Latest articles by Laura May Todd
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Globetrotting designer Mark Grattan shares his latest plans and next moves
Amid his meteoric rise, Mark Grattan speaks with Wallpaper* about his trailblazing career, 'getting the right type of help', and calculating his next move
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Gucci furniture collection interprets past icons through a contemporary lens
Sabato De Sarno launched his first furniture collection, Gucci Design Ancora, reissuing five 20th century pieces by designers whose work helped make Milan the design capital it is today
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A new design exhibition in Tunis explores contemporary Tunisian craft
Located in the heart of Tunis, 'Carthagisme,' at Lamia Bousnina Gallery presents contemporary interpretations of Tunisian culture and craft
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Pioneering designer Gae Aulenti’s illustrious career is celebrated in a new Milan retrospective
Gae Aulenti, the Italian designer, architect and original thinker, is celebrated with a dedicated retrospective at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum
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Monteverdi hotel in Tuscany unveils a new contemporary art gallery by Foster + Partners
Foster+Partners’ gallery at Monteverdi hotel will be inaugurated with an exhibition curated by Sarah McCrory
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Unno Gallery celebrates the depth and versatility of Latin American design
Roving design gallery Unno brought the work of four Latin American studios to Milan Design Week 2024
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Inside Ingo Maurer’s poetically whimsical world
We tour the late lighting pioneer Ingo Maurer’s Munich studio, and talk to his team about how his poetically whimsical designs are given a new lease of life, thanks to a recent acquisition
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Waiting room inspo: Inside Studioutte’s cinematic Sala D’Attesa at Milan Design Week
Studioutte’s Sala D’Attesa, staged in Nolo during Milan Design Week 2024, was a scenographic interior merging different design sensibilities
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David Lynch presents 'A Thinking Room' at the Salone del Mobile
The David Lynch Salone del Mobile 2024 installation was a cinematic experience within the fair curated by Antonio Monda: watch the video
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Niceworkshop explores the cycle of industrial materials at Milan Design Week
Seoul-based Niceworkshop caught the design world’s attention with its inaugural collection dedicated to the humble bolt. Now, with its first solo showing at Capsule Plaza, the studio aims to disrupt the life cycle of industrial materials with an exploration into aluminium formwork
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Objects Are By unite creatives with artisans to create a new world of product design
Milan-based brand Studio Objects Are By is introducing a novel idea to the design process. They're asking: What if you let an artist, an actor or a chef moonlight as a product designer?
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Nuova wants to 'bring time travel to the world' with their debut at Milan Design Week
Californian design studio Nuova has been working behind closed doors for some of the biggest names in luxury and tech. The studio makes its public debut at Milan Design Week 2024, and take visitors on a journey back to 1971
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Formafantasma’s new collection explores nostalgia and the queer identity
Formafantasma present 'La Casa Dentro' at Fondazione ICA Milano (until 19 July 2024), where they draw inspiration from the domestic sphere and their own nostalgic perceptions of home
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Cappadocia landscapes and history inspire Galerie Philia’s latest designs
The result of a Cappadocia residency, Galerie Philia presents its latest Transhumances initiative with designs made in Turkey and inspired by the region's Paleolithic past
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A London office by Oskar Kohnen Studio is inspired by midcentury modernism
Oskar Kohnen Studio has revealed its latest office space for Crosstree Real Estate, an interior that nods to 1950s and 1960s furniture design, set in the heart of Mayfair
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Divide and conquer: a new exhibition sheds light on the cultural history of folding screens
‘Paraventi: Folding Screens from the 17th to 21st Centuries’ is on view at Milan’s Fondazione Prada until 22 February 2024, featuring historical artefacts and new commissions
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Art as a family business: the Zagnoli family’s group show in Milan
The Zagnoli-Ligabue family present a new exhibition ‘ZaLiZaZa: Family Inventory’ at Milan’s Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea
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The sixth edition of Foto/Industria explores the game industry in photography
Discover our top five picks of this year's artists at Foto/Industria in Bologna
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Bulgari’s past and future meet as artists interpret Serpenti for Milan exhibition
Bulgari exhibition ‘75 Years of Infinite Tales’ (until 19 November 2023) sees artists interpret the Serpenti collection, in mediums from robotic performance to sculpture
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Lambert+Fils pop-up bar in Montreal is designed as a lighting performance
Lambert+Fils and Bruises Gallery team up on Bar Lanterne in Montreal (until 13 October 2023)
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Freddy Mamani on Neo-Andean architecture and bringing a cruise ship to Bolivia
We catch up with Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani at Focus: Radical Repair, the conference curated by The World Around and Fondation Cartier in Milan, to talk about Neo-Andean architecture and his latest project, el Crucero de los Andes
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Singapore Design Week 2023 prioritises sustainability and inclusivity
Singapore Design Week 2023 (until 1 October) explores the theme ‘Better By Design’ with exhibitions at the National Design Center and across the city
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Inside Venice Venice Hotel, ‘as far from a typical “art hotel” as possible‘
The oldest palazzo on the Grand Canal, the Venice Venice Hotel is launching an ambitious new expansion project
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Infinito Suite at Palazzo Avino combines sea views with elegant minimalism
Infinito Suite at Palazzo Avino on the Amalfi coast is architect Giuliano Andrea Dell’Uva's latest project
