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SEOUL PURPOSE
Words by Victoria Woodcock
Photography by Taemin Ha
April 2026














HOMING
Sophie Hicks in conversation with Matt Gibberd, author and co-founder of the Modern House, about her life, work, and home.
The Homing podcast series explores the importance of home in shaping who we are.
MAX MARA
Sophie Hicks walks us through the design of the Max Mara flagship in Paris.
025S
Sophie Hicks gives a tour of the new building designed for the Korean perfume brand 025S.
THE BOLD SHAPES AND BIG IDEAS OF SOPHIE HICKS
Interview by Ellis Woodman. Photography by Jody Rogac
September 2026
SEOUL PURPOSE
Words by Victoria Woodcock
Photography by Taemin Ha
April 2026

THE ATLAS OF ACNE STUDIOS
Words by Xerxes Cook. Interview with Sophie Hicks.
May 2026

THE BOLD SHAPES AND BIG IDEAS OF SOPHIE HICKS
Interview by Ellis Woodman.
Photography by Jody Rogac.
September 2026
SEOUL PURPOSE
Sophie Hicks fell in love with the South Korean capital a decade ago. Several projects later, the architect still can’t get enough. As told to Victoria Woodcock. Photographs by Taemin Ha.
April 2026
THE ATLAS OF ACNE STUDIOS
An excerpt from the book – an interview by Xerxes Cook with Sophie Hicks on the design of Acne Studios Seoul flagship store.
May 2026

Exhibition Design
Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Sept. to Dec. 1997

Exhibition Design
Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
1991

Palace Gardens Terrace, London, UK

4 NECESSARY EVILS – Competitiveness
By Pip Usher
Photographs by Marsý Hild Þórsdóttir
December 2016

New Concept & Stores

HOME AGAIN
by Tracey Ingram
Portraits by Andrew Meredith
July/August 2019

AN INTERVIEW WITH SOPHIE HICKS, FASHION’S ARCHITECT
Interview by Donatien Grau
Portrait by Tim Walker
November 2014

MADE BY A STYLE ICON: THE NEW STORE OF MAISON ALAÏA
by Jun Ishida
Photo by Masami Naruo
August 2022

SOPHIE HICKS, CHLOÉ’S ARCHITECT
By Stephen Heyman
Photograph by Jacob Sutton
June 2010

YOHJI YAMAMOTO FLAGSHIP STORE
By Chris Scott
Photographs by Johannes Marburg
May/Jun 2009

Hyères, France

Exhibition Design
Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Sept. to Dec. 1998

MAISON INDIVIDUELLE
by Pauline Malras
Photographs by Annabel Elston
October 2019

ACNE STUDIOS
Interview by Park Sungjin
Photo by Annabel Elston
January 2016

SOPHIE HICKS, WAS WÜRDE SOPHIE TUN?
By Aicha Reguieg
Photographs by David Fischer
April 2012

Paul Smith Ltd.

Holland Villas Road, London, UK

SOPHIE HICKS: MY PRIVATE BRUTALISM
By Paola Menaldo
Photographs by Adrian Gaut
June 2019

London, UK

TRACKED SOPHIE HICKS
By Ned Beauman
Photographs by Julia Grassi
December 2018 / January 2019