Tate Modern
Herzog & de Meuron’s asymmetrical pyramid-like extension of the Bankside museum sits atop The Tanks, the world’s only permanent space for performing arts within a public gallery. Read More...
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Tate Modern
Herzog & de Meuron’s asymmetrical pyramid-like extension of the Bankside museum sits atop The Tanks, the world’s only permanent space for performing arts within a public gallery. Read More...
Design Museum
The cultural venue recently relocated to a glittering new home, the former Commonwealth Institute in Holland Park. Architect John Pawson retrofitted the 1960s building with a library and galleries for temporary and permanent installations over five soaring floors. Read More...
Design Museum
The cultural venue recently relocated to a glittering new home, the former Commonwealth Institute in Holland Park. Architect John Pawson retrofitted the 1960s building with a library and galleries for temporary and permanent installations over five soaring floors. Read More...
Somerset House
Housed in a neoclassical building between The Shard and River Thames, the space continues to put on lofty shows like “Utopia 2016: A Year of Imagination and Possibility,” a showcase for idealistic multi-media programming. Read More...
Somerset House
Housed in a neoclassical building between The Shard and River Thames, the space continues to put on lofty shows like “Utopia 2016: A Year of Imagination and Possibility,” a showcase for idealistic multi-media programming. Read More...
Hauser & Wirth
It’s no secret that the evening openings are magnets for famous faces. Now one has joined its ranks: Princess Eugenie left New York’s online auction house Paddle8 to become the new associate director. Read More...
Hauser & Wirth
It’s no secret that the evening openings are magnets for famous faces. Now one has joined its ranks: Princess Eugenie left New York’s online auction house Paddle8 to become the new associate director. Read More...
Newport Street Gallery
Damien Hirst’s first artistic venue features a shop that stocks housewares and jewelry from up-and-coming artists. The fantastical pharmacy-inspired restaurant is done up in etched glass windows depicting DNA strands. Read More...
Newport Street Gallery
Damien Hirst’s first artistic venue features a shop that stocks housewares and jewelry from up-and-coming artists. The fantastical pharmacy-inspired restaurant is done up in etched glass windows depicting DNA strands. Read More...
Gagosian Gallery
For the city’s third satellite of the Gagosian, this one in Mayfair, designer Caruso St. John fitted the airy rooms with custom lighting and European oak flooring. Read More...
Gagosian Gallery
For the city’s third satellite of the Gagosian, this one in Mayfair, designer Caruso St. John fitted the airy rooms with custom lighting and European oak flooring. Read More...
Tornabuoni Art
The first London outpost of the Florentine gallery, led by the founder’s daughter Ursula Casamonti, is an ode to 1950s and ’60s Italian masters. Read More...
Tornabuoni Art
The first London outpost of the Florentine gallery, led by the founder’s daughter Ursula Casamonti, is an ode to 1950s and ’60s Italian masters. Read More...
Rosewood London
Travelers seeking classic British eccentricity, complete with antique furniture and white-glove service, should head to Rosewood London—designer Tony Chi’s masterful interpretation of Edwardian luxury. Read More...
Rosewood London
Travelers seeking classic British eccentricity, complete with antique furniture and white-glove service, should head to Rosewood London—designer Tony Chi’s masterful interpretation of Edwardian luxury. Read More...
Mondrian London at Sea Containers
On the Thames’ South Bank, Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio is behind the 315-room Mondrian London at Sea Containers, formerly a shipping company headquarters. Chef Seamus Mullen and barman Ryan Chetiyawardana’s concepts are a throwback to midcentury cruise liners with moody lighting and Art Deco-inspired banquettes. Read More...
Mondrian London at Sea Containers
On the Thames’ South Bank, Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio is behind the 315-room Mondrian London at Sea Containers, formerly a shipping company headquarters. Chef Seamus Mullen and barman Ryan Chetiyawardana’s concepts are a throwback to midcentury cruise liners with moody lighting and Art Deco-inspired banquettes. Read More...
