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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.
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

SOPHIE HICKS
Words by Emily King
First published in 2013, reissued November 2025
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

Horatio Street, New York, USA

BREAKING GROUND
Words by Rachel Summer Small
Photography by Simons Pinckney Finnerty
No. 7, Fall 2025

September 2015

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

THE ART OF LOOKING
By Deyan Sudjic
Photographs by Lee Funnell
March 2001

EDIE CAMPBELL ON THE INFLUENCE OF SEOUL
Photos by Mira Heo
November 2015

SOPHIE HICKS – THE ALAÏA-CLAD STYLIST WHO REFITTED HERSELF AS AN ARCHITECT
By Emily King
Photographs by Andreas Larsson
Fall/Winter 09/10

Flagship store, Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France

AT HOME WITH HICKS
Conversation Skye Sherwin
Photos by Brett Lloyd
November 2015

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

Palace Gardens Terrace, London, UK

THEATRE OF THE SENSES
Words by Luca Trombetta
Photography by Hong Kiwoong, Shin Gyo Hyo Geun
December 2025

ALAIA: EMBEDDED IN THE DESIGN
by Yoshinao Yamada
Photos by Junpei Kato
Portrait of Sophie Hicks by Alasdair McClellan.
Autumn 2022

CLASSY ACT
By Marta Galli
Photographs by Timur Celikdag
Fall 2008

Cheongdam, Seoul, South Korea

LA POETICA DEL BIANCO
By Ana Cardinale
Photographs by Matthieu Salvaing
March 2009

GANGNAM WHAT?
By Mairi Beautyman
Photographs by Annabel Elston
April 2016

Holland Villas Road, London, UK
A Film. Seoul, Korea.
February 2026

ARCHITECTS IN MODE
March, 2002