From: Wallpaper on Thu, Feb 24 2011 11:24 PM

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Feb 11 2011 7:27 AM

In this month’s W*144, we talk about how fashion designers are increasingly making small films to sell the fantasy of fashion. From Karl Lagerfeld's story about a jealous lover, to the Brothers Quay's darkly whimsical animations for Wonderwood by Comme des Garçons, we look at fashion f...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Feb 11 2011 7:27 AM

In this month’s W*144, we talk about how fashion designers are increasingly making small films to sell the fantasy of fashion. From Karl Lagerfeld's story about a jealous lover, to the Brothers Quay's darkly whimsical animations for Wonderwood by Comme des Garçons, we look at fashion f...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Feb 11 2011 7:27 AM

Seemingly conceived for cutting across Lake Como or cruising Venetian canals, Riva’s chic Aquarama, Ariston or Tritone craft were once the summer plaything of choice for the likes of Sophia Loren, Anita Ekberg and Richard Burton. News splash: the Italian boat-building brand is still making waves...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Feb 11 2011 7:26 AM

In this month’s Wallpaper* Style Special (W*144), our editor at large Michael Reynolds and Eric Hoffman team up with photographer Matthias Vriens-McGrath and fashion stylist Susan Winget to look into the world of fashion fanatics. Be it Versace, Fendi or Calvin Klein, when it comes to fashion&#...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Feb 11 2011 7:26 AM

Italian artist Vanessa Beecroft has spent two decades turning fashion shoot aesthetics into a troubling flesh and blood spectacle. The women in the artist’s performances typically wear little more than garish wigs and killer heels. Arranged into carefully composed clusters, they stand for hours,...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Jan 28 2011 12:53 PM

There was a noticeable presence of silk and a significant absence of cotton on the catwalk for Miuccia Prada’s Spring collection, which she specially reworked for the label's Beijing show. Elegant Opulence was the key, and in a nod to the growing Chinese fashion market, there was no lack of...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Jan 28 2011 12:53 PM

Filmmaker Zoe Cassavetes’ short film, set in the glamorous confines of the Claridges Hotel powder room, marks the first of ‘The Miu Miu Womens' Tales’ series. The brand is going all out on the feminine mystique, enlisting female directors with a diverse range of cinematic points of view to ...

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Jan 27 2011 12:22 PM

Filmmaker Zoe Cassavetes’ short film, set in the glamorous confines of the Claridges Hotel powder room, marks the first of ‘The Miu Miu Womens' Tales’ series. The brand is going all out on the feminine mystique, enlisting female directors with a diverse range of cinematic points of view to ...

From: Wallpaper on Mon, Jan 24 2011 10:05 AM

In this short film by Art21, shown in the special VIP lounge of the VIP Art Fair, Paul McCarthy shows us around his studio and talks about one of his works, 'Captain Ballsack'. The artist is represented by Hauser & WirthRead more about the VIP Art FairWatch more Art21 studio visits wit...

From: Wallpaper on Mon, Jan 24 2011 10:04 AM

In this short film by Art21, shown in the special VIP lounge of the VIP Art Fair, artist Cindy Sherman shows us around her studio and talks us through her work. Sherman is represented by L & M Arts and Metro Pictures. Read more about the VIP Art FairWatch more Art21 studio visits with artists Pa...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Jan 14 2011 9:15 AM

Massenet’s digital fashion-mag-meets-online-couture-shopping-site Net-a-Porter has translated the thrill of receiving a black box wrapped in ribbon into annual sales of £120m a year and rising. We caught up with her in her London office to discuss which nominees from our shortlist had secured her...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Dec 24 2010 9:08 AM

As Helsinki gears up to take the mantle as World Design Capital 2012, some of its leading creative lights - from designer Harri Koskinen to Artek’s Ville Kokkonen - show us around this unique Nordic city and tell us what makes it tick. Directed by Joel HypénProduced by Siro ProductionView other ...

From: Wallpaper on Tue, Dec 21 2010 9:07 AM

As a retrospective of the godfather of video art, Nam June Paik’s work opens at FACT and Tate Liverpool, the curators give us an insight into his epic career and its indelible impact on contemporary artSee more from the Nam June Paik retrospective

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Dec 17 2010 9:07 AM

Yota Space digital art festival was kicked off by a projection mapping display by Drive Productions - the studio behind the multi-sensory feast at Ralph Lauren’s London store - which transformed the Mikhailovsky Palace to mind-boggling effect

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Nov 18 2010 10:01 PM

Musée de Pully and mudac have joined forces to produce a show on contemporary wallpaper titled 'Face au mur. Papiers peints contemporains'. But far from being limited to paper, some artists have gone multi-sensory and taken things to another dimension. German artist Brigitte Zieger cha...

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Nov 18 2010 10:01 PM

Musée de Pully and mudac have joined forces to produce a show on contemporary wallpaper titled 'Face au mur. Papiers peints contemporains'. But far from being limited to paper, some artists have gone multi-sensory and taken things to another dimension. German artist Brigitte Zieger ch...

From: Wallpaper on Wed, Nov 17 2010 9:53 PM

As a new show of Ben Johnson’s work opens at London’s Alan Cristea Gallery, the artist Ben Johnson takes us on a tour of his Hammersmith studio, where he creates his haunting, half-real and half-imagined interiors and cityscapes.Read more about Johnson’s show at Alan Cristea Gallery

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Nov 11 2010 8:52 PM

In the December issue (W*141), Wallpaper* visit the production line in Warwickshire where the 77 One-77 supercars are currently being assemled. Each is constructed with meticulous thoroughness, with a single car taking around six to eight weeks to assemble. Aston Martin concedes that a fair prop...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Nov 05 2010 9:39 PM

Tasked to reinterpret the humble stamp by Dutch postal service TNT, communications agency KesselsKramer ambitiously turned to the world of film. It called on Dutch director Anton Corbijn to create the shortest ever movie - about one-second long. Corbijn took inspiration from a classical Dutch st...