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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
Interview by Hyung Mo Jung
October 2015

ACNE STUDIOS · SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
by Stephanie Wade
Photographs by Annabel Elston and Fabio Ongarato
October 2019

COUNTRY DREAM
by Paola Menaldo
Photos by Adrian Gaut
November 2022

Hyères, France

GANGNAM WHAT?
By Mairi Beautyman
Photographs by Annabel Elston
April 2016

WHITE HEAT
By Sally Brampton
Photographs by Edina Van Der Wyck
April 25th, 1998

BOUTIQUE CHLOÉ AOYAMA, TOKYO
April 2006
SEOUL PURPOSE
Words by Victoria Woodcock
Photography by Taemin Ha
April 2026

Holland Villas Road, London, UK

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

Northamptonshire, England, UK

Cheongdam, Seoul, South Korea

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

Northamptonshire, UK

SOPHIE, THE PURE ARCHITECT
Photographs Kim Hee June
Winter 2015

YOHJI YAMAMOTO FLAGSHIP STORE
By Chris Scott
Photographs by Johannes Marburg
May/Jun 2009

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

London, UK

Paul Smith Ltd.

London, UK