Latest articles by Tilly Macalister-Smith
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Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton: ‘New York is a creative city, I wanted to honour that’
As she brings her latest collection for Alexander McQueen to New York’s Brooklyn neighbourhood, creative director Sarah Burton shares a deep connection with the ‘exciting, creative, fast’ city
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Virtual exhibition celebrates artist Steven Campbell’s lifelong admiration for Comme des Garçons
Exploring the influence of fashion on Steven Campbell’s work, ‘Dressing Above Your Station’ features 3D renders of archival Comme des Garçons garments – originally traded by the brand in the 1980s for one of his artworks
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At home with Sophie Bille Brahe
Sophie Bille Brahe’s modern jewellery designs, embracing pearls and diamonds for everyday wear, have quietly upended the fine jewellery market. Here, she talks inspiration and creative process, hopes and dreams, and downtime and dogs
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Jewellery designer Art Smith celebrated in New York
Art Smith's jewellery is the subject of a new exhibition, Objects: USA 2020
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Body-only skincare brand Soft Services beautifies below your neck
Demystifying, destigmatising and solving icky body issues – enter Soft Services, beautifying even the bits you don't want to talk about
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Colville partners with Mexico’s Chiapas ‘telar de cintura’ weavers
When the global pandemic impacted the livelihoods of several communities of Mexican weavers, British brand Colville connected with them to reignite the disrupted traditional craft of telar de cintura weaving
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Savette bags: ‘We don’t want to give up the idea of having beautiful possessions’
New York designer with a track record for creating stealth ‘it' bags launches own label – no surprise these handbag designs are selling out
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The Stax curates Sotheby’s Palm Beach all-female jewellery sale
The Stax Advisory curates all-female jewellery exhibition and sale for Sotheby’s Palm Beach, with a portion of proceeds going to Mother’s Lovers Charity
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Apple makes ‘2030 carbon neutral’ pledge
Apple has pledged that it will become carbon netural by 2030. We take a closer look at the steps the brand is taking to evolve its sustainability practices
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Trousdale Estate modernism revamped in this Carla Ridge house
Surrounded by a rippling infinity pool, this art- and design-filled Beverly Hills villa by design studio Lucas is already making waves
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Frieze LA festivities kick off with a celebration of handcrafted vessels
To have and to hold: the vessel takes centre stage in a new show in Los Angeles, which also highlights the art of ikebana
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RH bets big on new designer collaborations
This month, RH launches RH Contemporary, a new branch of its business featuring collaborations with global designers
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Frieze New York 2022: activism, NFT action, and stellar shows around town
To mark the tenth-anniversary edition of Frieze New York (18 – 22 May), we’ve compiled a guide to the most exciting happenings inside and outside The Shed
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Dissecting the design language of New York label Khaite
As Khaite presents its A/W 2022 show during New York Fashion Week, we speak to founder Cate Holstein about the importance of physical connection
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Studio Seitz brings Swiss craftsmanship to New York
Studio Seitz’s Kevin Seitz and Rob van Wyen are preparing to open their first showroom – in a former babka factory in Williamsburg, which doubles as their home
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At home with Christopher John Rogers
As Christopher John Rogers reveals his first furniture collaboration with Orior at New York Fashion Week, the celebrated American fashion designer takes Wallpaper* to his Brooklyn home to talk inspiration, indulgences and letting go
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Last chance to see: Tom Sachs’ first furniture exhibition in America in two decades
Tom Sachs’ first US gallery exhibition of furniture for over two decades is at Stony Island Arts Bank, a restored 1923 bank on the South Side of Chicago, supported by Theaster Gates’ Rebuild Foundation (until 4 September 2022)
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Designer Pierre Kaczmarek on revitalising Georges Wendell, the brand he bought for one euro
Having taken one fashion label to global success as a teenager, Paris-based designer Pierre Kaczmarek’s new project Georges Wendell is inspired by the unique characters of his home city
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Edward Cuming is capturing menswear’s new mood of fluidity and freedom
Madrid-based Australian designer Edward Cuming wants to strip away the formality of classic menswear for something softer, more fluid
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Kelly Wearstler on design and the metaverse, cool co-creators, and her Wallpaper* takeover
Kelly Wearstler, doyenne of American design and Wallpaper* guest editor, invites us into her Beverly Hills home for an exclusive photo shoot, and talks technology, craft and creative kindred spirits, as we present a portfolio of her interiors projects
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The Triple Folly: a pavilion that blurs boundaries between art and architecture
The Triple Folly pavilion by Thomas Demand and Caruso St John Architects for Kvadrat’s Danish HQ disassembles walls between art and architecture
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T+E+A+M brings practical rethinking to Ann Arbor and beyond
The American Midwest has been shaking up the world of architecture. Profiled as part of our Next Generation 2022 project, T+E+A+M, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, is among emerging practices pioneering change
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Hair do: beautifully crafted hair adornments to brighten your Zoom calls
An increase in screentime is an unavoidable consequence of lockdown; and as our work and social lives alike are conducted digitally, we are searching for new ways to bring joy to our daily connections. Hair jewellery, rich in aesthetically pleasing historical references, is having something of a renaissance.
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Piet Oudolf on creating inspirational outside space, plus a look at his own garden
See these new photographs of Piet Oudolf’s private garden, and hear from the ultimate urban gardener on seasonal planting tips, success in small spaces, and crafting the Vitra HQ garden
