News Archive | August 2026

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August 31st
- The Balvenie releases the world’s oldest whisky. Discover it here
- John Galliano withdraws from landmark Metropolitan Museum exhibition, following controversy
- Aesop has redesigned its perfume bottles; its creative director tells us why
- Melissa Auf der Maur's new monograph chronicles life at the heart of 90s rock culture
- A fun-filled office fit for French Touch star Flat Eric
August 30th
- An impressive two-volume tome is the ultimate companion to George Lucas’ new LA museum
- Explore the unexpected noble genealogy of the garden gnome
August 29th
- This viral Instagram account is putting the ancient architecture of Leominster on the map
- Lee Broom’s hypnotic lighting installation creates a sultry atmosphere
- Kemi Lawson's new book celebrates the joy manifested in Black homes around the world
August 28th
- Fara Homidi on creating her next cult beauty product – which just landed with a splash
- Five new turntables to level up any interior while giving voice to your vinyl collection
- Moncler reimagines a footwear classic – the Clarks Originals Wallabee
August 27th
- All-hearing, agent-driven workplace AI gets a boost thanks to the new Plaud One earbuds
- Speedo iQ is a new system that brings tracking and metrics to the world of serious swimming
- Globe-Trotter’s sold-out restored luggage collection returns for round two
August 26th
- Level-up with the new IKEA and XBOX furniture collab
- Art takes flight at Gstaad-Saanen Airport with Chris Ofili, Wolfgang Tillmans and Max Ernst
- For sale, a secluded gallery-like retreat by Kengo Kuma in Nagakura, Japan
- The City of London’s oldest and largest public space now has a new garden hub
August 25th
- OMA reveals its first-ever affordable housing project in San Francisco. Could it be a model?
- We take the spirited Morgan Super 3 out for a spin of its mighty rear wheel
- A modest house in rural Nova Scotia is a contemporary 'box' for living
August 24th
- Documenting Japan’s disappearing modernist architecture
- The Aboard T4 brings modernist architecture to the open road
- Genesis ventures into the full-size, super luxury SUV market with the new all-electric GV90
- Jeep’s new Compass EV is a promising package of function, features and solid construction
- The Casio F-B100W-1A introduces subtle step tracking to a classic digital design
- Explore André Fu’s hotel and restaurant interiors around the world – now charted in a new book
August 23rd
- Elevate the everyday with this sculptural lighter
- Goy Architects breathes new life into a material-rich 1950s Singapore bungalow
- A historical Madrid home enters the 21st century through smart minimalism by Solar.xyz
- Why we still can’t escape ancient Rome’s most successful housing idea
August 21st
- Remembering 'King of Lucite' Charles Hollis Jones
- The Kip House, a classic piece of post-war American Modernism is up for sale in Berkeley
- We report from the world’s most moneyed automotive event, Monterey Car Week 2026
August 20th
- This minimalist villa by Othmane Bengebara is conceived for both gatherings and retreat
- Innodigym’s new compact home gym offers multiple functions in the smallest of footprints
- The mighty Mercedes-Maybach GLS doubles down on luxury to create the ultimate SUV
- Want to try on Stanley Kubrick’s sunglasses for size? Jacques Marie Mage is reissuing them
- Gracie Abrams makes history as the face of Chanel’s new Coco Mademoiselle fragrance
- Doshi Levien’s first textile accessories collection for Hay is a contemporary take on Indian embroidery
August 19th
- The Fairphone (Gen. 6+) puts best tech practice in your pocket without compromise
- The home of Donald Judd's most ambitious work is about to be restored
- Studio Mehta's Kenyan retreat is luxuriously built using local and recycled materials
August 18th
- Merit Beauty checks into The Ritz-Carlton for its first hospitality collaboration
- Get your hands on rare Comme des Garçons with this landmark auction
- A compact Japanese house by Hitotomori is hidden behind a minimalist wooden fence
- Lighting designer Nathan Orsman illuminates a garage in the Hamptons with cinematic glare
- Five unique hypercars showcase the outer limits of contemporary performance design
August 17th
- Dior Beauty’s history is now an animated film – meet the art director and watch it here
- The new 'Made x Barbican' collection features furniture and lighting inspired by sculptural Brutalism
- A craft-rich eco-lodge by Moyésoa offers an ‘immersive experience’ in Côte d'Ivoire
- Get up to speed on the CD revival with six stylish new ultra-compact and portable players
- A new sake merges French winemaking with Japanese brewing traditions
August 16th
- Architect Carlo Ratti on the lifeguard uniform, Italy’s unlikely design classic
- An idyllic Piedmont retreat by Ricehouse uses an unusual material
