The Wallpaper* guide to our home town of London is authored by our art, culture and luxury editor, Hannah Silver, who is at home in Mayfair’s old school opulence as she is in the grungy art scene out east.
The aim of the Wallpaper* Travel Guides isn’t to cater to everyone. Instead, we home in on what makes a place truly special to us, from a design-led aesthetic to exceptional service and reassuring quality.
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Louise Giovanelli zooms in on the beautifully strange and the strangely beautiful at White CubeThe Manchester-based artist captures 'beauty with an edge' in her new show at the London gallery
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At Frieze, the Tiffany & Co-supported Artist-to-Artist programme spotlights emerging talentYinka Shonibare invites South African artist Unathi Mkonto to Frieze London 2026 for Artist-to-Artist, sponsored by Tiffany & Co
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Step inside Cloud House’s ice-cream-parlour colours and candy-floss feelA joyful home by architect Peter Morris brings a splash of pink to its leafy neighbourhood in north London, celebrating individuality and fun
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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair opens in London this week – here’s what we’re looking forward to1-54 London 2026, at Somerset House from 15 to 18 October 2026, shines a light on contemporary artists from Africa and the diaspora
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Frieze London 2026: all the fashion moments to look out forThe best fashion happenings to add to your Frieze London 2026 schedule, from Dunhill’s curation of talks at Frieze Masters to a Cerith Wyn Evans’ exhibition at JW Anderson’s Pimlico address
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Noe Kuremoto reconciles contemporary craft with Japan’s ancestral mythologyPAD London 2026 preview: Noe Kuremoto creates clay objects that speak of Japan’s ancestral traditions, her experience as a mother, and the role of the artist in today’s world
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Step inside a reimagined Clerkenwell house with a bold, yet warm characterA London home has been reinvented through a careful rebalance of cosiness and fluidity, warmth and architectural character, courtesy of MM Studio Interior
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Japanese cooking settles into warm, pine-lined surroundings at Notting Hill’s NakimushiChefs Robin Kosuge and Yuji Shimokawa Kelly share a Notting Hill townhouse, serving ramen downstairs and inventive Japanese dishes upstairs
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Manuel Bano shows metal’s softer side at PAD London this yearPAD London 2026 preview: Manuel Bano talks steel, recycled copper and why, when it comes to making, Mexico City has his heart
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Ten great things to do in London for Frieze Week 2026As Frieze London 2026 (14-18 October) looms, put these openings, performances and parties in your diary now
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Mallorcan artist Adriana Meunié tells us why she doesn't believe in easy beautyPAD London 2026 preview: Adriana Meunié discusses her island’s craft heritage and the local fibres she transforms into tapestries of ‘monstrous elegance’
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Poliform brings a distinctly Italian way of living to LondonBespoke Partnership
The newly redesigned Wigmore Street showroom takes its cues from Marylebone, unfolding like a carefully composed home across two floors
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Mount Street Neighbourhood Arts Festival is back. Here is what you need to knowThis year sees Miles Aldridge’s photography take centre stage around the Mayfair address, plus pub quizzes, performances and more
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Rose Easton celebrates lumps, bumps and offbeat desirability in LondonIn 'Lumps and Bumps', gallerist Rose Easton is drawn to the unconventional and asks artists to channel the spirit of Rei Kawakubo
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A London workspace built around the warmth of the ‘hearth’ – not just for the reasons you’d thinkElsley House by SODA is a London workspace that nods to modern needs and desires, while echoing its historic location's identity
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A West London extension thinks big, bringing light and flow to a neglected period lean-toEaling Return by Brown Urbanism and Kitchen Bee elevates a humble terraced house in West London through contemporary design
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The 29-year journey that brought Battle Royale’s Tatsuya Fujiwara to the Barbican for Haruki Murakami’s cult novel adaptationHaruki Murakami’s 1985 novel, 'Hard-Boiled Wonderland and End of the World', will be on stage at the Barbican from 8-11 October. The star of the show, Tatsuya Fujiwara, takes us behind the scenes
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The best new London restaurants to try nowFrom a crowdfunded café in Islington to a revived City chop house and Endo Kazutoshi’s new Chelsea counter, these are the London tables to book now
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Aston Martin bolsters its luxury credentials by debuting the DBX GT at its new Mayfair venueThe Aston Martin DBX GT made its debut at Q London in Berkeley Square, a new destination for the brand in the heart of the capital
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Lepas explores the future of automotive design at the V&ABespoke Partnership
As part of London’s Global Design Forum, a panel presented by Lepas brought together fresh perspectives on the future of automotive design
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Joy BC’s jewellery is ‘a love letter to materiality, storytelling and craft’, on show in LondonMore than 20 rarely seen pieces of jewellery by the artist and goldsmith arrive at Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery, sculptural nods to ancient narratives
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Renée Levi's colourful painting takes over the Hayward Gallery‘September’, co-commissioned by the Hayward Gallery and Audemars Piguet Contemporary, is Levi's first large-scale commission in the UK
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This Rose Uniacke-designed London apartment transcends periods and culturesThe designer creates a home for a collector, complete with midcentury icons and even an Egyptian artefact
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Stone Island drafts Willo Perron to design its new London pop-up – a collector’s delightAt Selfridges Corner Shop, ‘Selected Works ’982–’026 Stone Island: The Collector Series’ invites the brand’s most prolific collectors to give their interpretation of its ‘living archive’
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The Park Hyatt Residences' launch marks a special moment on the London riversideSales have launched for the Park Hyatt Residences on the London riverside, opening the doors to two show apartments with interiors by South African designer Christian Bense
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Bakery Hoko serves up a sweet slice of Hong Kong in London, with a dusting of local brutalismThe latest Hoko brings Hong Kong specials like milk tea and egg tarts to Bethnal Green, amid interiors that nod to post-war housing estates
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The Barbican’s Sculpture Court to be revived as a public space by 2030The historic brutalist sculpture court will be revitalised as part of the Barbican’s wider Renewal programme, ahead of the Centre’s 50th anniversary in 2032
