Emma O'Kelly
Emma O'Kelly is a contributing editor at Wallpaper*. She joined the magazine on issue 4 as news editor and since since then has worked in full and part time roles across many editorial departments. She is a freelance journalist based in London and works for a range of titles from Condé Nast Traveller to The Telegraph. She is currently working on a book about Scandinavian sauna culture and is renovating a mid century house in the Italian Lakes.
Latest articles by Emma O'Kelly
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‘Homes are a mirror of ourselves’: Annie Leibovitz joins Ikea as inaugural artist in residence and mentor
As part of Ikea’s Artist in Residence Programme, Annie Leibovitz will spend 2023 travelling the globe to capture how people live in their homes, also leading a mentoring programme for five aspiring young photographers
By Emma O'Kelly • Last updated
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Omet is the new online platform for luxury Latin American design
Omet makes its debut with a collection of ceramics, hand-carved wooden furniture and rugs by established and emerging Latin American designers
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Villaggio Eni: a modernist gem in the Italian Dolomites
Designed by Eduardo Gellner in the 1950s, the Villaggio Eni holiday resort, in the Italian Dolomites, is being repurposed as a modernist refuge for artists and creatives
By Emma O'Kelly • Published
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Ikea 80th anniversary collection is a colourful treasure trove of great designs
The Nytillverkad collection celebrates Ikea’s 80th anniversary with forward-facing materials and fresh new colours
By Emma O'Kelly • Published
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Brianza’s Bonacina Museum explores the history of Italian rattan furniture
We visit Bonacina's Museo Galleria Giardino, showcasing the company's 134-year history with rattan furniture from its HQ in Brianza
By Emma O'Kelly • Published
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Nordic design gallery Modernity London opens in Pimlico’s Newson’s Yard
Modernity London opens in new design hub Newson’s Yard with 200 sq m of the finest Scandinavian design. Discover the highlights
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Club culture and winter swimming: what to do in Helsinki
What to do in Helsinki – public saunas, an artful hotel and classic Finnish cuisine are all on our Helsinki tour, courtesy of Wallpaper* contributing editor Emma O'Kelly
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Art, technology and nature intersect at Finland’s Espoo Museum of Modern Art
What is intelligence, where it can be found, and where it can go, asks new group show ‘In Search of the Present’
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Tallinn Art Hall brings change and bright pink to the Estonian capital
The Tallinn Art Hall has a bright pink, brand-new home, courtesy of Estonian architecture studio Salto
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Collection Kakkonen: Finnish glass and ceramics at Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Espoo Museum of Modern Art (EMMA) in Finland opens a new gallery showing Finnish glass and ceramics of Collection Kakkonen, from midcentury to contemporary
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Ælfred: the new east London destination for vintage Scandinavian design
Ælfred opens in Hackney Wick, offering democratically priced Scandinavian furniture, lighting, ceramics and glassware
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Econogo Yogo electric scooter
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Super setting: Nobu Matsuhisa and Arita Plus create new tableware collection
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British sculptor Phillip King's primal works go on show across London
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Eclecticism under one roof: the Wallpaper* take on BRAFA 2016
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La Maison Forestière by Simon Patterson
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Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown in conversation with Richard Pain
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Frieze week report
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Made in Mexico: Gala Fernández takes over NYCxDesign with sculptural pieces
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Fondation Louis Vuitton throws into sharp relief the raw energy of African art
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Street view: Faena District in Miami Beach
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Brazilian architects abroad: London and New York
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'De Ida y Vuelta': a new show in Mexico City brings together the work of 60 young designers
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Remembering Claude Parent's unique take on modernist architecture
We look back on Claude Parent's slant on modernist architecture, five years after the iconic architect's passing, by revisiting Wallpaper* contributing editor Emma O'Kelly's meeting with him in 2007
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