Latest articles by Deyan Sudjic
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Paul Smith on art directing Pablo Picasso
Art directed by Paul Smith, ‘Picasso Celebration: The Collection in a New Light!’ at Paris’ Musée Picasso is a contemporary reframing of Picasso’s collection 50 years after his death. Deyan Sudjic speaks to Smith about his vision for the show
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HRH Prince Charles and Sir Jony Ive on designing for a better world
Founded and led by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (as he was at the time of publication) and Sir Jony Ive – who headline the August 2022 issue of Wallpaper* – the Terra Carta Design Lab celebrates young designers developing high-impact, low-cost solutions to the climate crisis. Ive speaks exclusively to Deyan Sudjic, Wallpaper* contributing editor and director emeritus of the Design Museum, London
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The Trip: after decades of isolation, Tashkent is on the up
Weekly at Wallpaper*, ‘The Trip’ takes you on a detailed tour of an under-explored town, city or territory, direct from your living room. This week's feature is from our January 2020 issue (W*250), when we dispatched Deyan Sudjic, former director of London's Design Museum, to the Uzbek capital of Tashkent. Here, he captures the wonder of its Soviet modernist gems before they are eclipsed by brash new construction.
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Lava flow: the works of Chilean design studio GT2P
The Santiago-based design studio (whose cryptic name stands for ‘great things to people’) takes volcanic rock to new extremes thanks to extensive design research, development of new techniques and creative intuition
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In memoriam: Ingo Maurer (1932-2019)
The leading light of the design scene, German-born and raised Ingo Maurer has died aged 87. Here, Deyan Sudjic remembers the legacy of this illuminating force in the industry
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Antonio Citterio reflects on his work with Flexform, and conceiving a sofa as the heart of the home
Antonio Citterio designed the Groundpiece sofa for Flexform in 2001: twenty years on, we chart the architect's history of collaboration with the Italian furniture company, and discover his view on redefining domestic interiors
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Paul Smith takes the new electric Mini for a spin
Paul Smith fashions a one-off model that reveals the the new electric Mini's inner workings
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Richard Rogers signs off groundbreaking career with gravity-defying Château La Coste pavilion
Thrusting from the landscape in its cantilevered steel frame, Richard Rogers’ recently completed Drawing Gallery at Château La Coste in Provence will show temporary exhibitions
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Don Cameron's architectural photography inspires furniture design in Sydney exhibition
Don Cameron's creative repertoire spans music video direction, design and photography. Here, Deyan Sudjic explores how he combines his skillset in ‘Translations', at Sydney's Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert (until 2 October 2022)
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Charles Jencks' Cosmic House to reopen as museum
Charles Jencks' iconic postmodernist home in west London, Cosmic House, announces its reopening as a museum in September, featuring a new exhibition space. Deyan Sudjic – Wallpaper* contributing editor and director emeritus of London's Design Museum – recalls the house's storied past and previews its restoration
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Niemeyer pavilion enriches the landscape at Château La Coste
Château La Coste's latest architecture addition is a sculptural pavilion designed by the late, great Oscar Niemeyer
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Paul Smith on a few of his favourite things
Fashion designer and inveterate collector Paul Smith shares a few of his favourite things in a new book, and here with his friend and travelling companion Deyan Sudjic
