Seoul
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Seoul - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Seoul.
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Letter from Seoul: the projects bringing a new slant to the Korean capital
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Designer Andre Fu’s latest project is Japanese restaurant, Kioku in Seoul
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Lose yourself in Bottega Veneta’s parakeet-green maze in Seoul
The Italian label has erected a maze in a car park in Seoul, coloured in its signature vibrant hue. Dare you enter the shearling-lined labyrinth?
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Discover the Fritz Hansen pop-up hotel in Seoul
Contemporary design meets a traditional setting in Fritz Hansen’s Seoul retreat
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Pilot scheme: Seoul's Flying House suits its airborne client down to the ground
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Frieze Seoul 2022: all you need to know about the inaugural fair
SuhYoung Yun reports on a dynamic, emotional opening day of Frieze Seoul, and speaks to key figures about what the fair means for Korea’s wider cultural scene, both locally and internationally
By SuhYoung Yun Last updated
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Highlights from a design trip to Seoul
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Davide Macullo’s WAP Art Space combines art and dwelling
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Take a grand tour of Seoul’s accelerating architecture scene
By Scott Bay Last updated
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World’s first floating island, Seoul
By Malaika Byng Last updated
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Prada Transformer Launch, Seoul
By Jack Moss Last updated
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Bold as brass: Neri & Hu design an impactful Sulwhasoo flagship
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Plastic fantastic: Wallpaper* visits Seoul’s latest music hub, Vinyl & Plastic
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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Seoul architecture and urbanism biennale calls out for collective city-making
Set across five locations in Seoul, Collective City is a platform for discussion about how architecture, city and governance can work together to create more humane cities. Projects by the likes of Atelier Bow-wow, amid.cero9 and Forensic Architecture take a pro-active and research-led approach to new urban solutions.
By SuhYoung Yun Last updated
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Unsangdong designs otherworldly base for fashion designer Lie Sangbong in Seoul
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Transitional space: Elmgreen & Dragset create airport for Seoul’s Plateau
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Raw concrete surfaces and pink resin floors combine at Seoul's newest hotel RYSE
By Seoul Last updated
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The Market Kitchen & Larder — Seoul, South Korea
By Jonathan Hopfner Last updated
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Kafe Nordic — Seoul, South Korea
By Athena Fierou Last updated
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Seoul’s newest bar is a speakeasy filled with local inspiration
By Jonathan Hopfner Last updated
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K-Pop hit factory gets a futuristic new office in Seoul
UNStudio completes headquarters building for leaders in K-Pop scene YG Entertainment, in Seoul
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Gucci's Seoul show considers radical perspectives on ‘otherness’
The fashion label sponsors ‘No Space, Just a Place, which invites guests to consider radical perspectives on ‘otherness’, led by Tunisian-born curator Myriam Ben Salah
By Andy St Louis Last updated
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Brighten Hannam brings luxury living to Seoul’s trendy Hannam-dong district
Brighten Hannam by South Korean developer Shinyoung, architects Urban Agency and architecture studio Intg is Seoul’s latest luxury residential offering in the trendy Hannam-dong district
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Art and Seoul: global galleries are flocking to Korea’s capital
In recent years, Seoul has become a creative magnet for global galleries and art fairs, but why? SuhYoung Yun speaks to those at the heart of the art boom in South Korea’s capital
By SuhYoung Yun Published
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Dongdaemun Design Park by Zaha Hadid Architects is inaugurated in Seoul
By Ellie Stathaki Published