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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

BOUTIQUE CHLOÉ AOYAMA, TOKYO
April 2006

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

SOPHIE HICKS, FAÇADE EN PAPIER DE YAMAMOTO
By Maryse Quinton
Photographs by Johannes Marburg
February 2009

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

Kensington, London, UK

Cheongdam, Seoul, South Korea

London, UK

HOUSE OF THE YEAR

1A EARL’S COURT SQUARE
By RIBA
May 2019

ACNE’S KOREAN FLAGSHIP
By Shonquis Moreno
Photo by Annabel Elston
March 2016

Exhibition Design
Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
1991

IL CEMENTO GENTILE / COUNTRY DREAM
by Paola Menaldo
Photos by Adrian Gaut
March 2022

ALAÏA
Editor Saki Kaneko
Photography by Yasuhiro Takagi
Autumn 2022

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

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

HIP TO BE SQUARE
By Alice Rawsthorn
Photographs by Adrian Gaut
March 2019
EINE INSPIRIERE DIE ANDEREN
Recorded by Daniel Sartore. Photography by Annabel Elston, David Bailey for ID magazine, Noblesse magazine.
September 2026

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

By Suzy Menkes
November 17, 2008

Horatio Street, New York, USA