The World of Interiors, December 2026
215 x 278 mm, 168 pages
London, UK
Monthly
Editor-in-chief: Emily Tobin
Art director: Ben Weaver
The World of Interiors’ fondness for obscurity and unearthing forgotten architectural treasures from around the globe has earned it cult-like status among many who wouldn’t ordinarily pick up an interiors magazine. It is a chateau among hovels in the land of glossy interiors magazines. Despite the luxury advertising and ample dose of villas, manors and modernist rarities, there’s always something about the WoI that feels unaffected by the aspirationalism saturating the pages of its peers.
This ‘Maxi Issue’ is the loosely celestial themed December 2026 edition of WoI, featuring the Pegasus constellation from Johann Bayer’s 1603 groundbreaking atlas ‘Uranometria’ soaring across the cover. Inside, an assortment of contemporary artists and thinkers select a map from ‘The Sunderland Collection’ to illustrate their personal relationship to celestial mythology and the universe, ahead of an upcoming exhibition—titled ‘Night Maps’—at The Warburg Institute, that borrows work from the collection. Artists include Ali Kazim, Jonathan Wright, and ‘Night Maps’ curator John Tresch.
Elsewhere, ‘aerial fairies’ Miranda Sinclair and Rose Eaglesfield head skyward to present a rural bird’s eye view of several textile samples, featuring a pink eight-point star, photographed by Giles Price; and Seetal Solanki endorses a ‘more-is-more’ mindset in her feature celebrating the ornaments and souvenirs of multigenerational migrant houses, reminiscent of her parents maximalist home in Leicester.
On the Journal
At Work With Emily Tobin: ‘World of Interiors is the original indie mag. Much imitated but never bettered. Our archive is extraordinary, every interior you’ve ever glimpsed on social media has most likely featured in the magazine over our 45 year history.’
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