Shoreditch House
Shoreditch House kicked off a wave of development in the now-booming neighborhood when it opened in 2007. (The 26 rooms, situated in a refurbished pub, were added in 2010). Read More...
Shoreditch House
Shoreditch House kicked off a wave of development in the now-booming neighborhood when it opened in 2007. (The 26 rooms, situated in a refurbished pub, were added in 2010). Read More...
Ace Hotel Shoreditch
At the brand's Shoreditch outpost, the 258 cork-ceilinged rooms by Universal Design Studio come outfitted with magnetic shelving by T Nevill & Co., Martin guitars, and daybeds sleeved in reverse-denim upholstery. Read More...
Ace Hotel Shoreditch
At the brand's Shoreditch outpost, the 258 cork-ceilinged rooms by Universal Design Studio come outfitted with magnetic shelving by T Nevill & Co., Martin guitars, and daybeds sleeved in reverse-denim upholstery. Read More...
The Laslett Notting Hill
Comprising a row of stucco Victorian townhouses in West London, architect Tom Bartlett of Waldo Works was tapped to refresh the interiors while maintaining its residential feel. Read More...
The Laslett Notting Hill
Comprising a row of stucco Victorian townhouses in West London, architect Tom Bartlett of Waldo Works was tapped to refresh the interiors while maintaining its residential feel. Read More...
London Edition
Ian Schrager’s buzzing spot, in Fitzrovia, is still the gold standard of hotel style. Yabu Pushelberg preserved landmark stained-glass windows and put Salvador Dalí-inspired lamps in the lobby, which leads to the fumed-oak Punch Room in the back. Read More...
London Edition
Ian Schrager’s buzzing spot, in Fitzrovia, is still the gold standard of hotel style. Yabu Pushelberg preserved landmark stained-glass windows and put Salvador Dalí-inspired lamps in the lobby, which leads to the fumed-oak Punch Room in the back. Read More...
69 Colebrooke Row
Bartender Tony Conigliaro’s avant-garde cocktails—which he invents in a private lab upstairs—can be found on menus at restaurants like Grain Store, but for the unadulterated experience head to his cocktail den in Islington; the 1950s film noir vibe conceived by Allies Design is punctuated with an onsite pianist. Read More...
69 Colebrooke Row
Bartender Tony Conigliaro’s avant-garde cocktails—which he invents in a private lab upstairs—can be found on menus at restaurants like Grain Store, but for the unadulterated experience head to his cocktail den in Islington; the 1950s film noir vibe conceived by Allies Design is punctuated with an onsite pianist. Read More...
Swift
A newcomer to London's craft cocktail scene, Swift distinguishes itself with its duplicitous arrangement. Guests can sip champagne in the vintage-inspired upstairs, or indulge downstairs in a low-lit leather booth.
Swift
A newcomer to London's craft cocktail scene, Swift distinguishes itself with its duplicitous arrangement. Guests can sip champagne in the vintage-inspired upstairs, or indulge downstairs in a low-lit leather booth.
Jidori
In Dalston, Giles Reid Architects’ simple izakaya-style interior—candy-pastel ceramics, sycamore wood, stools by Norwegian designer Hallgeir Homstvedt—lets chef Brett Redman’s yakitori dishes shine. Read More...
Jidori
In Dalston, Giles Reid Architects’ simple izakaya-style interior—candy-pastel ceramics, sycamore wood, stools by Norwegian designer Hallgeir Homstvedt—lets chef Brett Redman’s yakitori dishes shine. Read More...
German Gymnasium
At this restored 19th century gym and European-style café in Kings Cross, interior design firm Conran + Partners interwove original touches such as climbing hooks and cast steel columns with contemporary elements like orb-shaped lighting fixtures and muted-pink Daphne Lounge Chairs. Read More...
