It’s September and time for our particular
sort of Style Special. We have compiled
our favourite new architects of fashion;
Smiljan Radić works his truly timeless
magic on the new Alexander McQueen
flagship on London’s Bond Street, BIG’s
Bjarke Ingels triumphantly brings the
Haussmannian atrium up-to-date at the
new Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées,
Roz Barr orchestrates the perfect studio
space at Selfridges in London, Snøhetta
gets extra textural for Holzweiler in
Oslo, Hesselbrand works wonders with
the rawest of materials at Alyx’s temporary
showroom in Paris, and artist and
designer Duccio Maria Gambi brings
tough geometry to Tokyo for Plan C.
From retail to residence, Paule Ka
founder Serge Cajfinger invites us into
his Marcio Kogan-designed beach house
in Brazil – Kogan was commissioned after
Cajfinger saw his Paraty house in an issue
of Wallpaper*.
We also take you through the key
trends of the season, photographed inQuiet revolution
Newsstand cover
Photography:
Julien T Hamon
Fashion:
Isabelle Kountoure
Coat, £35,000, by
Hermès. Boots, £775,
by Bottega Veneta.
Earrings, £351,
by Uncommon Matters.
See page 168Limited-edition cover
by Smiljan Radić
The Chilean architect’s
cover features his
watercolour of a tower
in Cagli, Italy, designed
by Renaissance architect
Francesco di Giorgio
Martini. The artwork
was used as an indirect
reference for Radić’s
new Alexander McQueen
store design. See our
interview, page 133
Limited-edition covers are
available to subscribers,
see Wallpaper.com
Wallpaper* is printed
on UPM Star, upm.coma London home designed by architects
Spink, and Wallpaper’s Nick Compton
looks at how to minimise your carbon
footprint with the latest in eco-trainers.
For something altogether quieter, we
look at what we call the ‘sounds of silence’ –
a new muted mood in fashion that is
gaining momentum, bringing a certain
calmness and functional elegance to an
increasingly noisy world.
As for our four main fashion
stories, we have botanical style with
Brigitte Niedermair’s flowers- and
seeds-inspired shoot; Dham Srifuengfung
take us back to art school; Julien T Hamon
visits Casa do Monte in Lisbon, designed
by Leopold Banchini Architects (selected
for our 2019 Architects’ Directory) with
Daniel Zamarbide; and we celebrate the
man of the house in a story photographed
by Marili Andre.
Finally, Giorgio Armani serves up
his impeccable risotto alla Milanese.
Tuck in and enjoy the issue!
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