Amsterdam
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Amsterdam - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Amsterdam.
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The most whimsical hotel Christmas trees around the worldWe round up the best hotel Christmas tree collaborations of the year, from a ‘hotel within a hotel’ in Tokyo to 400 bellboy teddy bears in Paris
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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Irma Boom on books and beyond – meet the Dutch graphic design legend in her studioA pioneering force in the world of print, Boom welcomes us to her Amsterdam studio to discuss the infinite possibilities of book design, curious heroines and holy encounters
By Mark Smith Published
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Provocative and playful, Blommers & Schumm's images sit at the intersection of fine art and photographyDutch photography duo Blommers & Schumm present 25 years of work at Foam, Amsterdam
By Hannah Silver Published
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Tilda Swinton: 'If Derek Jarman were with us now, he'd be making films on an iPhone'Ahead of her Amsterdam exhibition, which spotlights eight new works with Jarman, Jarmusch and more, Swinton opens up about collaboration, creativity and why the process matters more than the product
By Hannah Silver Published
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‘As an artist, I’ve never felt more useful than now’: Steve McQueen on his monumental film screening in AmsterdamThe film director on why now felt like the right time to screen a previously unseen 34-hour version of his 2023 documentary ‘Occupied City’, on the façade of the Rijksmuseum
By Finn Blythe Published
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This tent-like stage for Dekmantel electronic music festival was hand-sewn in the designer's studioWe speak to Zelt Studio founder Johannes Offerhaus, who created a tensile structure for the 2025 edition of the Dekmantel electronic music festival, about his design journey creating large-scale, textile-based works
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Extreme Cashmere reimagines retail with its new Amsterdam store: ‘You want to take your shoes off and stay’Wallpaper* takes a tour of Extreme Cashmere’s new Amsterdam store, a space which reflects the label’s famed hospitality and unconventional approach to knitwear
By Jack Moss Published
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Meet the duo using hair and photography as a medium to consider Africa and the African diaspora‘Strands & Structures’ makes its European debut at the Open Space Contemporary Art Museum in Amsterdam, exploring social and environmental issues in Accra, Ghana
By Gameli Hamelo Published
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The Amsterdam to London Eurostar route has reopened – here’s where to stay, eat and drink in the Dutch capitalPassengers can now travel between the cities without having to stop off in Brussels, which makes it the perfect time to check out Wallpaper’s favourite spots in Amsterdam
By Anna Solomon Published
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We stepped inside the Stedelijk Museum's newest addition in AmsterdamAmsterdam's Stedelijk Museum has unveiled its latest addition, the brand-new Don Quixote Sculpture Hall by Paul Cournet of Rotterdam creative agency Cloud
By Yoko Choy Published
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SolidNature and Sabine Marcelis make a splash with ‘The Vondel Fountain, Stacked’ in AmsterdamWe see stone company SolidNature’s fountain unveiled during Amsterdam Fashion Week, and speak to its CEO learn about the brand’s past and future
By Ali Morris Published
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‘The danger of AI’, photography and the future at FoamNew project ‘Photography Through the Lens of AI’ asks the big questions at Foam, Amsterdam
By Hannah Silver Published
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Tour Hotel de L’Europe’s new ’t Huys suites, quirky spaces by Amsterdam’s top creativesAmsterdam’s Hotel de L’Europe introduces whimsical suites by fashion designer Ronald van der Kemp, jewellery designer Bibi van der Velden, creative studio D/DOCK and more
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published
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Pulitzer Amsterdam’s whimsical new suites and a wellness space add to its canalside chicIn line with the city’s 750th anniversary, Pulitzer Amsterdam introduces two new Collector’s Suites, a three-storey Merchant Suite, and The Beauty House
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Artist Peggy Kuiper’s impactful figurative works explore her memories and emotional landscape with striking visual intensityPeggy Kuiper presents ‘The Conversation That Never Took Place’ at Reflex in Amsterdam, featuring over 25 new works (until 13 July)
By Simon Chilvers Published
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Meredith Monk’s interdisciplinary art sets all the senses singing in Amsterdam show‘Meredith Monk: Calling’ at Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, is both a series of concerts and a deep-dive into Monk’s eclectic oeuvre
By Hannah Silver Published
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Heads up: art exhibitions to see in January 2024Start the year right with the Wallpaper* pick of art exhibitions to see in January 2024
By Hannah Silver Published
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Roksanda creates a perfectly pink Christmas tree for Amsterdam’s Pulitzer hotelFashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić unveils a tulle-covered pink Christmas tree, its bold design recalling the colours and textures of her collections
By Jack Moss Published
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Caroline Walker curates as Grimm Amsterdam explores domesticity in artCurating ‘The Painted Room’ at Grimm Amsterdam, Caroline Walker explores the intimacy of interiors
By Emily Steer Published
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Drift Museum, a blockbusting experiential space, is set to open in Amsterdam in 2025Drift Museum is a collaboration between art duo Drift – aka Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta – and entrepreneur Eduard Zanen
By Hannah Silver Published
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Carmen Amsterdam is an ever-evolving treasure trove of experiencesCarmen Amsterdam is set within two mid-17th-century canal houses and features a shop, a café and a guesthouse
By Yoko Choy Published
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Booking.com campus proposes workspace wellness for the 21st centuryThe new Booking.com headquarters, City Campus by UNStudio in Amsterdam, bring together wellness, sustainable architecture, and new attitudes to workspace
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Last chance to shop: Vermeer exhibition inspires special-edition design objectsThe Rijksmuseum Vermeer exhibition is now sold out until it closes on 4 June 2023, but you still have a chance to shop the specially-created objects inspired by the Dutch painter, available from the museum shop and online
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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New exhibition samples the deep space and alien vibes of Stanley Kubrick’s work‘I'm Sorry Dave’ sees Amsterdam’s Ravestijn Gallery delve into otherworldly atmospheres and retro-futurism
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Natural balance: The Cold Pressed Juicery brings healthy elixirs to AmsterdamBy Jessica-Christin Hametner Last updated
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Physical finds: Julien Rademaker opens Amsterdam interior design salonBy Sara Sturges Last updated
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Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin show, AmsterdamBy Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated


