Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography
Commissioned See all
Basao Tea Lounge
Basao Tea Lounge
Xiamen, 2022
Norm Architects
Chapel of Sound
Chapel of Sound
Jinshanling, 2021
Open Architecture
Y Hotel & Kitchen
Y Hotel & Kitchen
Sanya, 2022
SYY
Andaz Shenzhen Bay
Andaz Shenzhen Bay
Shenzhen, 2021
Tony Chi
Yiji Gallery
Yiji Gallery
Chongqing, 2021
SYY
Celine Collins Street
Celine Collins Street
Melbourne, 2019
Hedi Slimane
66 White Street
66 White Street
New York, 2019
Yabu Pushelberg
The Field
The Field
Xiamen, 2020
Team Bldg
Eath Library
Eath Library
Seoul, 2019
Teo Yang Studio
Personal See all
Spaces for Tea
Spaces for Tea
Photo Essay, 2020
Momogusa
Momogusa
Gallery Visit, 2016
Toki No Kumo
Toki No Kumo
Gallery Visit, 2016
A Shelter And A Storm
A Shelter And A Storm
Photo Essay, 2015
Wu Qing
Wu Qing
Studio Visit, 2020
Watanabe Takayuki
Watanabe Takayuki
Studio Visit, 2016
Jonathan Leijonhufvud photographs architecture, interiors and still life.

Born in Sweden, raised in China, Jonathan works internationally with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong.

When not freezing time, Jonathan plays drums with the Chinese rock band P.K.14.

Select Awards

  • 2023 German Design Award – Interior Architecture Winner – Jinyi Cineplex – One Plus
  • 2022 ArchDaily – Building of the Year – Chapel of Sound – Open Architecture
  • 2022 World Architecture Festival – Temporary Space Winner – Void Exhibition – Team Bldg
  • 2021 Red Dot Design Award – Best of the Best – Shangying Cinema – One Plus
  • 2020 German Design Award – Interior Architecture Winner – Panlong Plaza – One Plus
  • 2019 Frame Awards – Entertainment Venue of the Year – Panlong Plaza – One Plus
  • 2018 IF Design Award – Interior Architecture Winner – Insun Cineplex – One Plus
  • 2017 Red Dot Design Award – Interior Design Winner – Xintang Cinema – One Plus
  • 2016 Japan Good Design Award – Space & Interior Category Winner – Meteor Cinema – One Plus
  • 2015 AIA New York Design Award – The Emperor Hotel Beijing – ASAP
  • 2015 A&D Best of the Best Interior Design – Exploded Cinema – One Plus
  • 2014 Retail Interior Awards – Store of the Year – Galeries Lafayette Beijing – HMKM
  • 2014 D&AD Award – Environmental Design Winner – Nanchang Cineplex – One Plus
  • 2012 Hasselblad Masters Finalist – Architecture
  • 2012 Dali International Photography Awards – 1st Prize
  • 2011 Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat – Best Tall Building Asia – IFC Guangzhou
  • 2009 IPA International Photography Awards – 2 Honorable Mentions

Published Books

  • 2022 A Radical Vision by Open: Reinventing Cultural Architecture – Rizzoli
  • 2021 Build A House That Doesn't Resist Life – Zhaoyang – Beijing United Publishing
  • 2021 A Tale of Warp and Weft – Fort Street Studio – Rizzoli
  • 2020 The Most Beautiful Rooms In The World – Rizzoli
  • 2018 Arquitectonica – Rizzoli
  • 2017 This Will Be The Place, Cassina 90 Years – Rizzoli
  • 2017 Yoko Ono, Golden Ladders – Faurschou Foundation
  • 2016 John Swire & Sons, 1816 - 2016 – John Swire & Sons
  • 2015 André Fu – Assouline
  • 2015 Taikoo Li Chengdu, The Story of an Original Development – Swire Properties
  • 2014 Arup Building Design – Detail Publishing
  • 2014 Louise Bourgeois, Alone and Together – Faurschou Foundation
  • 2013 La Villa Basset – Editions Internationales du Patrimoine
  • 2012 Transformation, The First 40 Years – Swire Properties
  • 2012 Best Highrises, 2012-2013 – Deutsches Architekturmuseum
  • 2011 The Architectural World of SOHO China – SOHO China

Recent Clients

Architectural

Arup
Büro Ole Scheeren
Duccio Grassi Architects
Heatherwick Studio
HMKM
Holzer Kobler Architects
Jacques Ferrier Architectures
Keiji Ashizawa Design
Kengo Kuma & Associates
Layan Design Group
Linehouse
Meta Design
Moment Inc
Norm Architects
One Plus Partnership
Open Architecture
Powerhouse Company
Soho China
Swire Properties
SYY Design
Team Bldg
Teo Yang Studio
TFP Farrells
Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Woods Bagot
Yabu Pushelberg
Zaha Hadid Architects
Zhaoyang Architects
Commercial

Apple
Blue Bottle Coffee
Bulgari Hotels
Byredo
Cassina
Celine
Chanel
Fort Street Studio
Fritz Hansen
Hermés
Hyatt Group
Hylla Hotels
Lane Crawford
LVMH
Mahā Hotels & Resorts
Maison Martin Margiela
Marriott International
Nike
Saint Laurent
Salvatori
Sisan Hotels
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
Shishi-Iwa House
Swire Hotels
Toteme
Uniqlo
Winkreative
Yiji Collection
Editorial

Architectural Digest
Architectural Record
ArchDaily
Artsy
Blueprint
Casa Vogue Brasil
Case De Abitare
Communication Arts
Condé Nast Traveler
Design Anthology
Dezeen
Divisare
Domus
Elle Decor
Financial Times
Frame
Ideat
Interior Design
MIT Technology Review
Pictet Report
Position
Shotenkenchiku
Time Magazine
Vanity Fair
Vogue China
W Magazine
Wallpaper
Wired UK