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What the Wallpaper* editors have been up to this week
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (312+ words) This week involved a bit of travel at the architecture desk. First, I visited Villa Beer, the newly reopened Viennese modernist classic by Joseph Frank and Oskar Wlach. What a treat it was to explore this rare 20th-century gem (as…...
Check into the Marrakech riad powering Morocco’s skate scene
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (374+ words) Hospitality and social good go hand-in-hand at Riad Alena, Marrakech's new insider hotel with a rolling cultural agenda Scented boutique hotels and floodlit, concrete skateparks haven't traditionally appealed to the same crowd, but behind the walls of Marrakesh's historic medina,…...
A gigantic furry sofa anchors this new Manhattan furniture gallery
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (236+ words) The temporary gallery allows visitors to experience the design studio's imaginative products "from a fur-covered sofa to a relaxation-inducing recliner Fibonacci sequences, Nasa prototypes, Japanese Metabolism, Blade Runner: these are all references you can spot on Swedish-Mexican designer Alexander D'az…...
This idyllic Michigan lake house is where we'd rather be
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (168+ words) We're dreaming of summer days by the water in this modern Green Lake retreat. Designer Liz Hoekzema has reinvented the home, creating interiors that delight with unexpected elements This is the latest instalment of The Inside Story, Wallpaper's series spotlighting…...
10 Copenhagen hotels for aesthetes
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (211+ words) Discover the best design-led hotels in Copenhagen for architecture and interior design fans With the city's design DNA and reverence for beauty, it's no surprise that Copenhagen lays claim to some of the architecturally most interesting and thoughtfully restored hotels…...
Zara Home gets into bed with Morris & Co for a new home textiles collab
11+ hour, 38+ min ago (322+ words) Zara Home gets into bed with Morris & Co for a new home textiles collab'wallpaper.com The latest collaboration between Morris & Co and Zara Home looks to preserve iconic prints from the historic British brand's archives, reinterpreting them in a colour…...
Trust the Finns to show us what a swimming pool should really look like
13+ hour, 38+ min ago (301+ words) Yrj'nkatu, the much-loved Helsinki swimming hall, has had a spruce-up that, importantly, maintains its 'soul' and distinctive 1920s architecture So loved, in fact, that during its two-year renovation, locals were vocal in their feedback. "Don't change its soul. Preserve the atmosphere…...
Lesser-known Martin Parr photos capture rural Ireland in the early 1980s
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (100+ words) Amethyst Ballroom. From 'A Fair Day'. 1982. Ireland, County Roscommon, Elphin Manorhamilton sheep fair. From 'A Fair Day'. 1981. Ireland, County Leitrim. The humour and playfulness glimpsed in this lesser-known series embodies Parr's typically sharp eye. His capturing of "fair days' " the…...
What is the future of winter sports?
23+ hour, 15+ min ago (331+ words) Curated by Konstantin Grcic and Marco Sammicheli, "White Out" (until 15 March 2026), positions winter sports as a proving ground for materials, infrastructure and future-facing design A few dozen metres from the Triennale Milano Design Museum, in the centre of the sprawling…...
Gaudí’s fantastical house in Barcelona is now home to a new art space
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (661+ words) Welcome to Casa Batll" Contemporary, set within Anton" Gaud's landmark art nouveau house, courtesy of architects Mesura Casa Batll", Antoni Gaud's inventive art nouveau house in Barcelona, has opened a new contemporary art gallery to coincide with the centenary of…...