Hugo Macdonald
Hugo is a design critic, curator and the co-founder of Bard, a gallery in Edinburgh dedicated to Scottish design and craft. A long-serving member of the Wallpaper* family, he has also been the design editor at Monocle and the brand director at Studioilse, Ilse Crawford's multi-faceted design studio. Today, Hugo wields his pen and opinions for a broad swathe of publications and panels. He has twice curated both the Object section of MIART (the Milan Contemporary Art Fair) and the Harewood House Biennial. He consults as a strategist and writer for clients ranging from Airbnb to Vitra, Ikea to Instagram, Erdem to The Goldsmith's Company. Hugo has this year returned to the Wallpaper* fold to cover the parental leave of Rosa Bertoli as Global Design Director.
Latest articles by Hugo Macdonald
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World View: Letter from London
Our new series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with contributing editors across eleven global territories, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. Here, contributing editor Hugo Macdonald catches up with designers Ilse Crawford, Erdem Moralioglu, Frith Kerr and Philippe Malouin, who reflect on philosophy, the power of camaraderie, and the responsibilities that lie ahead.
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Very Good and Proper
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Piece corps: Wallpaper* and Sotheby’s join forces to reveal what great design is made of
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The long game: B&B Italia’s Giorgio Busnelli dreams big for the future
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Interview with Renzo Rosso, owner of Diesel
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Club captains: the duo bringing sparkle to the dusty crown jewels of Mayfair’s social scene
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Developers Uribe Schwarzkopf are ushering in a new dynamic era for Quito
Following on from a journey to Quito in our Summer 2020 issue, we sit down with Tommy and Joseph Schwarzkopf of leading Ecuadorean developers, Uribe Schwarzkopf to discuss a city in transition
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Pierre Yovanovitch wins Wallpaper* Design Award for Designer of the Year 2019
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Sydell group taps Roman and Williams for its first NoMad outpost in London
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Frith Kerr on developing a graphic language for Design Emergency
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change. Co-founders Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn took over the October 2020 issue of Wallpaper* – available to download free here – to present stories of design’s new purpose and promise.
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On the tiles: a force in American interiors celebrates its 20th birthday in style
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Pierre Yovanovitch's latest residential interior in Tel Aviv is a fantasy seaside urban retreat
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An insider’s guide to highlights at Object at Miart 2018
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Surf’s up: Miami’s legendary Surf Club is now resurgent and awash with design talent
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Cedar House Rules: Airbnb and Go Hasegawa’s rural revival project opens for rental
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