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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

FREIRÄUME
by Mary Boyd
Photographs by James Merrel
June 2012

Kensington, London, UK

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

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

1A EARL’S COURT SQUARE
By RIBA
May 2019

Holland Villas Road, London, UK
Seoul, South Korea

YOHJI YAMAMOTO FLAGSHIP STORE, PARIS
by Lee Eunjung, Photographs by Johannes Marburg

Flagship store, Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France

BOUTIQUE CHLOÉ AOYAMA, TOKYO
April 2006

Northamptonshire, England, UK

By Nonie Niesewand
Photographs by Arthur Elgort
June 1996

Sophie Hicks in conversation with Alice Rawsthorn
Architectural Association, London, UK
February 2015

MAISON INDIVIDUELLE
by Pauline Malras
Photographs by Annabel Elston
October 2019

Exhibition Design
Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Oct. 2008 to Jan. 2009

EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK
Contribution by Sophie Hicks
Photographs by Milo Keller and Johannes Marburg
November 2014

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

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

COUNTRY DREAM
by Paola Menaldo
Photos by Adrian Gaut
November 2022

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