Modernism
Explore modernism across art, architecture and design
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Take a look inside these modernist cottages – unlikely frontiers for 20th-century designA new exhibition in Prague uncovers a forgotten chapter of architectural history: the modest countryside retreats shaped by avant-garde design ideas in the postwar years
By Anna Solomon Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in MayThe very best residential architecture that the Wallpaper* editors have come across this month, from a Bauhaus-inspired painter's home to a brutalist beauty in Milan
By Anna Solomon Published
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A modernist home in Montréal gets a renovation that stays faithful to its rootsDesign studio Vives St-Laurent worked with inherited conditions – modest ceiling heights, sloped roofs and decades of modifications – to draw out the home's original early-20th-century character
By Anna Solomon Published
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What is a spomenik? Tour former Yugoslavia’s lost brutalist symbols of unityA spomenik-spotter’s guide – discover these forgotten brutalist architecture symbols, conceived to evoke Yugoslavian brotherhood and unity
By Eve Nicholson Published
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Explore Los Angeles in 16 Rudolph Schindler homesAn important California modernist, Rudolph Schindler, pioneered an architecture and way of living that resonates to this day; curator, historian and writer Adam Štěch takes us on a tour of the master's residential work in Los Angeles
By Adam Štěch Published
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Just north of Milan, a hymn to 1970s Italian brutalism is new to the marketMaster of Italian brutalism, Francesco Castiglioni, designed this concrete family villa in Cusano Milanino in the 1970s; now it’s for sale for the first time
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Explore Faro modernism like never before with this new bookNew tome ‘Faro Modernism’ documents an unexpected Portuguese paradise of midcentury architecture
By Tianna Williams Published
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Jean Prouvé’s modernist genius explored through unseen works at TEFAF New YorkGalerie Patrick Seguin brings the demountable architecture of Jean Prouvé to TEFAF New York this May, showcasing Villa Lopez (1953) and the Valençaude school (1954) to the public for the first time
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The story of Chandigarh furnitureHow a furniture commission for the new city of Chandigarh, India, resulted in some of the most important designs of mid-century modernism
By Francesca Perry Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in AprilFrom a pyramid-inspired home in Milton Keynes to a Belgian villa of sinuous concrete curves – these are the finest examples of residential architecture to cross our desks this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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Frictionless: How the pursuit of optimisation reshaped art, aesthetics and usFrom minimalist architecture to Instagram aesthetics, our visual culture has long worshipped at the altar of optimisation. But as frictionlessness colonises everyday life, artists, designers and theorists are asking what gets lost
By Anna Solomon Published
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These eight design history books will teach you all you need to know about modernism and beyondFrom sweeping surveys of 500 years of design to focused studies of colour in the 20th century, these landmark volumes will deepen your visual knowledge
By Anna Solomon Published
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A new book marks 75 years of the Royal Festival Hall, London's iconic ‘egg in a box’‘Royal Festival Hall: A Living Icon’ tells the story of one of London's best-loved buildings – designed not for the privileged few, but for everyone
By Anna Solomon Published
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Tour Los Angeles' finest modernist houses, from shiny icons to lesser-known gemsThe modernist houses of Los Angeles are the stuff of legend. Writer, curator and architectural historian Adam Štěch takes us on a tour of some of the finest examples, from established icons to lesser-known gems
By Adam Štěch Published
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A landmark modernist house designed by Peter Womersley is now for sale in West YorkshirePioneering postwar home Farnley Hey hits the market for £1.05 million, offering a rare opportunity to own a landmark of British modernism
By Anna Solomon Published
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Anni Albers: the weaver who rewrote modernismAnni Albers is heralded as one of the most influential textile artists of the 20th century, with a career spanning two continents, eight decades and multiple disciplines. Wallpaper* surveys her life and work
By Ali Morris Published
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Step inside Pyramid House, a reimagined 20th-century experiment in Milton KeynesExplore London studio Khan Bonshek’s tactful refurbishment of an unconventional 1980s show home that was ‘a very, very strange building’
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in MarchFrom a home tucked between two Brazilian mountain ranges to a triangular concrete monolith in Lithuania, these are the architectural projects that caught our attention this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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Tour Neues Frankfurt, the modernist housing scheme still tempting urbanites 100 years onWe explore the ambition of Neues Frankfurt – designed by Ernst May and home to seminal designs by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky – as the German city marks the pioneering programme’s centenary
By Ellen Himelfarb Published
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Rudolph Schindler’s Kallis-Sharlin Residence – a modernist icon carved into an LA hillside – is up for saleThe 1946 landmark exemplifies Schindler’s vision of harmonising architecture with nature. Recently restored, it is now listed for $6.35 million
By Anna Solomon Published
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Take an exclusive look inside Ulysses de Santi’s Los Angeles home, a shrine to Brazilian modernismThe Brazilian dealer, collector and curator’s home is a tribute to his country’s design legacy, integrating museum-quality furniture by the likes of José Zanine Caldas, Lina Bo Bardi and Geraldo de Barros
By Anna Solomon Published
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Love modernist design? Don’t miss this exhibition at this storied Austrian hotelWithin a historic Alpine setting, ‘Provenance’ at Almhof Schneider traces the journeys of modernist design across continents and time
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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To save a Judith Chafee-designed house, a group of Tucson neighbours band togetherJudith Chafee's Ramada House, designed in the mid-1970s and updated by designer Casey W Smith, is for sale
By Jessica Ritz Published
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Brutalism – what does the architecture movement mean now?As brutalism increasingly influences and dominates contemporary aesthetics, Modernist Estates author Stefi Orazi discusses why we shouldn’t take the movement lightly
By Stefi Orazi Published
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The April 2026 Global Interiors issue of Wallpaper* is on sale now and opening doors from Las Vegas to GujaratJoin us for a world tour of modernist marvels, contemporary design wonders, and covetable collectibles in the April 2026 issue, on newsstands
By Bill Prince Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in FebruaryFrom a house on steel stilts to a glass reinterpretation of a Ukrainian hut, these are the residential buildings that captured our imaginations this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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‘Heated Rivalry’ fans, book a stay at the show’s modernist Canadian cottageYou can now book Barlochan Cottage on Airbnb, the stunning site behind the hit TV show’s most intimate scenes
By Sofia de la Cruz Published


