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NEWSPAPER • Wallpaper’s hot pick of the latest global goings-on

Bookmark • Three noteworthy openings in Estonia, Spain and Kuala Lumpur

Where to go: TALLINN • Curator Natalia Sielewicz and artist Merike Estna, who are representing Estonia at this year’s Venice Biennale, share their picks for the perfect break in the Baltic capital

Pocket rockets • A fleet of compact, colour-branded Fiat Topolinos helped us gear up for the launch of our new Travel Guides series

SEA CHANGE • A new coastal hotel in Zealand restores a functionalist Danish Riviera gem to its former glory

HIGH PROFILE • Dramatically cantilevered on a hilltop in Minas Gerais, Tetro Arquitetura’s Xingu House elevates Brazilian modernism with sensuous and sculptural statements

VICTORY PARADE • Louis Vuitton plays a winning hand with its custom-made trophy trunks for showcasing the sporting world’s top prizes

TOUR DE FORCE • Itinerant Haitian artist Hervé Sabin, whose masterful salvaged-wood sculptures have made him a Loewe Foundation Craft Prize finalist, travels with hope and creative strength

Photo finish • A new Gucci handbag deserves some camera action

DESIGN REPORT • Some of our favourite spots during Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week almost felt like they were alive, with leather folding over silhouettes in inventive ways, light reflected from textured surfaces, and structures pushing the limits of expressive minimalism. Here we single out some covetable examples of these three key trends

VELVET UNDERGROUND • Subterranean London bar Dive’s cocooning interiors, sophisticated sonic curation and creative cocktail menu are music to our ears

STEELING BEAUTY • To mark the relaunch of our Travel Guides series at Milan Design Week, we commissioned work from NM3, whose material-led minimalism is taking high-end design to new heights

EYES ON THE PRIZE • The latest edition of the Rimowa Design Prize looks to the next generation of creative talent in Germany for ingenious ways to support mobility

KITCHENS • Cutting-edge designs for culinary perfection

KITCHENS

WINNING RECIPE • ‘Origina’ kitchen, by Febal Casa

CURVE APPEAL • ‘Physis’ kitchen, by Vincent Van Duysen, for Molteni & C

BATHROOMS • Soak up some sensational style trends, from a midcentury-meets-contemporary mood to bespoking your bathing space with tailor-made options

BATHROOMS

FLOW IMPACT • An immersive installation by innovative Swiss bathroom brand Geberit explores the poetry of water, translating precision engineering into a sensorial experience

INLAY IT ON THE LINE • A limited-edition, marquetry-focused collection by Gary Hume for Giobagnara fuses the worlds of art and design to put furnishings in the frame

BODY TALK • Anne Imhof’s new London show continues to explore the controversial German artist’s love of storytelling and performance

PIAZZA BASE • Poliform’s new flagship in Milan’s cultural heart takes a forward-thinking approach to connecting past, present and future

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY • Architect and photojournalist Nipun Prabhakar sings the praises of Austrian architect Carl Pruscha’s work in Nepal and Sri Lanka

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