
Anna Fixsen
Anna Fixsen is a Brooklyn-based editor and journalist with 13 years of experience reporting on architecture, design, and the way we live. Before joining the Wallpaper* team as the US Editor, she was the Deputy Digital Editor of ELLE DECOR, where she oversaw all facets of the magazine’s digital footprint. In addition to editing articles and developing digital strategy for U.S. audiences, she covers the most exciting developments across interiors, buildings, cities and culture. Since graduating from Columbia Journalism School, she's been an editor at Architectural Digest, Metropolis, and Architectural Record and has written for outlets including the New York Times, Dwell and more.
Latest articles by Anna Fixsen
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The Gropius House is finally getting a Bauhaus-worthy bathroomAfter an international search, the modern icon is slated to get a loo worthy of its design pedigree. See the winning design
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With ‘Costume Art’, the Met makes a case for making fashion diverse againBehind all the brouhaha is a compelling and deeply researched exhibition that elevates the human body to an art form
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Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to in MayOur editors highlight what’s new, noteworthy and not-to-be-missed in design, culture and beyond this month
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Step inside this serene upstate New York retreat perched on bouldersA retreat designed by Brooklyn architecture studio Of Possible offers a restorative antidote to the site’s previous inhabitant
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A collection of Claude Lalanne mirrors just sold for $33.5 million, obliterating auction recordsThe Sotheby’s sale, drawn from the private collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg, marked the priciest design auction in US history. Experts call it a ‘watershed moment’
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Fisher & Paykel brings a slice of the New Zealand forest to Salone del MobileWith ‘Nature – Ritual’, an immersive booth presented as part of EuroCucina, the 93-year-old company proposes that chores can be less of a chore
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Patti Smith, Brian Eno and FKA Twigs will represent the Vatican at the 2026 Venice BiennaleThe Holy See pavilion will celebrate nearly a millennium of sonic possibilities through specially commissioned compositions, artworks and installations. Here’s who’s participating
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Peek inside Sabrina Carpenter's 'House Tour' mansion, on the market for $36.8 million in Los AngelesTurns out Pretty Girl Avenue is in the Hollywood Hills
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The White House ballroom design just cleared a significant hurdleAt a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, officials voted to approve the design of the 90,000 sq ft addition
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Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to in AprilOur editors highlight what’s new, noteworthy and not-to-be-missed in design, culture and beyond this month
By Tianna Williams Published
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Once a Gilded Age boarding house for ‘respectable’ young ladies, a New York landmark is reborn as a sophisticated hotelThe Twenty Two New York is the first overseas outpost of the London hotel and club of the same name. Here’s our review
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Cult Korean perfumer Nonfiction just opened the loveliest boutique on the Lower East SideDesigned by the award-winning firm Charlap Hyman & Herrero, the store is filled with antiques, scents and stories
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Leading architectural preservation organisations sue to block Kennedy Center alterationsThe lawsuit, filed by a coalition of eight groups including the AIA, alleges that President Donald Trump wants to ‘fundamentally alter this iconic property’
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With the launch of two new lighting collections, Lindsey Adelman reaches for something out of this worldThe celebrated lighting designer may be marking 20 years in business, but, creatively, she's just getting started
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The inspiration behind the 2026 Oscars stage design? A leafy courtyard gardenDesigners Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley leveraged nature and glamour to create a setting that's 'very alive'
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Zara Home’s new decor collection with Colin King will make your home look straight out of a magazineThe celebrated stylist has unveiled a set of perfectly timeless home accessories that look plucked from the shelves of a European antique shop. They’re ‘objects that don’t shout but don’t disappear either’
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The 20 best running brands in the world, according to Wallpaper*Think you need to sacrifice style for performance? Think again. These stylish running brands will keep you feeling fast and looking fresh this spring
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Go wild in the country at Vipp’s first US guesthouseVipp Pavilion, designed by the renowned architectural firm Johnston Marklee, is an idyllic retreat in upstate New York
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Zaha Hadid Architects wins legal battle over right to use the late architect’s nameThe ruling will allow the celebrated architecture firm to renegotiate its contract – and 6 per cent royalty fee – with the Zaha Hadid Foundation
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An iconic Buckminster Fuller dome has collapsed due to unprecedented snowfallThe beloved sculpture, located at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, New York, caved in after a blizzard pummeled the area
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The Cooper Hewitt announces its 2026 National Design Awards recipients – and diversity triumphsAs the Smithsonian comes under White House scrutiny, this year’s honourees –from an Appalachian craft school to a Mexican architect – prove that diverse ideas are clear winners
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Could this Sotheby's design auction be the most valuable of all time?The collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg, set to hit the block on 22 April, could fetch as much as $43 million
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Peek inside Victoria Yakusha's otherworldly new gallery in the Miami Design DistrictThe Ukrainian architect blends homages to her native country and Miami's lush landscapes in her first-ever US outpost
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Nordic Knots’ expressive new rug collection with Studio Mellone was inspired by Brazilian modernism and art deco ocean linersThe new collection, which launched today, blends a variety of bold influences. ‘Ultimately, we were designing rugs that I wanted to use,’ says designer Andre Mellone
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