recently editor of Crafts magazine, until she decided to go freelance in 2022. Based in London, she now writes for the Financial Times, Metropolis, Kinfolk and The Plant, among others.
Latest articles by Malaika Byng
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Tour a new extension at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, drawing on the artist’s ‘elegant frugality’Architects DSDHA enlarge Sheeps Field Barn at the sculptor’s former estate in Hertfordshire, playing with openness and containment to create exhibition and studio space
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Step inside Eduardo Longo’s utopian spherical home during Aberto5 in BrazilHosting Aberto5, the 2026 iteration of the art and design exhibition in Brazil, Eduardo Longo’s Casa Bola is an inspirational example of utopian architecture you can visit
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Top 25 houses of 2025, picked by architecture director Ellie StathakiThis was a great year in residential design; Wallpaper's resident architecture expert Ellie Stathaki brings together the homes that got us talking
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Woodstock House reinterprets modernist legacy through 21st-century sustainabilityLocally sourced materials and high design ambition merge in the newest residential work by Belgium’s BC Architects & Studies & Materials
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Half bridge, half home: Wallmakers’ latest project takes architecture to daring new heightsHovering above a forest stream in Maharashtra, Bridge House pushes the limits of engineering and eco-conscious design
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What are biomaterials? Everything you need to know about Mother Nature's building blocksCould the cities of the future be grown from plants, bacteria and fungi? Architects explain
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‘100 Years, 60 Designers, 1 Future’: 1882 Ltd plate auction supports ceramic craftThe ceramics brand’s founder Emily Johnson asked 60 artists, designers, musicians and architects – from John Pawson to Robbie Williams – to design plates, which will be auctioned to fund the next generation of craftspeople
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London Craft Week 2025 highlights – what to see this weekendLondon Craft Week 2025 (until 18 May) brings together some 1,000 established and emerging makers. Here is everything we saw and loved so you don't miss a thing
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Wallpaper* takes a turn around Somerset House for Collect 2025Our round-up of the highlights from the 21st edition of the collectible craft and design fair in London
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Southern Guild LA opens just in time for FriezeSouthern Guild LA has opened with two inaugural shows ahead of Frieze, a natural next step for the South African gallery and its wide US fanbase
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Pollini wins Best Restaurant in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024Pollini is the project of Vincenzo de Cotiis Architects and chef Emanuele, Ladbroke Hall's new restaurant
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Turner Prize 2023 exhibition unwrappedThe Turner Prize 2023 exhibition has opened inside the colourful Towner Eastbourne; delve into the work of the four nominees
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Magasin Électrique opens in Arles as the home of material pioneer Atelier LumaThe Magasin Électrique at Luma Arles has been expertly redesigned as the home for Atelier Luma, a pioneering material and design laboratory
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Kampala art centre is conceived as a nurturing community spaceA new Kampala art centre designed by New Makers Bureau and Localworks opens in Uganda, promising a nurturing space for its community and visitors; welcome to 32° East Arts Centre
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Wraxall Yard transforms derelict Dorset barns into accessible community spaceWraxall Yard in Dorset sees Clementine Blakemore Architects transform a series of derelict barns into an accessible community space, a workshop and holiday accommodation
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Inside Soho House’s new outpostsBy Malaika Byng Last updated
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Wallpaper* and Æsir salon dinner in LondonBy Malaika Byng Last updated
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'X-Ray' phone by Tokujin YoshiokaBy Malaika Byng Last updated
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Antenne Books: a website for independent titlesBy Malaika Byng Last updated
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Firmship FS 42 by Studio JobBy Malaika Byng Last updated
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2011 D&AD award winnersBy Malaika Byng Last updated
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’Bobble’ water bottle by Karim RashidBy Malaika Byng Last updated
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Moncler Gamme Bleu S/S 2011 showBy Malaika Byng Last updated
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The Modern Danish Warehouse, LondonBy Malaika Byng Last updated
