Issue V

Issue V of The Fluxx explores the designers, hotels, restaurants, and cultural projects shaping the global design and travel landscape in 2026. From London and New York to Milan, Paris, and Mexico, the new issue highlights the creative voices and destinations defining contemporary interiors, hospitality, and architecture.

Across the issue, The Fluxx presents exclusive conversations with internationally renowned interior designer Kelly Hoppen, celebrated British lighting designer Lee Broom, and Ilene Shaw, Director of NYCxDesign, exploring the evolving creative dialogue between London and New York. The issue also spotlights the culinary creativity of Adam Handling MBE, alongside the striking architecture and interiors of Rubra restaurant in Punta Mita, Mexico, designed by Ignacio Urquiza and Ana Paula de Alba for acclaimed chef Daniela Soto-Innes.

Elsewhere, the issue travels to Paris to explore the layered interiors created by Cléophée Poli at the Paul Bert Serpette Market, one of the most iconic spaces within the Saint-Ouen flea market, while art and craft intersect during Milan Design Week, where artist Ai Weiweicollaborated with the historic Venetian textile house Rubelli to create a striking silk installation.

Design innovation continues across the global cultural calendar with a preview of Salone del Mobile.Milano, the world’s most influential furniture and interiors fair. For visitors travelling to the city during the event, The Fluxx shares a curated Milan hotel guide highlighting where to stay during design week.

Closer to home, London’s hospitality scene enters a new chapter with the refurbishment of the legendary Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, alongside new openings including The Zetter Bloomsbury and House of Gods Canary Wharf, reflecting the capital’s ever-evolving cultural and nightlife landscape.

The issue also introduces new brand collaborations and bespoke storytelling projects through The Fluxx Editor, alongside travel inspiration from the timeless Hotel Son Net in Mallorca, a historic estate hotel where architecture, gardens and Mediterranean light combine to create one of Spain’s most atmospheric design retreats.

Blending interiors, travel, hospitality and culture, The Fluxx Issue 5 celebrates the people, places and ideas shaping contemporary creative life, offering readers a global perspective on the designers, destinations and design moments defining the year ahead.

Cover Star: Rubra I Punta Mita restaurant, designed by Ignacio Urquiza and Ana Paula de Alba, for internationally acclaimed chef Daniela Soto-Innes.