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Wallpaper

CONTRIBUTORS

EDITOR’S LETTER

DESIGN AWARDS • Welcome to our annual embrace of the clever, the crafty and the creative

BEST TAKEDOWN • Substack newsletter For Scale, by David Michon

BEST RETAIL THERAPY • Jake’s, London

BEST RIDE PIMP • Customised Porsche 964 Targa, by David/Nicolas

BEST DREAMSCAPER • Klára Hosnedlová

BEST TIME WARP • Ur-Freak watch, by Ulysse Nardin and Urwerk

BEST HOST SHARAN PASRICHA • We salute the Indian-born, London-based hospitality entrepreneur who can’t stop thinking about ways to upgrade how we live, work and connect, and on the following pages, we also reveal our trio of travel industry high-flyers

BEST REINVENTION ORIENT EXPRESS

BEST NEW OPENING CAPELLA TAIPEI

BEST SOCIAL HUB CLUB BÂTARD

BEST BOLD MOVES • From sleek reissues to surreal seats, these six characterful designs are full of personality and charm

HOPE & OPTIMISM • We commend this year’s architectural innovators and change makers

ARCHITECTS OF THE YEAR • In the spirit of positivity that runs through our issue, we asked three architects who caught our eye this year about the building that most made them smile

MOVE ON UP • Building on the theme of mobility, the fourth edition of the Rimowa Design Prize returns to nurture the next generation of future shapers and innovators

BEAUTY SPOTS • We’ve eyed up this year’s most transformative launches, designed to elevate dressing tables and daily routines

BEST HELPING HANDS • Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper

2026 AWARDS

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR WILLO PERRON • The mastermind behind some of the world’s most spectacular cultural moments, the Montreal-born multi-hyphenate has been capturing the creative zeitgeist for 20 years

CITY OF THE YEAR DETROIT • Once a byword for urban distress, the Motor City is undergoing a fresh wave of regeneration, driven by progressive developers, design distinctions and dynamic investment

LIFE-ENHANCER OF THE YEAR PUUSAUNA

BEST LAUNCH V&A EAST STOREHOUSE • Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the V&A family’s latest outpost, in London’s Olympic Park, turns the museum concept on its head, offering a revolutionary peek into the daily life of the institution’s wunderkammer of a collection

FEBRUARY IS ALL ABOUT… LEADING LIGHTS

BEST SCENE STEALERS • This year’s space-defining stars take a bow

SHOW CASE • We single out the standout looks of the S/S26 collections

STOCKISTS

INTO THE FOLD • Formafantasma’s assemble-your-own Design Award is a crafty winner