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Space Invader swathes a 1970s Berkeley house in a ‘low-resolution’ wrapper
Space Invader by OPA is the modern reimagining of a 1970s San Francisco house
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Cabo Sports Complex is anchored to its site through volume and material
Cabo Sports Complex by Taller Hector Barroso in Baja California is the new home for the Mexican Tennis Open
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Shin Shin Architecture creates California retail space and workshop for e-motorbike maker Cake
Cake’s Californian HQ is a sleek retrofit, an ideal canvas to display the Swedish brand’s range of rugged electric motorbikes
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An eco-friendly synagogue is the heart of its Palo Alto community
Congregation Kol Emeth's eco-friendly synagogue by Field Architecture becomes a sustainable heart for its community
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‘Where To Now’: Zara and Wallpaper* launch offbeat travel guides
Zara and Wallpaper’s ‘Where To Now’ travel guides launch with five off-the-beaten-track adventures, from California to Naoshima, for armchair and actual explorers, available to buy now
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Desert X 2023 is a staggering sculpture extravaganza spanning California’s Coachella Valley
Will Jennings travels to the Coachella Valley to explore outdoor sculpture exhibition Desert X 2023, which sees projects balance impact, subtlety, and unapologetic enormity
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Culver City is a vibrant California destination with art and design must-sees aplenty
Culver City is fast becoming one of California’s most vibrant and creative neighbourhoods, with a swanky Downtown, an Arts District and design-forward restaurants
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Highgrove House is an architect’s own home embedded in Malibu nature
A family home in tune with its surroundings, Highgrove House by Lorcan O'Herlihy is sensitive architecture embedded in Malibu nature
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Discover Palm Springs: from desert-inspired hotels to Joshua Tree stargazing
Ahead of Palm Springs Modernism Week, discover the best of the Californian city, from architectural highlights to a vintage design emporium, custom cocktails and desert stargazing, as recommended by Timothy Anscombe-Bell
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Wonder Valley's olive oil gets well-deserved press
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Hair master: Reverie’s minimalist offering achieves maximum results
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Last chance to see: Helen Pashgian, ‘Presences’ at Site Santa Fe
Art icon Helen Pashgian’s optically majestic sculptures are a lesson in perception, as featured in the April 2022 issue of Wallpaper*. Pashgian’s solo exhibition ‘Presences’ at Site Santa Fe runs until 27 March 2022
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Power packed: Odacité creates potent Vitamin C serum
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Palm Springs Modernism Week 2015: The Coachella valley’s mid-century Mecca comes of age
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Inner reflections: new works by Lita Albuquerque invoke introspection in LA
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Art angel: Porch Gallery opens an inaugural group show in honour of Carolyn GlasoeB
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Chris Shaw transforms the Californian desert into an otherworldly plane
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The architects who built Palm Springs: William Pereira
While contributing only a few seminal projects to Palm Springs, Pereira (1909-85) defined the town’s rich architectural heritage. Pereira’s most famous scheme in the area is arguably Palm Spring’s J. W. Robinson’s Department Store, a large-scale structure in the centre of town, on South Palm Canyon Drive.
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Maier's 'maison': Bottega Veneta's Beverly Hills hub gets a Mediterranean makeover
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The architects who built Palm Springs: E. Stewart Williams
Most influential in the realm of public and cultural life, Williams’ (1909-2005) legacy can be seen all over town. He’s the architect behind the Palm Springs Art Museum (1976) and the Santa Fe Federal Savings & Loan building (1960) and the Aerial Tramway Station (1963) – a refuge for hikers and wildlife lovers, 2,600m above the town in the San Jacinto Mountains
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Empty house: Carmen Argote delves into family history for her latest exhibition
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Modernist houses for sale in sunny California
Few places capture the public imagination like California. The Golden State on the American West Coast is the stuff of myth, movie and modernism; and these modernist houses – which are currently up for sale – could be just the excuse to make the move
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Desert home strikes a balance between modernism and nature
High Desert Retreat by Aidlin Darling Design is a desert home that negotiates crisp modernism and clean geometries within an arid, natural setting
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Tim Street-Porter’s photo diary of modernist marvels in Palm Springs
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Stayner Architects revive Wave House – a lost Palm Springs gem
Los Angeles-based Stayner Architects is behind the thoughtful refresh of a Walter White house in the desert, a mid-century modern classic available to visit during the 2020 Palm Springs Modernism Week
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Jory Brigham's furniture pairs mid-century craft with 70s colour
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Desert X returns to the Coachella Valley
