Shanghai
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Shanghai - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Shanghai.
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Shanghai’s biennial, RAMa 2025, takes architectural exploration outside
RAMa 2025, the architecture biennial at Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, launches, taking visitors on a journey through a historic city neighbourhood – and what it needs
By Phineas Harper Published
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Discover a futuristic bar in Shanghai with mad-scientist energy
Penicillin opens in Shanghai with a clinical steel and concrete design by LC Studio alongside trailblazing, sustainable cocktails
By Ellen Himelfarb Published
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A colossal ‘ship’ in Shanghai honours Louis Vuitton’s travel legacy
Louis Vuitton’s The Louis is an OMA-designed hub combining retail, culture and dining in the heart of Nanjing West Road
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Reimagining roots: highlights from Design Shanghai 2025
The 12th edition of Design Shanghai reflected the evolution of Chinese creativity despite challenges to the sector, with participants exploring the intersection of tradition and innovation
By Yoko Choy Published
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Prada and Wong Kar-wai dream up a cinematic restaurant in Shanghai
Prada partners with Wong Kar-wai to bring Mi Shang Rong Zhai to life, a dining experience influenced by the arthouse director’s seminal oeuvre
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Bulgari’s new exhibition pays homage to the snake in culture, art and jewellery
The high jewellery maison celebrates the Chinese zodiac in ‘Serpenti Infinito’, a Shanghai exhibition that traces how the symbol of the serpent has manifested throughout history
By Anna Solomon Published
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China’s Alila Shanghai hotel is a stylish hub of idle tranquillity
Alila Shanghai, the brand's first urban resort in Greater China, is a serene bolthole amidst the pulse of the Jing'an district
By Daven Wu Published
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Duyi Han’s immersive psychedelic installation in Shanghai is like ‘seeing the world from a higher dimension’
Chinese artist Duyi Han on ‘Visions of Bloom’ in Shanghai, his reimagination of a secret Chinese garden through a psychedelic video and furniture installations
By Daven Wu Published
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Raw, refined and dynamic: A-Cold-Wall*’s new Shanghai store is a fresh take on the industrial look
A-Cold-Wall* has a new flagship store in Shanghai, designed by architecture practice Hesselbrand to highlight positive spatial and material tensions
By Tianna Williams Published
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Neri & Hu’s dynamic New Bund theatre takes centre stage in Shanghai’s cityscape
In Shanghai, Neri & Hu’s New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center is a theatre offering a contemporary take on a classical archetype
By Tianna Williams Published
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From heritage to sustainability: all the highlights from Design Shanghai 2024
Design Shanghai 2024: Asia's largest international design event returned for its eleventh year this past June, showcasing local well-known brands, emerging talents, and a unique focus for the international design community
By Cristina Kiran Piotti Published
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Explore Estúdio Campana's cave of wonders on view in Shanghai
'Impermanence - 40 Years of Estúdio Campana' is on view at Shanghai's Power Station of Art (PSA) until 8 September 2024
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Fotografiska Shanghai invites us to 'a poetic immersion' into the realm of photography
Fotografiska Shanghai by AIM Architecture opens nestled into a green corner of the Chinese city's Suzhou Creek
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Step inside the new Molteni & C Shanghai flagship, where Brutalism meets refinement
Designed by Vincent Van Duysen, the Molteni & C Shanghai flagship also includes collections by UniFor, an Art Gallery and Restaurant, making it the company's largest showroom globally
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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‘Loewe Crafted World’ exhibition opens in Shanghai, highlighting all that’s wonderful about craft
‘Loewe Crafted World’ is a new exhibition exploring and celebrating craft past and present in all its forms, on view at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre until 5 May 2024
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Artyzen celebrates tenth anniversary with grand openings in Shanghai and Singapore
Artyzen New Bund 31 Shanghai and Artyzen Singapore are the luxury hospitality group's latest state-of-the-art offerings
By Daven Wu Published
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Cui Jie revisits past utopian architectures in her retro-futuristic cityscapes
Cui Jie responds to the ‘Cosmos Cinema’ theme of the Shanghai Biennale 2023
By Finn Blythe Published
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Highlights from Design Shanghai 2023: ‘Now is the golden age of Chinese design’
Our Design Shanghai 2023 highlights, from leading Chinese designers and brands to emerging creatives
By Laura May Todd Published
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Auto Shanghai 2023 is now the major global showcase for new brands and next-generation EVs
Familiarise yourself with the automotive landscape of the future as Chinese brands gear up to bring new EVs to Europe and the US
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Park Hyatt, Shanghai
By Melina Keays Last updated
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Shanghai Motor Show 2011
By Nargess Banks Last updated
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Song Fang Maison de Thé, Shanghai
By Melina Keays Last updated
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Shanghai Motor Show 2009
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Shanghai continues to break new ground in coffee culture with experiential boutique
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Electrification reigns at Auto Shanghai 2019
By Guy Bird Last updated
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World's fair: what to expect from Design Shanghai 2016
By Giovanna Dunmall Last updated
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Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves, Shanghai
By Malaika Byng Last updated


