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A brutalist landmark and the setting for the London Design Festival’s Material Matters show (17-20 September), Space House has been reborn as prime office space

It’s London’s turn to showcase its creative prowess, as the London Design Festival 2025 unfolds across a little more than a week on 13-21 September. More than 400 events will animate the city, from landmark exhibitions and installations to workshops that invite participation. Here are some highlights to keep on your radar

A Joinery Masterclass

Perched above the bustle of Covent Garden, this duplex penthouse has been realised with a considered approach to materials, and some extraordinary craftsmanship

Guiding Light

Designed by Oscar Lucien Ono of Maison Numéro 20, dream-like Nice hotel Le Soleia is inspired by the sun

Fettle Q&A

To mark ten years of their hospitality-focused design studio, Fettle founders Andy Goodwin and Tom Parker reflect on collaborating across continents; the design ingredients for the perfect restaurant; and some standout projects

A Breath of Fresh Air

Escape the ordinary at Paradis Apartment in Ostend, where art, design and the sea seamlessly converge in a curated, gallery-like space that’s also a place to stay

Twin Spirits

This new-build on a small London plot, designed by architect Graeme Williamson for himself and his family, blends brilliant space-planning with bold colour and an inventive use of materials

Branching Out

These striking, eco-friendly cabins in the Stockholm archipelago take their design cues from the surrounding wild landscape, pairing Andreas Martin-Löf’s Scandinavian architecture with interiors infused with British quirk by Tobias Vernon

Medieval Modern

Danish brand Vipp's latest design-led guesthouse is a restored 14th-century townhouse in one of southern France's most beautiful rural villages

Golden Thread

Universal Design Studio crafts a London flagship for jeweller Azza Fahmy, where Egyptian artistry meets contemporary design in a space rich with heritage and symbolism

Perched in Paradise

The Kalesma Mykonos hotel is expanding this year, adding 21 serene rooms and suites to its village-esque hillside resort

Fashion Forward

Danish heritage brand Royal Copenhagen marks a quarter century of porcelain craft by fluidly moving from tablescapes into interior homeware and back

Living with the Landscape

Designed for an Australian living in London, De Rosee Sa’s Garden House connects with nature, and comforts with its thoughtful, empathetic design

Icons in Dialogue

To mark its 90th anniversary, Artek joins forces with fellow Finnish icon Marimekko to reimagine iconic furniture pieces with patterns revealed not through colour, but through the shifting play of grain and light

Hillside Hideaway

Shaping a new era of hospitality on Zakynthos, Olea All Suite Hotel sets on creativity and culinary curation to attract a design-savvy audience to the Ionian Island

3 Days of Design 2025 Preview

Copenhagen’s annual design festival grows in stature every year, with a greater international presence and more group shows in 2025 to supplement what’s on in the showrooms. Refreshingly unpretentious as ever, the umbrella theme this year is “keep it real” – so read on to find where you can find the real deal among the hundreds of events

Light & Linear

Design studio Wendover transforms a once-poky penthouse into a light-filled, luxurious family home in the sky

Piero Lissoni for Sanlorenzo Q&A

As Casa Sanlorenzo opened in Venice for the city’s first Climate Week, we spoke to designer Piero Lissoni, creative director of the pioneering ‘conscious yachting’ brand Sanlorenzo, for whom he designed a new cultural hub as well as the bridge to reach it

Sky High

In a striking dockside tower that is one of the first fruits of the newly redeveloped Canada Water, Conran and Partners’ show apartment fuses industrial heritage with art and personality

Shifting Perspectives

A Creative Confluence

Seamlessly blending Brazilian art with Le Corbusier’s modernist architecture, a new exhibition in Paris charts a compelling cross-cultural dialogue – and a growing global fascination with Brazil’s artistic legacy

Clerkenwell Design Week 2025 Preview

With its curated exhibitions in atmospheric historic venues plus 160+ showrooms taking part, Clerkenwell Design Week (20-22 May 2025) harnesses the power of one of the capital’s most creative neighbourhoods. The D/A UK guide to these three design-packed days pinpoints what to see

Step Change

In this three-storey London family flat by Michaelis Boyd, a floating staircase sets the tone for an array of inspiring quirks and design touches

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