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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London’s favourite jazz club is now even better
Rebuilt after a year-long closure, the first-floor room at Ronnie Scott’s reopens as Upstairs at Ronnie’s, a listening venue designed for late-night performances
By Reeme Idris Published
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This London art installation doubles up as a sleek private dining room
Installed inside The Lavery, ‘Dining Arrangements’ by Rooms Studio considers dining as a practice shaped by furniture
By Reeme Idris Published
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London Festival of Architecture 2026 wants you to take part
The LFA’s call for entries is open; director Rosa Rogina lets us in on the hopes and processes behind programming a month of architecture activities across the city, and how you can shape them
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A new book on bricks and their patterns is a beautiful graphic object
‘Brick Bonds’ by Melissa Price is an artist’s book that renders architectural history with elegance and style
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Indoor-outdoor living becomes a reality at this leafy Hampstead home
A home that becomes a nature-viewing experience, Panoramic House by architecture studio Mata, is a finely crafted addition to a London family's daily life
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Airbnb launches a ‘Wuthering Heights’ overnight experience in Yorkshire
Emerald Fennell’s vision of Cathy’s bedroom becomes a limited overnight stay in Brontë Country. The best part? It’s completely free
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Finally, a London members’ club restaurant worth joining for
At The Roof Gardens, the Roman and Williams-designed Komorebi is a restaurant where Japanese precision meets cinematic light above the city
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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A home true to its name, Serene brings minimalist calm to London’s Queens Park
This textured, new-build home by Coeus London was created to foster a sense of ‘slowing down’ and a connection with nature in the heart of the city
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The London bars to fall in love with (and in)
A guide to the most romantic bars the UK capital has to offer, made for connection, conversation, and second rounds
By Tianna Williams Published
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This Canada Water penthouse’s natural warmth belies its industrial setting
The penthouse of The Founding development in London, by Conran and Partners, brings rich tactility to a raw setting
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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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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Claridge’s Bakery reignites the lost art of British elevenses
Spearheaded by chef and baker Richard Hart, and designed by John Pawson, Claridge’s Bakery dishes up much-loved classics from sticky Jammy dodgers to warm, crusty loaves
By Tianna Williams 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


