London Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in London - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to London.
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The World Reimagined sculpture trail to culminate in epic finale in Trafalgar Square this weekend
Ahead of a Bonhams auction on 21 November, The World Reimagined will conclude with an epic finale in Trafalgar Square this weekend (19 and 20 November). The initiative uses art to illuminate the history of the transatlantic slave trade, inviting us ‘to face our shared history with honesty, empathy and grace’.
By Amah-Rose Mcknight Abrams • Published
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Roz Barr’s terrace house extension is a minimalist reimagining
Terrace house extension by Roz Barr Architects transforms Victorian London home through pared-down elegance
By Nick Compton • Published
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Oxford house extension brings Gothic revival to the 21st century
Oxford house extension project Quatrefoil House by Hyde + Hyde blends old and new with flair
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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London photography exhibitions: the must sees for Autumn 2022
We zoom in on the most exciting photography exhibitions in London and around the UK
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Anne Imhof ‘Avatar II’ review: a psychological thriller to make you wince and wonder
German artist Anne Imhof’s ‘Avatar II’ exhibition at London’s Sprüth Magers is a compelling, uncanny probing of contemporary culture, reality and artifice
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Major artists create brain sculptures in aid of Parkinson’s UK
‘Me, My Brain and I’, a new charity exhibition and auction in London, sees leading and emerging international artists interpret the brain, including sculptures by Tracey Emin, Conrad Shawcross and Gavin Turk
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Cork House is a London home that turns challenges into strengths
Cork House, a family home in London’s Forest Gate by architecture practice Polysmiths, makes the most of its site and story
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Ælfred: the new east London destination for vintage Scandinavian design
Ælfred opens in Hackney Wick, offering democratically priced Scandinavian furniture, lighting, ceramics and glassware
By Emma O'Kelly • Published
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London midcentury courtyard house gets a refresh by William Smalley
This midcentury courtyard house refurbishment project by William Smalley is the result of the architect’s close work with clients and the building’s original fabric
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Lee Broom designs London's latest watering hole
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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Checkland Kindleysides design studio updates Virgin Atlantic's global HQ
By Clare Dowdy • Last updated
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Joyce Wang and Adam Tihany join forces for Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park's revamp
By Lauren Ho • Last updated
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Italian job: Picky Nicky chews the fat with like-minded epicures
By Nick Vinson - Art Direction • Last updated
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South Kensington Club: London’s newest members’ respite merges health and hedonism
By Katrina Israel • Last updated
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Nike and Concrete Objects are on a mission to lift Hackney’s community spirit
Designed by Concrete Objects’ Samuel Ross and Jobe Burns, the Swoosh brand’s first foray into furniture is inspired by East London architecture
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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Omega's Olympic record of timing inventions
By Caragh McKay • Last updated
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Ministry of Sound opens a co-working space and bar in south London
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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New beauty spot Buller and Rice cuts salon plastic waste in east London
By Emma Moore • Last updated
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Bahn storming: Germany’s industrial landscapes are still shaped by the automobile
The country’s big players are racing to stay ahead of the pack
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Bright lights: Earl of East London illuminate London’s lifestyle scene
By Aimée McLaughlin • Last updated
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Typography relearns its ABC with a retro 1970s throwback
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Meryl Fernandes opens a lifestyle shop in Hoxton
Meryl Fernandes' new lifestyle shop Thethestore fits into Hoxton like a missing jigsaw-puzzle piece. As an area for independent shops, Hoxton is growing in hipster popularity so fast that it may cease to become hipster altogether. Fernandes' previous Hackney Road venture was a vintage fashion shop called Found; she has now turned her attention to championing up-and-coming designers and beautiful packaging.
By Tilly Slight • Last updated
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Forest London brings exotic houseplants to the heart of the city
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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British hairways: Blue Tit’s sixth salon lands in Brixton
By Emilee Tombs • Last updated
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Vincent van Duysen transforms former post office into Alexander Wang’s London flagship
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Philippe Malouin designs Dezeen's new wristwatch space in London
By Simon Mills • Last updated
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London Collections: Men S/S 2017 editor’s picks
By Jack Moss • Last updated
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