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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

SOPHIE HICKS
by Alain Elkann
April 2023

Flagship store, Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France

Bloomsbury, London, UK

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

Rue Cambon, Paris, France

AD TOP 200 INFLUENCERS
June 2019

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

DIE BAUHERRIN
By Ingeborg Harms
December 2016

SOPHIE HICKS CONCEALS “CONCRETE MONSTER”
By Alice Morby
Photography by Annabel Elston
September 2015

SOPHIE HICKS
Interview by Hyung Mo Jung
October 2015

Hyères, France

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

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

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

Kensington, London, UK

CLASSY ACT
By Marta Galli
Photographs by Timur Celikdag
Fall 2008

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

ALAÏA
Editor Saki Kaneko
Photography by Yasuhiro Takagi
Autumn 2022

THE ART OF THE FASHION FLAGSHIP
By John Glendall
Photograph of Acne Studios Seoul by Annabel Elston
April/May 2019

RENAISSANCE WOMAN
By Osman Ahmed
Photographs by Alasdair McLellan
Spring 2018