Marc Newson is that rare beast, a rock star of a designer who has infused a diverse catalogue of objects with a unique sense of personality, using an approach that is both instantly identifiable yet often unexpected. You know it’s a Newson, somehow.

Born as a symbolic manifestation of its users’ world and values, Monospinal, the HQ of a successful Japanese gaming company, was conceived by Tokyo-based studio Makoto Yamaguchi Design to house the firm’s core creative hub in the Japanese capital’s T

Inventive architecture can be found in the most unheralded locations. If you are heading west out of the historic Polish city of Krakow, and happen to find yourself in the industrial city of Gliwice, you should check out a building that is disguised

What happens to a cult of personality when that personality is gone? German lighting brand Ingo Maurer was forced to reckon with this question after its 87-year-old founder and namesake passed away in 2019. When Foscarini, the Veneto-based lighting b

A new book, published by Rizzoli, celebrates the world of Molteni & C, as the Italian furniture company marks its 90th anniversary this year. Titled Molteni Mondo. An Italian Design Story, it features photography by Jeff Burton and artistic direction

Marrying traditional techniques with a rainbow of bold colours and fluid forms, Cindy Chao draws on her family’s architectural and artistic backgrounds to imbue her jewellery with a vibrant sculptural sensibility. ‘I have always seen jewellery as min

Like a modern-day Stonehenge, the weathered-steel panels that surround the tasting room at the Los Milics winery, set among the rolling grasslands of southern Arizona, dominate the expansive horizon, their beauty ever-shifting according to the season

Hailing from Emilia-Romagna, a corner of Italy devoted to the fabled director Federico Fellini, Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari, of Atelier Biagetti, understand the seriousness of irony. During this year’s Salone del Mobile, they will prove thi

For more than half a century, the Fornasetti brand has embodied artistic brilliance, seamlessly fusing its distinct visuals with boundless creativity. Gracing furniture, plates, candles and carpets, the instantly recognisable Fornasetti style eschews

The skin and the brain have a constant dialogue through our nervous system. Based on this, Christine and Philippe d’Ornano (the brother and sister duo at the helm of Parisian beauty house Sisley) have been working on a secret project for just over te

There’s no denying that colour informs how we understand our surroundings. It can evoke emotion and, according to Google Design Studio, it can also be expressed through sound, taste, smell and touch, as much as visual perception. The studio is mounti

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Since 2018, the Californian design studio Nuova has been working behind closed doors for some of the biggest names in luxury and tech. With their upcoming Milan Design Week exhibition, founders Rodrigo Caula and Enrico Pietra plan to make their publi

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Hermès’ diaphanous attire for S/S24 is a clear winner for sultry summer days Hot and heady summer days inspired Véronique Nichanian’s latest Hermès menswear collection, which was infused with a mood of languid sensuality, as if her man for the season

Gothenburg is Volvo Town. The Swedish manufacturer was founded here in 1927 to build cars and trucks. The latter business was hived off at the turn of the century, with the car-making division passing through Ford ownership to eventually arrive in th

High jewellery, undercut with a rich heritage, is given a modern twist when styled with denim. Here, Van Cleef & Arpels jewels, both archival and current, ably demonstrate the timeless outcome in a marriage of the old and new. It is a coupling that V

As the selected artist for the first-ever Ethiopian Pavilion at a Venice Art Biennale, Tesfaye Urgessa’s commission comes with more than the average amount of pressure. Urgessa, however, is taking it in his stride, appreciating the timing of the proj

Joe Massaro’s personal charm and determination should not be underestimated. Many before him had tried and failed to realise Frank Lloyd Wright’s proposal for a 5,000 sq ft residence on Petra Island, a heart-shaped private islet on Lake Mahopac, in N

Known for his use of light, material and geometric shapes, the work of Estonian-born American architect Louis Kahn was little recognised through much of his early career, but would become much-admired later in life and after his death in 1974. It res

From his studio in Paris, Mapelli delights in combining historical processes with contemporary tools to create graphic and colourful images, such as the ones in this issue’s high jewellery shoot (page 214). ‘I wanted to offer a different way of showi

by Nao Tamura, for Porro One of Porro’s newest collaborators is the award-winning Brooklyn-based Japanese designer Nao Tamura. Her ‘Origata’ bench for the Italian company is inspired by the process of making kimonos (a craft close to home for Tamura,

Our obsession with Milanese pizza spots started during Salone del Mobile last year, while looking for a recommendation for a quick bite. So we asked around, and realised the city’s design community is extremely opinionated on pizza: in a matter of ho

With spring well under way, and summer beckoning on the horizon, our thoughts turn to embracing the season’s most vibrant ingredients, which is perfectly embodied by this asparagus, gorgonzola and hazelnut salad. The freshest, A-grade asparagus is de

Welcome to Wallpaper* issue 301. Our tricentenary successfully navigated, it feels a no less auspicious moment to be ushering in a new age of design – just in time to celebrate Salone del Mobile. Why a new age? Because a younger generation at the ape

Faye Toogood’s first visit to Poltrona Frau’s HQ in Tolentino left a lasting impression on the British designer, not only for the company’s rigorous approach to craftsmanship, but also for its incredible history. ‘They have this beautiful museum, whe

Breaking through the ground in ragged, abstract shapes, as if it’s emerging from the earth, this house began life as a question. Is there an alternative to building with timber that is just as nature-friendly but also accessible and ubiquitous? For a

Ten years after the Aman Group’s first urban resort opened in Tokyo in 2014, the city has welcomed the inaugural hotel of the group’s new standalone brand Janu. ‘It has been a decade since we opened Aman Tokyo, so launching the first Janu hotel in th

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