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Welcome to our biggest and most anticipated issue of
the year, weighing in at 1.5kg, a bumper 404 pages. It’s
also the most special – as we’ve handed over the reins
to two guest editors, as per Wallpaper* tradition. This
year’s headliners are fashion designer Hussein Chalayan
and conceptual artist Jenny Holzer, both trailblazing
talents, industry heavyweights and our longtime
cultural heroes.
Each guest editor has delved into topics close
to their heart. Chalayan’s section is a triple bill – a
photographic portfolio of his new and archival designs,
shot by Brigitte Niedermair and celebrating his 25 years
in fashion; profiles of artists and choreographers who
have shaped his creative universe; and a tour of his
hometown of Northern Nicosia, where entrepreneurs
are making bold strides to overcome economic and
cultural isolation. Holzer, meanwhile, doubles down
on her long-standing activism and sounds the alarm
for American politics. In a new series of watercolours,
previewed exclusively in Wallpaper*, she’s printed
and painted over redacted official documents to shine
light on the dealings of the Trump administration.
We also preview three highlights of London
Design Festival, which runs from 14 to 22 September.
At the V&A, Benchmark and the American Hardwood
Export Council have paired top designers with
London’s institutional leaders to craft one-of-a-kind
legacy furniture pieces in red oak; in Islington,
photographer Dan Tobin Smith and Gemfields conjure
up an installation on the inner world of gemstones;
and in Mayfair, a show of urushi lacquer pieces at
Gallery Fumi brings together Max Lamb’s organic
forms with the best of Japanese savoir-faire.Heav y hitters
Guest Editor
Hussein Chalayan’s
newsstand cover
Far left, voguing
make-up kit mask, from
the A/W19 Pre-Tension
collection, by Chalayan.
See his section,
from page 291
Photography:
Brigitte Niedermair
Fashion:
Isabelle Kountoure
Guest Editor
Jenny Holzer’s
newsstand cover
Near left, Maybe this
will help, 2019 (detail),
by Jenny Holzer, among
a new series of paintings
previewed in her
section, from page 319Limited-edition cover
by Jenny Holzer
Holzer created our
limited-edition cover,
featuring Epstein 85,
2019 (detail)
Limited-edition covers are
available to subscribers,
see Wallpaper.com
Wallpaper* is printed
on UPM Star, upm.comEDITOR’S LETTER
For our Smallpaper* supplement – our annual round-up
of the stuff that refines your little ones – we take
afternoon tea where the wild things are; check up on
the construction of Olson Kundig’s Kindermuseum
at the Jewish Museum Berlin; call on octogenarian
designer Hans Bølling, famed creator of wooden toys
and one of the last of the Danish modernists; and
clamber around radical playgrounds; before hitting
the hay in our nursery-rhyme-inspired hideout.
Elsewhere in the magazine, we’ve travelled far and
wide to report on the cutting edge of architecture,
design and art: to Ljubljana, where a vibrant art scene
is emerging from abandoned Soviet-era architecture;
Meda, Italy, for a first glimpse at a Charlotte Perriand
model home, vividly reconstructed for an upcoming
retrospective at Paris’ Fondation Louis Vuitton;
Hong Kong, as art patron and retail disruptor
Adrian Cheng prepares to open his K11 Musea flagship;
Ithaca, NY, to discover Wolfgang Tschapeller’s
levitating library for Cornell University; New Delhi,
to visit the proudly made-in-India home of architect
Shalini Misra; Flores, Indonesia, for a pilgrimage to
Swiss sculptor Not Vital’s House to Watch Three Volcanoes;
the Flemish countryside, where Vincent Van Duysen
has built an ethereal abode in natural stone; as well
as Nsukka, Nigeria, joining El Anatsui as he weaves
mundane bottle caps into majestic sculptures.
Anatsui is just one of two titans of African art to
feature in these pages – the other, William Kentridge,
stars in our Artist’s Palate back page, wrapping up our
feast for your eyes with his magnificent sole Véronique.
Bon appétit!
Sarah Douglas, Editor-in-Chief