In December our thoughts turn to entertaining, and we offer up an enticing menu of design, architecture, art, fashion and, of course, food. For us, creativity really is at the heart of life-enhancing entertaining. For starters, we love the pairing of artists and cuisine; and in this issue we serve up Gillian Wearing’s lentil, potato and leek soup, as well as Liz Swig’s innovative oatmeal offerings, with extra ingredients by the Campana brothers.
We also talk to Jony Ive and get the very first sitting at Apple Park’s super-sized staff restaurant, Naoto Fukasawa-designed chairs and all. (Good food is so central to Apple’s working culture that the company operates its own fishing boat.) Apple Park spaces, cooked up by Foster + Partners and Ive’s industrial design studio, encourage the social aspect of working, with the restaurant being the hub of a network of collaborative spaces, places for chance encounters and off-the-cuff creativity.
We’ve nourishment for the eyes courtesy of Ive’s limited-edition cover, using Apple’s original colour spectrum and, naturally, generous white space. We also prepare heart-warming, spirit-calming recipes in a John Pawson-designed Welsh retreat.
A preliminary sketch by Leoni Bos, who imagined Wallpaper’s ultimate entertaining space
We’ll always champion great photography, but this issue celebrates illustration, too, as a fresh way of looking at interiors, adding a dash of personal interpretation and history to the visual narrative. I have a long-held appreciation of illustration, from my formative days as a graphic design student and, later, commissioning works by the likes of Ian Wright, Ralph Steadman, Noma Bar and George Hardie – true mark makers. The first in our new series of occasional illustrated Space stories is a Wallpaper* debut for Dutch artist Leonie Bos (her work also appears on our newsstand cover). A play, and sure hand, with texture and colour are central to Bos’ approach and she brings a unique warmth and vigour to our pages.
The illustrator’s practice, the conjuring of imagined worlds, is a fascination for us. Once we had selected key design pieces to feature, Bos went away and created her fantastical Wallpaper* entertaining space. Her early sketch, above, is an insight into the creative process. Illustrations can be literal, abstract, decorative, conceptual. And so much more. Properly served up, they are a true celebration of print, its tactility and devourability.
Sarah Douglas, Editor
As originally featured in the December 2017 issue of Wallpaper* (W*225)
Creative catalyst Liz Swig is on a mission to make oatmeal sexy.
We introduce the first in our new series of deftly drafted dream homes. Illustrator: Leonie Bos. Interiors: Amy Heffernan
A force in American interiors, Exquisite Surfaces, celebrates its 20th birthday in style.
We’re in a trance over these tip-top technological toys.
Jony Ive on Apple’s new HQ and the disappearing iPhone.
Our Newspaper section sees the return of the seafood tower, which has been elevated to contemporary new heights.
A suite of living room furniture by Chiara Andreatti marks Fendi’s tenth foray at Design Miami.
Our platoon of swashbuckling young guns passes out.
Cracking chronographs hit the sweet spot, their split-second accuracy just the job for monitoring our precision cuisine.
Find inner calm and sublime sustenance at a John Pawson-designed retreat in the Welsh hills.
INFORMATION
The December 2017 issue of Wallpaper* is out now. Subscribe here
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A revamped Edinburgh apartment combines Californian-style modernism with modern craftArcher + Braun have transformed an apartment in a historic house with finely tuned contemporary additions and sympathetic attention to detail
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Formafantasma’s biodiversity-boosting installation in a Perrier Jouët vineyard is cross-pollination at its bestFormafantasma and Perrier Jouët unveil the first project in their ‘Cohabitare’ initiative, ‘not only a work of art but also a contribution to the ecosystem’
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Gingerbread City: architects sculpt London out of the season's favourite treatUntil December 29 in Chelsea, see London brought to life in a seasonal-appropriate medium by leading architects and designers
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John Pawson on his perfect restaurant experienceArchitectural designer John Pawson – invited to share his thoughts by Wallpaper* guest editor Laila Gohar – tells us of his ‘simple tastes’ and what makes or breaks a memorable meal
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Le Dôme by Foster + Partners perfectly blends architecture and landscapeFoster + Partners’ new winery for French producer Le Dôme is a perfectly balanced blend of architecture and landscape
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Nostalgic American cereals have been reimagined – and they're healthy nowScoop up your daily dose of childhood nostalgia
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London remembers the hazy days of 1960s alcohol advertising with Campari -
Artist’s Palate: Campana Brothers’ surf and turf -
Sex, fashion and disco: forgotten footage of 1970s New York uncovered -
Get your oats: creative catalyst Liz Swig is on a mission to make oatmeal sexy for Design Miami -
Visual feast: tracing Fortnum & Mason’s rich culinary and illustrative history