August 15th
- This serene Copenhagen boutique is a haven for Korean design
- An updated Californian mid-century modern house gains new light and space
- A holiday house by Kaviar Collaborative is designed as a series of 'viewing galleries'
- New book 'Chromatic Architecture' celebrates colour as a 'fundamental aspect of human pleasure'
August 14th
- New White House ballroom renderings reveal gilded hall, droneport
- Aston Martin ups the ante on its bespoke offering with the V12-powered Valen
- Bernardo Paz returns to the Brazilian forest. Discover the plans for his second artistic utopia
- White-walled minimalism and heritage spirit meet in a revived Athens townhouse by Local Local
August 13th
- This Ghanaian retreat was designed to blend effortlessly with nature
- A new Earthship residence will land in Kansas – and it’s tornado- and fire-resistant
- Chef Medeu serves dishes from 1881 beneath Almaty’s mountains
- Rivian updates its flagship R1 electric SUV with new colours, trim and interior options
- Fancy a turnkey home created by a legendary Italian design house? Pininfarina can help
August 12th
- Singer teams up with Louis Vuitton to create a pair of outrageously modified Porsche 911s
- Heatherwick Studio gives this Kentucky civic space a refresh
- Stylus Architects shapes a triumph of an angular house extension in south London
- Luxurious minimalism for four: a first look inside the upcoming Jaguar Type 01
- Build a Verner Panton animal sculpture – these reissued cube kits are alive with possibility
August 11th
- Ultra-portable and highly pocketable, five of the smallest MP3 players on the market
- A tiny house in Ecuador exemplifies Diana Salvador's eco-sensitive architecture
August 10th
- The Bentley Continental GT S retains its title as the ultimate long-distance machine
- OGA transform a tricky North London site into a private sanctuary that blends old and new
- Nothing’s design team give us the lowdown on the tech firm’s evolving use of colour
- This modular timber home by Hoyer Arkitektur is the perfect bolthole to take in Danish nature
- A Chinese house by Various Associates is a delicate balance of beautiful cross-generational living
August 9th
- The story behind our shape-shifting September Style Issue cover shoot
- Architect Carlo Ratti on why the Autogrill bridge is Italy's testbed for motorway design
August 8th
- A camera that does it all? Sony’s new RX10 V offers power, speed and a mighty lens
- Biophilia meets Bali at Jia Curated 2026's architectural spotlight show
August 7th
- Construction on the White House ballroom must stop, a federal appeals court rules
- A home in rugged Nova Scotia by Place of Work is an extraordinary take on the ordinary
- The VW T-Roc sticks firmly to the middle of the road, a best-seller that’s short on surprises
August 6th
- A palm tree-engulfed home by Marilia Pellegrini is a sanctuary in the heart of São Paulo
- Racing lines and classic graphics in the paddock at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed
- Unplugged’s first coastal cabins make going offline even more desirable
August 5th
- Norton Motorcycles team up with Foster + Partners to showcase their new products
- Berlin's sleeping architectural giant, the ICC conference centre, is about to awake
- Vollebak’s 'For When All Hell Breaks Loose' jacket gives catastrophe the brush-off
- Architects' Directory: Through the restoration of an Afro-Brazilian house in Benin, shines the work of Atelier Ko
- The new CMF Clip Pro makes light work of the ear clip approach to listening on the move
- The intriguing Staempfli House on Costa Brava was once home to a Surrealist art dealer
August 4th
- Architects' Directory: a Gulf house by Civil Architecture brings the courtyard typology to the 21st century
- Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez shape Azimut’s new flagship yacht, Seadeck 9
- Thomas Ingenlath returns to Volvo with fresh experience of the industry’s challenges
August 3rd
- Before Palm Springs, there was Corbin Palms – now one of its original mid-century homes is for sale
- FGMF’s new São Paulo house is cleverly arranged around a sub-tropical garden
- A Pierre Paulin design icon becomes the backdrop for Fred Again.. and Latin Mafia's latest collaboration
- Discover New York through its movie locations with A24’s new book
- The most elegant Lego storage system ever made? Meet the Brickle
- Vicky Lau’s new Tate opens in Hong Kong with an elegant flourish – step inside
August 2nd
- Sweden’s classic car community has its own high-end event, The Aurora, now in its third year
- The fold and the beautiful: will 2026 finally be the year of the folding smartphone?
- The surprising design history of the Campari Soda bottle
August 1st
- Ikea’s new portable furniture is designed to grab and go – perfect for Generation Rent
- A dark and ‘stealthy’ Welsh cottage reimagines life and architecture by the Irish Sea