Debuting this summer, Herzog & de Meuron’s asymmetrical pyramid-like extension of the Tate Modern sits atop The Tanks, the world’s only permanent space for performing arts within a public gallery. En savoir plus .
This is the year that the Design Museum finally relocates to its glittering new home, the former Commonwealth Institute in Holland Park. En savoir plus .
Housed in a neoclassical building between The Shard and River Thames, Somerset House continues to put on lofty shows. En savoir plus .
It’s no secret that the evening openings at Hauser & Wirth are magnets for famous faces. Princess Eugenie recently left New York’s online auction house Paddle8 to become the new associate director. En savoir plus .
Damien Hirst’s first artistic venue, Newport Street Gallery, features a shop that stocks housewares and jewelry from up-and-coming artists such as Rachel Howard. En savoir plus .
For the city’s third satellite of Gagosian Gallery, this one in Mayfair, designer Caruso St. John fitted the airy rooms with custom lighting and European oak flooring. En savoir plus .
The first London outpost of the Florentine Tornabuoni Art, led by the founder’s daughter Ursula Casamonti, is an ode to 1950s and ’60s Italian masters. En savoir plus .
Sure, chintzy décor touches, antique furniture, and white-glove service still attract visitors looking for classic British eccentricity. (The best in category is Rosewood London). En savoir plus .
On the Thames’ South Bank, designer Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio is behind the 315-room Mondrian London at Sea Containers, formerly a shipping company headquarters. En savoir plus .
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). En savoir plus .
The 258 cork-ceilinged abodes by Universal Design Studio come outfitted with magnetic shelving by T Nevill & Co., Martin guitars, and daybeds sleeved in reverse-denim upholstery. En savoir plus .
Comprising a row of stucco Victorian townhouses in West London, The Laslett Notting Hill tapped architect Tom Bartlett of Waldo Works to refresh the interiors while maintaining a residential feel. En savoir plus .
Ian Schrager’s London Edition 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. En savoir plus .
Try the appointment-only Lounge Bohemia, a well-hidden basement bar with midcentury Czech furniture and a “no ties” dress code to scare off the bankers. En savoir plus .
For the unadulterated experience head to 69 Colebrooke Row in Islington; the 1950s film noir vibe conceived by Allies Design is punctuated with an onsite pianist. En savoir plus .
Giles Reid's simple izakaya-style interior—candy-pastel ceramics, sycamore wood, stools by designer Hallgeir Homstvedt—lets chef Brett Redman’s yakitori dishes shine at Dalston’s just opened Jidori. En savoir plus .
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 Daphne Lounge Chairs. En savoir plus .
The Ivy Kensington Brasserie's swarming pewter-top bar calls to mind the 1990s heyday of its sister restaurant that was often called Kate Moss’s second living room. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
Montrealborn fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu’s brick-and-mortar debut has the feel of sophisticated flat thanks to architect Philip Joseph. En savoir plus .
The 35,000-squarefoot building, built in 1911 by the architect Walter Cave, has an impressive roster of tenants including the French cosmetic brand Buly. En savoir plus .
In Dalston, the multifaceted LN-CC recently received a facelift from designer Gary Card. Expect a futuristic monochrome layout with the ambient glow of LED lights. En savoir plus .
