UK
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in UK - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to UK.
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Inspired by a Japanese phrase, this Dulwich house unfolds like a paper puzzle of light and layers
For this Dulwich house, architects ConForm were inspired by ‘komorebi’, a Japanese expression describing the uplifting feeling of dappled sunlight through leaves
By Tianna Williams Published
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A Neo-Georgian Islington house is a soothing retreat to unwind from the city
Designed collaboratively by Architecture for London and Hamish Vincent Design, this Islington House is defined by its natural material palette and a cascading spiral staircase
By Tianna Williams Published
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DakaDaka brings 8,000 years of Georgian tradition to London
A new London restaurant distils Georgian hearth cooking and qvevri wine into a design-driven contemporary dining experience
By Ben McCormack Published
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Zara Home unveils a contemporary collaboration with Morris & Co
Morris & Co x Zara Home celebrates craftsmanship, nature and timeless design, while resonating with a contemporary aesthetic sensibility
By Anne Soward Published
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Anatomy of a logo: Casa Italia unveils brand identity inspired by British and Italian architecture
The Italian Embassy in London partnered with Istituto Marangoni to create a logo and brand identity for its new headquarters
By Tianna Williams Published
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A sauna in Kentish Town? Lowlu lands, lifting ‘healthy hedonists’ with the power of deep heat
A new London sauna has just opened – the brainchild of British tech entrepreneur Tom Bacon, designed by Finnish architect Sami Rintala of RintalaEggertsson
By Emma O'Kelly Published
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Tour a dreamy beach house on the wild Jersey coast, built of rammed earth
Fieldwork Architects’ new beach house experiments with pink limestone and rammed earth; welcome to Wishing Well, a striking Channel Island home
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Beryl Cook celebrated the maligned of British society: now her paintings have their moment in Plymouth
‘Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy’ at The Box Plymouth shines a light on the often underestimated artist
By Hannah Silver Published
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At Mezzogiorno in London, finely tuned interiors set the scene for delicious Calabrian dining
Design precision, luscious food and immaculate hospitality at Mezzogiorno, designed by Afroditi, transform the dining experience at London’s Corinthia hotel
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Discover Renée Gailhoustet and her radical approach to socially engaged housing
The Algerian-French architect thrived on creating bespoke designs and remarkable social housing; a new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London revisits the case study of Le Liegat in Paris
By Teshome Douglas-Campbell Published
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Serpentine Pavilion 2026 architects announced – and they put the ‘serpent’ in the ‘Serpentine’
Lanza atelier wins the Serpentine Pavilion 2026 commission; the Mexican studio creates the annual structure's newest iteration, titled 'a serpentine', and it features a curvilinear wall snaking across the site
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Martin Kuczmarski’s new London restaurant is made for long lunches and late nights
From the founder of The Dover comes Martino’s: a softly lit Italian trattoria in Sloane Square, where appetite, atmosphere and romance are inseparable
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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A bespoke studio space makes for a perfect architectural showcase in Hampshire
Winchester-based architects McLean Quinlan believe their new finely crafted bespoke studio provides the ultimate demonstration of their approach to design
By Jonathan Bell Published
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'It offers us an escape, a route out of our own heads' – Adam Nathaniel Furman on public art
We talk to Adam Nathaniel Furman on art in the public realm – and the important role of vibrancy, colour and the power of permanence in our urban environment
By Emily Wright Published
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Upgrade your fish and chips at Corenucopia by Clare Smyth
The three-star chef brings her mastery of British classics to Belgravia, with lavish interiors, nostalgic flavours and a distinctly playful sense of excess
By Ben McCormack Published
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Is this reimagined 1980s brick building the answer to future living?
Architects Bureau de Change revamped this Euston building by reusing and reimagining materials harvested from the original – an example of a low-carbon retrofit, integrated into the urban context
By Tianna Williams Published
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Take an exclusive look at the Royal Albert Hall’s new Artists’ Bar
Local architecture studio BDP converts the Royal Albert Hall’s steam boiler house into a sophisticated bar for performers (and their guests – see if you can get yourself invited)
By Emily Wright Published
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Stay at the childhood home of Jessie Buckley’s character in Hamnet
Cwmmau Farmhouse, available as a holiday let through the National Trust, stars in the Golden Globe-winning film as the childhood home of Shakespeare’s wife, Agnes
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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You can soon step inside David Bowie’s childhood home
By 2027, Bowie’s childhood home will be restored to its original 1960s appearance, including the musician’s bedroom, the launchpad for his long career
By Tianna Williams Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: this rammed-earth house in Wiltshire is an eco exemplar
Tuckey Design Studio’s rammed-earth house in the UK's Wiltshire countryside stands out for its forward-thinking, sustainable building methods – which earned it a place in our trio of Best Use of Material winners at the 2026 Wallpaper* Design Awards
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The most anticipated hotel openings of 2026
From landmark restorations to remote retreats, these are the hotel debuts shaping the year ahead
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published
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Step inside this perfectly pitched stone cottage in the Scottish Highlands
A stone cottage transformed by award-winning Glasgow-based practice Loader Monteith reimagines an old dwelling near Inverness into a cosy contemporary home
By Léa Teuscher Published
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This curved brick home by Flawk blends quiet sophistication and playful details
Distilling developer Flawk’s belief that architecture can be joyful, precise and human, Runda brings a curving, sculptural form to a quiet corner of north London
By Léa Teuscher Published
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The most stylish hotel debuts of 2025
A Wallpaper* edit of this year’s defining hotel openings. Design-led stays to shape your next escape
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Neo-Gothic grandeur and decadent martinis await at Hawksmoor St Pancras
The dining room at the St Pancras London hotel has proved to be a revolving door for big-name chefs; now, it's Hawksmoor’s time to shine
By Ben McCormack Published
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A compact Scottish home is a 'sunny place,' nestled into its thriving orchard setting
Grianan (Gaelic for 'sunny place') is a single-storey Scottish home by Cameron Webster Architects set in rural Stirlingshire
By Tianna Williams Published
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Porthmadog House mines the rich seam of Wales’ industrial past at the Dwyryd estuary
Ström Architects’ Porthmadog House, a slate and Corten steel seaside retreat in north Wales, reinterprets the area’s mining and ironworking heritage
By Léa Teuscher Published


