Ross Lovegrove

Industrial designer Lovegrove has applied his ergonomic forms to photorealistic rug designs for Moooi, while 2014 saw him produce 3D-printed gold jewellery for the Louisa Guinness Gallery. Material science, form and technology dominate, as with Liquidkristal, an architectural glass designed for Lasvit. Lovegrove was named in the Wallpaper* Power 200, our carefully measured ranking of the world’s pre-eminent design talent – see the full list below

Lifestyle / 28 Jul 2016

Bottoms up: Ross Lovegrove redesigns Mumm’s Grand Cordon

In 1876, Georges Hermann Mumm decorated the bottles for his namesake champagne brand with a red sash, inspired by the French Legion D’Honneur’s ‘Grand Cordon’. Mumm chose France’s highest civilian award to celebrate his product, a sign which is still...

Design / 27 May 2016

London home: Moooi opens new store in the heart of the capital

Dutch design brand Moooi is on course for world domination, and its next stop is London. Having made a low-key arrival into the UK market in 2010 with the introduction of an appointment-only showroom, next week will see Moooi putting...

Design / 24 May 2016

Abstract space: BD Barcelona opens first UK space at Clerkenwell Design Week

Yet another design brand has taken over territory in London’s design friendly Clerkenwell. This time, shipping in from Spain is BD Barcelona. Opening its first UK showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week, the brand brings an artistic aesthetic to a gallery...

Design / 19 Apr 2016

Marble zones: Nendo splits the mesmerising wares of Marsotto in half

Everyone is well aware of the mesmerising qualities of marble. Its decadence, its power, its weight, its sculptural qualities – the list goes on. In a unique Japanese-meets-Italian collaboration during Salone del Mobile, it was the intensity of its colour...

Design / 14 Apr 2016

’Bike to the Future’: Design Museum Gent considers a world of two-wheeled design

’Bike to the Future’ is the latest testament to a cycling revolution we’ve been witnessing since the 1960s. But the Design Museum Gent isn’t interested in the past; between 25 March – 23 October it showcases a collection of contemporary...

Design / 2 Feb 2016

Metallic moments: Michael Young presents the evolution of aluminium

The eclectic, crafted work of British-born, Hong Kong-based designer Michael Young marries engineered technology with a sculpted artistic flair. Producing everything from industrial watches to functional furniture for the likes of Coalesse and Lasvit, in addition to special collections for...

Design / 12 Oct 2015

Wallpaper* Power 200: the world’s top design names and influencers

It’s back with a double helping of provocation and praise. We have plumped up this year’s Power List to a meaty two-ton’s worth of carefully measured rankings, an upscaled calibration of design achievement. As we strongly suspected, last year’s Power...

Design / 30 Sep 2015

Live report: London Design Festival 2015

Team Wallpaper* leaves no stone unturned, rounding up the best of the London Design Festival

Art / 27 May 2015

Inspired by Soane: contemporary creatives raffle off mini masterpieces for London museum

Would you pass up the opportunity to own a mini masterpiece by a contemporary creative genius? Nor would we. Such is the proposition of the latest exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum. ‘Inspired by Soane: I Found This and Thought...

Design / 22 Oct 2014

Biennale Interieur 2014: the Kortrijk furniture fair reframes the notion of home

It’s a different point of view to take, particularly when at a furniture fair. But outside the exhibition halls of Kortrijk Xpo in Belgium, where the 24th edition of the Biennale Interieur furniture fair is now taking place - a...

Travel / 24 Sep 2014

Milanese restaurant Carlo e Camilla in Segheria finds a home in a former sawmill

Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco and art director Tanja Solci have joined forces to create Carlo e Camilla in Segheria, the latest addition to Milan’s fertile restaurant scene, housed in a defunct sawmill acquired by Solci’s grandparents in the 1930s. The...