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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

INTERVISTA A SOPHIE HICKS
Words by Sennait Ghebreab
Photography by Adrian Gaut, Alasdair McLellan, Hong Kiwoong and Shin Hyo Geun
June 2026

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

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

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

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

DIE GEISTERJÄGERIN
Interview by Svea Jörgens
Portraits by Volker Conradus
December 2012

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

ALAÏA
Editor Saki Kaneko
Photography by Yasuhiro Takagi
Autumn 2022

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

October 2015
SEOUL PURPOSE
Words by Victoria Woodcock
Photography by Taemin Ha
April 2026

Northamptonshire, UK

Kensington, London, UK

Paris, France

1A EARL’S COURT SQUARE
by Danila Varennikov
Photographs by Adrian Gaut, Alasdair McLellan, Annabel Elston & Sophie Hicks Architects
October 2019

Holland Villas Road, London, UK

SOPHIE HICKS, LA SCIENCE DES VOLUMES
By Clara Le Fort
Photo by Johannes Marburg
September 2016

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