Latest articles by Sofia de la Cruz
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A hot pink carousel just touched down in the Swiss Alps, thanks to Carsten HöllerAt Kulm Hotel St. Moritz, the artist transformed a familiar childhood carousel into a meditation on time and being
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The Wallpaper* team’s travel highlights of the yearA year of travel distilled. Discover the destinations that inspired our editors on and off assignment
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The ryokan, reinvented: checking in at Hoshinoya TokyoHoshinoya Tokyo rewrites the ryokan for the modern city, a barefoot ascent through layered rituals, tradition and restorative onsen culture
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Check into the parkland oasis where Tokyo slows downThe third in a hat-trick of Trunk spaces in Tokyo, Trunk(Hotel) Yoyogi Park offers a measured take on contemporary Tokyo living
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekFar from slowing down for the festive season, the Wallpaper* team is in full swing, hopping from events to openings this week. Sometimes work can feel like play – and we also had time for some festive cocktails and cinematic releases
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NYC’s first alcohol-free members’ club is full of spiritThe Maze NYC is a design-led social hub in Flatiron, redefining how the city gathers with an alcohol-free, community-driven ethos
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Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026: City of the Year shortlistExplore the nominated urban locations making an impact in design, architecture and contemporary culture
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Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026: Launch of the year shortlistDiscover the shortlist for Launch of the Year in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026, from an innovative museum concept to a glass-like hydrating face mask
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Visit a Poznań café designed as much for play as for coffeeDesigned by Poland’s Cudo Studio, Sunday proposes a warm, dynamic take on the family café
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This sculptural London seafood restaurant was shaped by ‘the emotions of the sea’In Hanover Square, Mazarine pairs a bold, pearlescent interior with modern coastal cuisine led by ‘bistronomy’ pioneer chef Thierry Laborde
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekIt’s wet, windy and wintry and, this week, the Wallpaper* team craved moments of escape. We found it in memories of the Mediterranean, flavours of Mexico, and immersions in the worlds of music and art
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Lose track of time at a retro-futuristic listening bar in MelbourneLB’s Record Bar is a cinematic sanctuary designed for lingering and listening
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A Roman holiday, but make it Tokyo. Check into the Bvlgari HotelCrowning the top six floors of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, Bvlgari’s first hotel in Japan is a skyline retreat shaped by two cultures
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Follow the white rabbit to London’s first Korean matcha houseTokkia, which translates to ‘Hey bunny’ in Korean, was designed by Stephenson-Edwards studio to feel like a modern burrow. Take a look inside
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A local’s guide to Miami by gallerist Nina JohnsonAs Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 kicks off, gallerist Nina Johnson shares her hometown essentials – from art museums to where to eat, drink and shop
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Nadia Lee Cohen distils a distant American memory into an unflinching new photo book‘Holy Ohio’ documents the British photographer and filmmaker’s personal journey as she reconnects with distant family and her earliest American memories
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This Toronto pizzeria hides a sultry bar with serious biteNorth of Brooklyn unveils a fresh, two-level outpost where crisp, light-filled minimalism gives way to a warmer, neon-lit upstairs area
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekThis week, the Wallpaper* team had its finger on the pulse of architecture, interiors and fashion – while also scooping the latest on the Radiohead reunion and London’s buzziest pizza
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Enter a metallic, maximalist playground for pasta lovers in BarcelonaRelleno’s first flagship restaurant pushes casual dining into a chrome-lined future, wrapping guests in a sculptural grid that riffs on the geometry of filled pasta
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Free flights across Japan? ANA just made it happenA new All Nippon Airways scheme in collaboration with the Japan National Tourism Organization aims to ease overtourism in major hubs by boosting regional travel
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This Mexico City café embraces brutalism’s warmer sideStay for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Formant Studio-designed Marne Café, where an interior of raw finishes and tactile materials invites you to linger
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Is this Tokyo’s most alluring new hotel?In the world’s busiest capital, a new benchmark for serenity emerges 35 floors above ground. We checked into the Fairmont Tokyo
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Homespun pleasures are the order of the day at this warm Kraków restaurantLocated in the Kazimierz district, Dala Restaurang emerges as a space where homely character meets a love for nature and the simplicity of life
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St. Regis Hotels and Resorts illustrates its spirit of celebrationBespoke Partnership
A collaboration between St. Regis and New York artist Tug Rice captures the storied brand’s Gilded Age glamour and decadent modernity
