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The best cocktail napkins for party seasonFrom monogrammed minis through to hand-finished Italian linen squares, these are the best cocktail napkins for party season 2025
By Rosie Conroy Last updated
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Unleash your socialising superpowers with the Wallpaper* Entertaining Issue, on sale nowGet your sublime supper party started – or hit the town in style – with the December 2025 issue of Wallpaper*, on newsstands now
By Bill Prince Published
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This year’s best luxury Christmas hampers for festive celebrationsWho doesn't love receiving a basket of beautifully curated pantry fillers just in time for the festivities? Here are our top picks for 2025
By Rosie Conroy Last updated
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The best design-led cocktail shakersIf you like your drinks shaken not stirred, these are the best cocktail shakers to take your mixology skills to the next level
By Rosie Conroy Last updated
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How We Host with Our Place founder, Shiza ShahidWelcome, come on in, and take a seat at Wallpaper*s new series 'How we host' where we dissect the art of entertaining. Here, we speak to Our Place founder Shiza Shahid on what makes the perfect dinner party, from sourcing food to perfecting the guest list, and yes, Michelle Obama is invited
By Tianna Williams Published
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How Billecart-Salmon became the hospitality industry’s champagne of choiceNeil Ridley ventures into a subterranean temple to patience and precision beneath the village of Aÿ-Champagne, France, and discovers a winery not of spectacle, but of soul
By Neil Ridley Published
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With no tasting notes to go by, Highland Park offers a new way of drinking whiskyMichelin-starred chef Björn Frantzén has collaborated with the Orkney distillery on ‘Between You and I’, a 16-year-old single malt whisky, where drinkers are encouraged to explore personal memories and emotions when tasting
By Tianna Williams Published
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Composer Max Richter’s new trilogy turns Krug champagnes into musicBespoke Partnership
In a dialogue between taste and sound, Krug and the genre-defying composer embark on a musical journey that celebrates intentional craftsmanship
By Simon Mills Published
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Louis XIII extends beyond the decanter to the dining table with new porcelain tablewareThe cognac maison balances tradition and innovation with its inaugural porcelain tableware, including plates, a bowl, a tea set and a coffee set
By Tianna Williams Published
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The artistry of Japanese wineFine wine from Japan may not yet register highly on the radars of most oenophiles, but for those who know, it's a hugely rewarding and rich tapestry of flavour. Drinks expert, Neil Ridley visits London's Luna Omakase for the launch of a new dedicated Japanese wine pairing menu
By Neil Ridley Published
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With hints of peach and white chocolate, Casa Noble’s new tequila is one to savourMarqués de Casa Noble Tequila is a limited-edition from the Mexican company, boasting tasting notes of vanilla and peach, roasted nuts and white chocolate
By Tianna Williams Published
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Veuve Clicquot’s collaboration with Jacquemus evokes sunny climesSimon Porte Jacquemus is the latest creative to reinterpret Veuve Clicquot's La Grande Dame
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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From The Fat Badger to The Bull, how Public House is redefining the British pubInside the design-driven food group putting provenance, craft and community back at the heart of pub culture
By Tom Howells Published
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Absolut is reviving Keith Haring’s 1986 poster with a vibrant limited-edition bottleThe Absolut Haring Artist-Edition bottle, released 40 years after Haring collaborated with the vodka brand, features his bold lines, electric colours and dancing figures
By Anna Solomon Published
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Guests dined on Bangladeshi-inspired cuisine at the Serpentine Summer Party 2025The party marked the 25th anniversary of the Serpentine Architecture Pavilion – and celebrated this year’s design by Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum and her Dhaka-based firm
By Hannah Silver Published
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Rémy Martin and Anish Kapoor: art meets cognac in LondonBespoke Partnership
The cognac house and the artist unveiled a limited-edition XO decanter and a new sculpture in London at a recent event at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
By Simon Mills Published
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Cocktail hour with Stanley TucciWallpaper* catches up with the consummate epicurean to discuss his culinary no-gos, Tucci-esque travel habits and how to make the perfect martini
By Anna Solomon Published
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Mark your calendars for Mount Street Neighbourhood Summer Festival, a feast for the sensesThe event, 12-14 June 2025, showcases the mix of food, art and community in the heart of London’s Mayfair. Here's what to expect, from afternoon tea to aperitivo, film screenings to biodynamic flowers
By Tianna Williams Published
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Taste the American whisky revolution with the best of the Kentucky Bourbon TrailOur drinks expert Neil Ridley tackles the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, kicking off in Louisville, to taste-test the best American whiskies – consult his shoppable guide
By Neil Ridley Published
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How to build a home wine cellarOur resident drinks writer takes us through his own experiences on building the dream wine cellar at home including his favourite wines to stock up on now
By Neil Ridley Published
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Inside Domaine Evremond, the UK’s first subterranean winery‘Sparkling wine should be fun.’ We tour Domaine Evremond in Kent, a winery steeped in the English countryside
By Tianna Williams Published
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Sketch transforms into an English garden in celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th birthdayThe 11th edition of ‘Sketch in Bloom’ nods to the most notable works of Jane Austen with budding floral installations and a quintessentially English afternoon tea
By Tianna Williams Published
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This joyful Henri Matisse pottery collection is your new summer entertaining essentialAfter years at the helm of American ceramics company East Fork, the artist’s great-grandson is ready to embrace his family name
By Anna Fixsen Published
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At the Regent Street Sensorium, architectural jelly sculptures are designed to ignite the sensesDelve into the history of London’s Regent Street through a jellyscape, a fragrance cloud and more – plus, for the event’s final week, two new immersive workshops (ends 27 April)
By Tianna Williams Published
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In search of a seriously-good American whiskey? This is our go-toBased in Park City, Utah, High West blends the Wild West with sophistication and elegance
By Melina Keays Published
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The potted history of Irish whiskey, and the best examples to drink nowCelebrate Ireland’s liquid legacy as spirits writer Neil Ridley unpacks the country's unique whiskey history and suggests what to drink this St Patrick’s Day
By Neil Ridley Published
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Where fashion editors eat and drink during Paris Fashion WeekIntroducing the under-the-radar Paris bars and restaurants where you might spy the Wallpaper* fashion team escaping the crowds this week
By Anna Solomon Published


