Latest articles by Jonathan Bell
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We explore the coming robot realm – design revolution or dystopian nightmare?
Tech editor, Jonathan Bell, takes a deep dive into the world of robotics and the line-up of mechanised menaces most likely to be stalking the streets in the next five years
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An incomplete android bestiary listing the fast-moving world of humanoid robots
Who are the key players in the coming robotic revolution? We line up the most likely movers and makers vying to control the automated future
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Pure electric power in a velvet glove: meet the new Rolls-Royce Black Badge Spectre
Rolls-Royce brings its Black Badge appellation to the all-electric Spectre, creating the marque’s most potent ever model with a moody interior that combines dark with dazzle
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Pretty on the inside: the BMW X3 M50 is a characterful but confrontational SUV
The flagship of the fourth generation X3 range, the M50 xDrive model showcases BMW’s skills at making SUVs that are delightful to drive
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The mash-up between Mercedes and Geely continues with the multi-functional smart #5
The new smart #5 is a mid-size electric SUV that promises an overload of features wrapped up in a stylish shell
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Buy a slice of California’s midcentury modern history with this 1955 Pasadena house
Conrad Buff II Residence has been fully restored and updated for the 21st century
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The OM System OM-3 camera blends heritage design with cutting-edge technology
The OM-3 from OM System is the newest must-have mirrorless camera design, classically styled and comprehensively equipped to create the ultimate contemporary digital camera
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A Norfolk bungalow has been transformed through a deft sculptural remodelling
North Sea East Wood is the radical overhaul of a Norfolk bungalow, designed to open up the property to sea and garden views
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A new concrete extension opens up this Stoke Newington house to its garden
Architects Bindloss Dawes' concrete extension has brought a considered material palette to this elegant Victorian family house
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BMW celebrates half a century of its pioneering Art Car project with exhibitions and more
We present a portfolio of the artists who have contributed to 50 years of BMW Art Cars, including Andy Warhol, John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer and David Hockney
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A former garage is transformed into a compact but multifunctional space
A multifunctional, compact house by Francesco Pierazzi is created through a unique spatial arrangement in the heart of the Surrey countryside
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Nendo teams up with AREP to transform the interiors of France’s TGV
High-speed rail has a new interiors benchmark thanks to the flowing forms and colours of the new InOui TGV
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Mercedes lifts the covers on its new electric CLA, replete with AI assistant
The new Mercedes-Benz CLA crams high-tech assistance into a svelte all-electric package
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Type without the tyranny of distractions: eight new ways to get the words out
Looking for a way to divert you from doom-scrolling? This selection of eight distraction-free typing devices will keep you offline and away from the socials to help you meet that deadline
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A brutalist house in Spain embraces its wild and tangled plot
House X is a formidable, brutalist house structure on a semi-rural plot in central Spain, shaped by Bojaus Arquitectura to reflect the robust flora and geology of the local landscape
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Automotive startup Longbow is taking a shot at making a lightweight, all-electric sportscar
Enter the Featherweight Electric Vehicle, Longbow’s sporting vision of the fun side of electrification
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The Architecture of Seduction: how Horace Gifford built a modernist, queer paradise
Fire Island is explored through a new edition of Christopher Rawlins’ seminal architectural and social history book on the life and work of Horace Gifford
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Meet Starline, the Europe-wide train of the future: grand plans needn’t be politically divisive
Starline is a grand plan for a Trans-European Transport Network of high-speed trains, the first project of 21st Europe, a new creative agency looking at ways to deploy design to make our lives better
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The new Morgan Supersport encapsulates the enduring appeal of a classic sports car
The Morgan Motor Company modernises the art of bespoke car-building and unveils the Supersport, the marque’s most sophisticated and streamlined flagship to date
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An architect’s own home offers a refined and leafy retreat from its East London surroundings
Studioshaw has completed a courtyard house in amongst a cluster of traditional terraced houses, harnessing the sun and plenty of greenery to bolster privacy and warmth
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Your final chance to enter the Wallpaper* Smart Space Awards 2025
We’re celebrating five years of Smart Space in 2025, tracing half a decade of technological trends and evolution, celebrating the ideas that worked and the devices that became indispensable
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Meet the final drivable prototype of the Telo MT1 pickup truck, shaped by Fuseproject
The Telo MT1 is a modestly scaled EV that turns the traditional all-American approach to pick-up truck design on its head
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EV start-up Halcyon transforms a classic 1970s Rolls-Royce into a smooth electric operator
This 1978 Rolls-Royce Corniche is the first fruit of a new electric restomod company, the Surrey-based Halcyon
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Tangerine shapes the trains for Japan’s longest Shinkansen line, due in service in 2030
The UK-based consultancy has created the interiors and livery of the East Japan Railway Company's new E10 Shinkansen trains