German Gymnasium
At this restored 19th century gym and European-style café in Kings Cross, interior design firm Conran + Partners interwove original touches such as climbing hooks and cast steel columns with contemporary elements like orb-shaped lighting fixtures and muted-pink Daphne Lounge Chairs. Read More...
The Ivy Kensington Brasserie
If there’s a grand master of local hospitality design right now, it’s Martin Brudnizki, who’s behind one of the city's hottest tables, the Ivy Kensington Brasserie. Read More...
The Ivy Kensington Brasserie
If there’s a grand master of local hospitality design right now, it’s Martin Brudnizki, who’s behind one of the city's hottest tables, the Ivy Kensington Brasserie. Read More...
Aquavit
Martin Brudnizki Design Studio decked out this new Nordic outfit with timber panelling and sumptuous Swedish marble, but left room for artwork by Olafur Eliasson and Barbro Nilsson.
Aquavit
Martin Brudnizki Design Studio decked out this new Nordic outfit with timber panelling and sumptuous Swedish marble, but left room for artwork by Olafur Eliasson and Barbro Nilsson.
Sexy Fish
At the unabashedly highoctane Japanese restaurant, the décor is as outlandish as the name, from Frank Gehry’s glossy 13-foot crocodile and Fish Lamps to the rarefied art collection, including a ceiling mural by Michael Roberts. Read More...
Sexy Fish
At the unabashedly highoctane Japanese restaurant, the décor is as outlandish as the name, from Frank Gehry’s glossy 13-foot crocodile and Fish Lamps to the rarefied art collection, including a ceiling mural by Michael Roberts. Read More...
Chalayan
In Mayfair’s emerging arts district, the first stand-alone venture from experimental fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, who famously encased Lady Gaga in an egg-like pod for the Grammys in 2011, is the work of ZCD Architects. Read More...
Chalayan
In Mayfair’s emerging arts district, the first stand-alone venture from experimental fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, who famously encased Lady Gaga in an egg-like pod for the Grammys in 2011, is the work of ZCD Architects. Read More...
Dover Street Market
The biggest news on the luxury fashion front is the relocation of the Japanese brand Comme des Garçons’ market from Mayfair to central London’s Haymarket. Read More...
Dover Street Market
The biggest news on the luxury fashion front is the relocation of the Japanese brand Comme des Garçons’ market from Mayfair to central London’s Haymarket. Read More...
Erdem
Montreal-born fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu’s brick-and-mortar debut has the feel of sophisticated flat thanks to architect Philip Joseph. Harlequin-patterned marble floors line a multi-level shop that’s ornamented with exotic plants and Jean Cocteau drawings from Moralioglu’s personal collection. Read More...
Erdem
Montreal-born fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu’s brick-and-mortar debut has the feel of sophisticated flat thanks to architect Philip Joseph. Harlequin-patterned marble floors line a multi-level shop that’s ornamented with exotic plants and Jean Cocteau drawings from Moralioglu’s personal collection. Read More...
Clerkenwell London
Creative director Gayle Noonan and curator Tatjana von Stein’s hand-picked furniture pieces are sourced from British makers like Found Objects; there’s also an onsite perfumery, wine library, and retro vinyl lounge. Read More...
Clerkenwell London
Creative director Gayle Noonan and curator Tatjana von Stein’s hand-picked furniture pieces are sourced from British makers like Found Objects; there’s also an onsite perfumery, wine library, and retro vinyl lounge. Read More...
LN-CC
The multifaceted LN-CC in Dalston received a facelift from designer Gary Card. Expect a futuristic monochrome layout with the ambient glow of LED lights—a primer for the attached club that’s equipped with a high-tech Koda sound system. Read More...
LN-CC
The multifaceted LN-CC in Dalston received a facelift from designer Gary Card. Expect a futuristic monochrome layout with the ambient glow of LED lights—a primer for the attached club that’s equipped with a high-tech Koda sound system. Read More...