John Pawson

John Pawson’s ‘garden-like’ installation puts his photography in the frame

‘It’s a bit like going through a garden,’ John Pawson says. The renowned architect is talking from his busy London office about his minimalist photographs currently appearing in the multi-artist exhibition ‘A Shade of Pale’, possibly the largest (by...

John Pawson reveals latest residential offering in Los Angeles

Combining John Pawson’s sleek yet considered, minimalist design and Ian Schrager’s forward thinking hospitality concepts and creative direction, The Residences at The West Hollywood Edition are set to be one of Los Angeles’ most highly anticipated projects to date. The...

Inner calm: sublime sustenance at a John Pawson-designed retreat in the Welsh hills

Colour therapy: John Pawson’s new book is a sight for sore eyes

It turns out master of minimalism John Pawson also has a painterly approach to pigment. We first saw hints of such a trait in his first tome A Visual Inventory (2012) – a journey through the details, textures, spatial qualities that...

From Jony Ive’s perfectly minimalist cover to a peek inside Apple Park and beyond

In December our thoughts turn to entertaining, and we offer up an enticing menu of design, architecture, art, fashion and, of course, food. For us, creativity really is at the heart of life-enhancing entertaining. For starters, we love the pairing...

Fantasy island: dream kitchens for creative chief cooks and brilliant bottle washers

Wallpaper* toasts the 2017 Design Awards with Veuve Clicquot at The Berkeley

The accolade for Best New Hotel in the 2017 Wallpaper* Design Awards went to Aman’s new hotel in Cabrera, with interiors by John Heah. So it was only appropriate for us to host our intimate Design Awards dinner in the...

The Vinson View: design luminaries switch Picky Nicky on to his bulb blunders

On a recent visit to the London townhouse of interior designer Jonathan Reed and fashion designer Graeme Black, the subject turned to lighting. Over an aperitif in the kitchen, Reed despaired over a tiny pair of recessed LED spotlights above...

In an exclusive photographic essay, John Pawson casts light on his new Design Museum

‘Retuning the building.’ That’s how architect John Pawson modestly describes the mammoth undertaking of his first public commission, the transformation of the former Commonwealth Institute on London’s Kensington High Street into the new Design Museum. The process involved negotiating...

Count down: London gears up for the Design Museum opening next week

John Pawson’s design for the newly relocated Design Museum in London will allow it to step up as an international centre for culture and education. The plan has tripled the gallery space, placing it in closer proximity to London’s leading museums...

En pointe: 10 years at the Royal Ballet and Wayne McGregor is still dancing to a different tune

In his ten years as the Royal Ballet’s resident choreographer, Wayne McGregor has faced the wrath of the most pointy-tongued of audience members. Dancers – particularly ex-dancers – are a bitter bunch, and we pick up on every mis-step, delighting...

Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers recalls 1996, a very good year for champagne and creativity

The 20th anniversary of Wallpaper* this year has called for celebrations of all kinds – among them a staff knees-up for everyone who had ever worked for the brand, a pop-up gallery on Mayfair’s Cork Street, and a panel discussion...