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How we host: with Our Place founder, Shiza Shahid
Welcome, 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 in to perfecting the guest list, and yes, Michelle Obama is invited
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Matteo Thun carves a masterful thermal retreat into the Canadian Rockies
Basin Glacial Waters, a project two decades in the making, finally surfaces at Lake Louise, blurring the boundaries between architecture and terrain
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Bengi Ünsal steers London's ICA into an excitingly eclectic direction
As director of London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts, Bengi Ünsal is leading the cultural space into a more ambitious, eclectic and interdisciplinary space
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Tashkent’s new art centre will put Uzbekistan on the global cultural map
CCA Tashkent, the city's new Centre for Contemporary Arts, designed by Studio KO, is set to open in a few months, becoming the first institution of its kind in Central Asia
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Discover the work of Richard England, the lesser-known postmodernist from Malta
Richard England, arguably Malta's most influential architect, might not be as well-known as others in the postmodernist realm, but he has been prolific, his work mesmerising and inspiring to this day; we visited a show in Marseille surveying his career
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In need of validation in a narcissistic world? Reflect on the power of mirrors
Have you ever spoken to your reflection and told it that you love it? Look into your eyes, and give it a go - here are a few mirrors to help
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A striking new cinema glows inside Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum
Barcelona-based studio Bach reimagines a historic auditorium as a crimson-and-blue dreamscape
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How an Austin home went from 'Texan Tuscan' to a lush, layered escape inspired by the Alhambra
The intellectually curious owners of this Texas home commissioned an eclectic interior – a true ‘cabinet of curiosities’ layered with trinkets and curios
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Should your home have a patron goddess? This dramatic Minneapolis apartment does
Inspired by the Celtic deity Brigid, interior designer Victoria Sass infused this Twin Cities aerie with flame-licked themes
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Welcome to Polymath Park, where you can spend the night in a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece
A pair of determined Wright devotees have turned four endangered modernist houses into an overnight design retreat
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These are the jewellery pieces which have defined a generation
From established jewellery houses, to up-and coming designers and avant-garde artists, a new book by Phaidon spotlights the stand-out jewellery from the last two centuries
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
The clocks have gone back in the UK and evenings are officially cloaked in darkness. Cue nights spent tucked away in London’s cosy corners – this week, the Wallpaper* team opted for a Latin-inspired listening bar, an underground arts space, and a brand new hotel in Shoreditch
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Palace unites with Nike to create a transformable London hub for skateboarding and sport: ‘we want to give back’
Conceived alongside JAM design studio, the ambitious project sees a 19th-century swimming bath in south London transformed into a community hub, with an ambitious skate park-cum-football pitch at its centre
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Modern masters: the ultimate guide to Jean-Michel Basquiat
New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat centred the Black subject in political, electric works which resist easy definition
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The Architecture Edit: Wallpaper’s houses of the month
From Malibu beach pads to cosy cabins blanketed in snow, Wallpaper* has featured some incredible homes this month. We profile our favourites below
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How Vasilis Marmatakis' graphics helped shape Bugonia's weirdness
For Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos' latest work, Greek graphic designer Vasilis Marmatakis created a graphic universe that offers different interpretations of the movie's narrative. From multi-layered poster designs to brutalist typefaces, we explore the film's visual language
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Serenity radiates through this Mexican home, set between two ravines
On the cusp of a lakeside town, Mexican home Casa el Espino is a single-storey residence by Soler Orozco Arquitectos (SOA)
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London art exhibitions to see in November
Read our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from a Wes Anderson retrospective at the Design Museum to looking at the erotic in Surrealism at Richard Saltoun Gallery
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Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors’ new collection evokes the glamour of a luxury resort
Bespoke Partnership
As the brand unveils its sensual ‘Savage Serenity’ collection, creative director Fausto Puglisi tells us why design ‘must seduce, provoke and empower’
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A new book on Paul McCartney’s 1970s band Wings documents an inside story of resilience and family
'It's a story about a family as well as one about a very famous musician', says author Ted Widmer
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Explore a refreshed Athens apartment full of quirk and midcentury character
A 1960s Athens apartment is revived by architects Aspassia Mitropapa and Christina Iliopoulou, who elegantly brought its midcentury appeal to the 21st century
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Faena New York just landed in the Big Apple – and it's an excuse for a good time
Argentine hotelier Alan Faena’s first New York address serves up high-octane hospitality with a dash of leopard print
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David Goldblatt captures intimate portraits of Johannesburg during apartheid
Between 1948 and 2016, David Goldblatt returned periodically to Fietas, a suburb in the west of Johannesburg’s city centre, to photograph the impact of apartheid legislation on its residents and landscape. The resulting photographs have now been collected and published for the first time
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These vintage American motels will have you longing for the open road
‘Vintage Motels’ documents how the humble roadside stopover has evolved into a design-led destination for a new generation of travellers
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This refined Manhattan prewar strikes the perfect balance of classic and contemporary
For her most recent project, New York architect Victoria Blau took on the ultimate client: her family
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New York art exhibitions to see in November
Read our pick of the best New York art exhibitions to see in November, from Graciela Iturbide's ground-breaking photography to Alic Brock's fragmented Americana paintings
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New London restaurant Lagana drizzles Shoreditch with extra olive oil
Pachamama Group’s latest spot turns the namesake Greek bread into a philosophy, pairing childlike creativity with generous, unfussy cooking
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Nieves González paints Lily Allen at a turning point
A portrait that holds a woman in her own authorship; Nieves González paints Lily Allen with steadiness, clarity, and quiet power. This is an image that carries history and the present moment in the same breath.
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Paris art exhibitions to see in November
Read our pick of the best Paris art exhibitions to see in November from Tyler Mitchell's photography at The MEP to Bilal Hamdad paintings of urban solitude at Petit Palais
