CATEGORIES

CENTRE STAGE

The American Midwest has been shaking up the world of architecture. These exciting young studios are approaching design with bold ideas and new takes, thinking outside the box for a better future for our built environment – in the US and beyond. Innovation is the name of this architectural game. In our Next Generation series, we explore just how each of these ten practices is pioneering change through a series of profiles

Second nature

A new slipcase for Maison Ruinart’s champagne bottles offers an elegant, functional and fully recyclable alternative to the gift box, so its green credentials are now as sparkling as its output

Silent knight

BMW’s handsome new electric scooter is a champion for slick urban mobility

POWER BROKER

Home is where the art is for American collector and philanthropist Eileen Harris Norton

Home front

We unveil the winners of our first-ever Smart Space Awards, a striking selection of the best new technology and design products for the home

Fluid form

Rich Mnisi’s first solo show at Cape Town’s Southern Guild gallery encapsulates his multifaceted approach

MODERN TIMES

Combining history, fiction and the abstract, Chinese artist Cao Fei’s dystopian artworks tackle themes such as the automation of labour, hyper-capitalism and, presciently, the effect of a global pandemic. Having just completed her first major solo show in Beijing, the prolific winner of the 2021 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize is going global, with her retro-futuristic take on contemporary life now the subject of exhibitions from Los Angeles to Rome, and a 20-page portfolio for Wallpaper

Royal flush

A 3D-printed portable toilet offers a snazzier space to answer nature’s call

HOPE AND GLORY

Olivier Dwek creates a treasure trove of 20th century design in Brussels

Soft power

Inspired by the design of iconic embassies, Thirty Lane perfectly represents Glenn Sestig’s tactful approach

TURNING CORNERS

Bettina von Zwehl talks to art historian and disability activist Amanda Cachia about her abstract silhouettes imbued with a politics of difference

WAR & PEACE

Petrit Halilaj looks back to his childhood drawings for a new exhibition at Tate St Ives

LIQUID ASSET

The oldest single malt Scotch ever bottled, Gordon & MacPhail’s latest batch of Glenlivet comes in a fittingly sober decanter and case by David Adjaye

INTO THE FOLD

Chanel gathers its métiers d’art ateliers under one roof

French odyssey

An ode to travel, Diptyque’s itinerant art show features the work of Athens’ Zoë Paul

ZEN DEN

We’ve found the perfect retreat in this Japanese-inspired Melbourne house

TOP MARKS

A new collaboration between textile expert Kvadrat and iconic British designer Peter Saville brings together field and factory, contrasting natural wool tones with pops of colour inspired by the spray-painted markings found on flocks throughout the country

Take a seat

Interstuhl’s uplifting office chairs offer WFH comfort

HIGH WATER

A luxury vodka brand arises from an alchemical adventure with aquifers, amethysts and art

SHAPE SHIFTER

Artist Daniel Arsham breaks the mould with playdough-inspired furniture

GEAR SHIFT

Mercedes-Benz enters a new era with its EQS electric sedan

5 x 5

To celebrate 25 phenomenal years, we called on five visionaries who have shaped the world of Wallpaper*. Each put forward five creative leaders of the future, who blaze a new trail with their talent and promise

RAW POWER

Paul Smith takes the new electric Mini for a spin, fashioning a one-off model that reveals the car’s inner workings

Bright young things

Our current style stance is everything in immoderation

ALL SEEING EYE

American photographer Paul Mpagi Sepuya holds a mirror up to the relationship between subject and camera

FACE TO FACE

Till Janz’s foray into the world of alternate realities and virtual viewings

A STAR IS REBORN

A Parisian retail icon rises from the ashes, all contemporary guns blazing, thanks to an extensive and sensitive renovation by a quartet of design studios

COUNTER PART

At home with photographer Till Janz and his alter ego Hugo

DREAM TEAM

A collaboration between artist Peter Doig and Dior is a painterly vision of contemporary craftsmanship

ALL FIRED UP

King Houndekpinkou’s other-worldly ceramic art connects Japanese craft, African Voodoo and pop culture