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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This brutalist school by the Smithsons in Norfolk is getting a new lease of lifeHunstanton School, designed by Alison and Peter Smithson and now known as Smithdon High School, is not only a pioneering example of New Brutalism, but also a beloved focal point for its community; and it's getting a new lease of life
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Margaret Howell celebrates print, marking 130 years of The Architectural Review covers in London130 years of AR covers go on show at Margaret Howell's flagship store in London, celebrating The Architectural Review's landmark anniversary
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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London Festival of Architecture 2026: everything you need to knowThe UK’s biggest architecture festival is almost upon us, launching in June across the capital; with the full programme just revealed, here is our guide for everything you need to know, where to look, what to book, and where to go
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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East Tokyo comes to east London at this hot new restaurantAt Mitsu, smoky Japanese flavours meet karaoke, DJ sets and late-night dancing
By Ben McCormack Published
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This new London hotel offers everything from a biohacking lounge to a fermentation labThe first UK outpost of pioneering wellness hotel brand Six Senses opens for business and pleasure in a former London department store with a storied past
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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In the historic London hall where Vivienne Westwood made her debut, Idalia dishes up fare that's dressed to impressThe first opening in the Olympia's £1.3 billion regeneration brings food, design and cultural history back under one roof
By Ben McCormack Published
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This coastal Dungeness house responds to the eerie ‘desert’ landscapeDesigned by London-based Hollaway Studio, Westview is a coastal Kent home shaped by the area’s industrial and isolated context
By Tianna Williams Published
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The new design-led hotels that should be on your radarExplore the best new openings in the world, from a maximalist fever dream in Coronado to a bohemian wellness haven in Madrid
By Lindsay Cohn Last updated
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The new London restaurants to book nowThis month, Awadhi cuisine takes centre stage, a neighbourhood seafood bar scales up, and a beloved chef delivers yet another hit
By Ben McCormack Last updated
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Cece’s opens in Notting Hill with a cinematic take on Italian diningPublic House’s most theatrical London restaurant yet pairs a transportive dining room with delightful Italian cooking
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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The Fife Arms’ new secret room is inspired by Coco ChanelRussell Sage Studio has designed a new secret room for the storied hotel, inspired by Coco Chanel and her love affair with the Scottish Highlands
By Tianna Williams Published
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This new London café traces the tension and harmony between Iranian and Iraqi cookingFounders Ziad Halub and Farsin Rabiee discuss memory, seasonality, and heritage at Logma, their popular Iranian-Iraqi concept in Hackney
By Tianna Williams Published
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An innovative school design in East Sussex puts wellness at its heartDesigned by Adam Richards Architects, St. Raphael’s Health & Wellbeing Centre at Mayfield School in the UK proposes a new typology that brings together healthcare and teaching
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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High Tech architecture – discover the groundbreaking movement’s inside-out approachTake in our guide to High Tech architecture, one of the 20th century's foremost movements and a pioneering British export
By Ewa Effiom Published
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This robot is making On’s spray-on marathon sneaker, its fastest-ever distance shoeAhead of the London Marathon this Sunday (26 April 2026), Swiss sportswear brand On’s pioneering LightSpray robot arrives in the British capital for the first time. Scott Maguire, On’s president and COO, gives Wallpaper* a tour
By Jack Moss Published
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Check into Louis Vuitton’s playful hotel concept in LondonAn epic pop-up in Mayfair brings together a café, bar, exhibition and shop to mark 130 years of Louis Vuitton’s Monogram
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Meet the 2026 Turner Prize shortlisted artistsIt’s one of the most anticipated prizes in the art world – here are the artists in the running for 2026
By Hannah Silver Published
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The Dream Of is the east London space offering alternative healing therapies to the city’s creativesWith clients that include Isamaya Ffrench and Yasmin Sewell, The Dream Of is proving to be beauty experts’ choice for everything from Reiki to cacao ceremonies. We paid a visit to try a treatment
By Mary Cleary Published
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Explore 50 of London's brutalist landmarks with this handy new guidebookIn the pages of 'Brutalist London', London’s most memorable concrete buildings are laid bare
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This remodelled London terrace house fuses moody interiors with Japanese simplicityHeion House by Studio Hagen Hall is a London terrace house reimagined through warm woods and contemporary minimalism
By Bridget Goldberg Published
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This modern Egyptian restaurant is London’s fieriest opening of the yearChef Meedu Saad goes solo with Impala, a charcoal grill restaurant and love letter to North African flavours that has already conquered Soho
By Ben McCormack Published
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A new book marks 75 years of the Royal Festival Hall, London's iconic ‘egg in a box’‘Royal Festival Hall: A Living Icon’ tells the story of one of London's best-loved buildings – designed not for the privileged few, but for everyone
By Anna Solomon Published
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Step inside V&A East Museum, a new London cultural hub combining brains and beautyDesigned by O'Donnell+Tuomey in Stratford, the V&A East Museum is ready to show off its sculptural volumes as it gears up for its public opening on 18 April 2026
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Somerset’s Michelin-starred Osip now doubles up as a bucolic sleepoverChef Merlin Labron-Johnson expands his lauded farm-to-table restaurant into a restorative place to stay
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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A 1930s bungalow facade in Suffolk is transformed into a work of artA redesigned 1930s bungalow in the British countryside, this new project by artist Giles Miller is inspired by the area's industrial history
By Tianna Williams Published
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Faye Toogood brings a surrealist edge to this new London restaurantFrom Notting Hill to Spitalfields, Holly Carrot begins a new chapter with whimsical interiors and a ravishing plant-forward menu
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Meet the visionary young architect who's reshaping London, one project at a timeEast London-born architect Jayden Ali and his multidisciplinary practice JA Projects draw on social justice, community and connection, shaping the architectural avant-garde in the British capital and beyond
By Ellie Stathaki Published


