Ali Morris

6 days ago | wallpaper.com | Ali Morris

With warmer weather finally upon us in the northern hemisphere, we've been reflecting on the outdoor furniture we'd most like to recline on this summer. From freshly unveiled pieces spotted at recent design fairs to familiar mid-century classics, this round-up spans the elegant, the elemental and the enduring – all built to weather the seasons in style.

6 days ago | wallpaper.com | Ali Morris

Shaded from the Balearic sun by lengths of golden yellow fabric that flutter like fiesta flags against a cloudless sky, the terrace restaurant at Hotel Corazón – recently redesigned by Tatjana von Stein – shows how thoughtful design can quietly transform a space. Though only completed this spring, it feels as if it’s always been this way, evoking a laid-back informality that instantly puts you at ease. The sweeping views of the Tramuntana mountains don’t hurt, either.

1 week ago | wallpaper.com | Ali Morris

In Lagos, design is resilient – raw, adaptive, and born of necessity – traits that are evident throughout the city, especially in its bustling street life. One of the most notable examples is the colourful umbrella stalls that populate the markets. These informal merchandising systems are transitory by nature, providing flexible shelters for all kinds of traders – from convenience stores and restaurants to barber shops and beyond.

3 weeks ago | wallpaper.com | Ali Morris

On the island of Elba in the late 1970s, architect and artist Gianni Pettena began building a house that never quite ended. La Mia Casa all’Elba was not a static structure but a slow, unfolding composition of pavilions, paths and walls – shaped as much by the landscape as by any design. It grew over decades, guided by intuition, local materials, and a shifting cast of occupants – an open-ended experiment in living and making.

4 weeks ago | wallpaper.com | Ali Morris

It began with a twig. On the workshop floor of Lasvit’s glassworks in Novy Bor, Czechia, renowned French designer Patrick Jouin picked up a small branch and placed a torn sheet of paper over it. He wondered, ‘What if this simple object could become a light?’ It was a moment of curiosity that sparked a series of experiments and eventually led to ‘Vera’ – a sculptural glass pendant with the appearance of bark.