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Butter Baby is Jakarta’s new cosmic dessert parlour
Crosby Studios conjures a surreal, butter-yellow dreamscape for an unusual dessert parlour in the Indonesian capital
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‘This is hostile furniture’: how the sale of National Gallery benches sparked a conversation on museum accessibility
The National Gallery’s red leather seating is to be auctioned, 13-14 October. But its minimal replacement has been criticised for its unwelcome, inaccessible design
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TAG Heuer’s Connected Calibre just got a smart new OS, new faces and a new collaboration
TAG Heuer introduces its newest smartwatch, the Connected Calibre E5, along with a partnership edition with running brand New Balance
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Ursula K Le Guin’s maps of imaginary worlds are charted in a new exhibition
Ursula K Le Guin, the late American author, best known for her science fiction novels, is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London, charting her whimsical maps, which bring her fantasy worlds alive
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Tobia Scarpa’s revived wooden lighting for Flos combines ingenuity and visual poetry
Flos reissues Tobia Scarpa’s ‘Seki-Han’ lamp, a 1963 design featuring an ingenious wooden structure updated with contemporary technology
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In Taylor Swift’s new era, even the typeface has a story
The bold typography behind 'The Life of a Showgirl' started life as a student project in Nicaragua. Its designer didn’t set out to make pop history – but the Swifties found him anyway.
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A wellness retreat in south-west France blends rural charm with contemporary concrete
Bindloss Dawes has completed the Amassa Retreat in Gascony, restoring and upgrading an ancient barn with sensitive modern updates to create a serene yoga studio
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Raf Simons’ ‘Shaker System’ for Kvadrat is now available in a kids’ version (and it includes a teddy bear)
The designer tells Wallpaper* about his latest projects for the Danish textile company, and finding inspiration in the natural world
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Will future mobility be augmented? We don the new Hypershell X Ultra Exoskeleton to find out
Exoskeletons are already widely used in an industrial context. Hypershell believes there’s a market for a leisure version that makes light work of long hikes
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Power Hall’s glow-up shines light on science and innovation in Manchester
Power Hall at The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester was given a spruce-up by Carmody Groarke, showcasing the past and future of machines, engineering and sustainable architecture
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Rome’s Basilica di Massenzio has been reinvigorated with fresh architectural interventions
The ancient landmark bridges past and present with a redesigned stage area, new flooring and interactive information points
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Avatr Vision Xpectra concept transforms cars into ‘emotionally intelligent companions’
Revealed in Munich, electric car maker Avatr’s futuristic Vision Xpectra is a car that is not only beautiful, but a true form of ‘emotive luxury’
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Dacia wants to make small cars great again – all hail the new Hipster Concept
The best way to minimise energy use in all its forms is to downsize. The Dacia Hipster Concept is a smart way of making a practical car way more pint-sized
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Celebrate the angular joys of 'Brutal Scotland', a new book from Simon Phipps
'Brutal Scotland' chronicles one country’s relationship with concrete; is brutalism an architectural bogeyman or a monument to a lost era of aspirational community design?
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Nine music tech innovations shaping how we make sound
New releases from Akai, Boss, Roland and more help shape the future of music-making technology
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50 creatives for 50 years: Zara toasts five decades with an exclusive collection (which you can now shop online)
Zara invited 50 creative friends to celebrate its first five decades: from Rosalia to Es Devlin, you can now shop the new limited edition designs, from lighting to fashion
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With a secret members’ club, this Washington, DC barbershop is a ‘theatre of self-care’
At Manifest 002, come for a haircut; stay for the boldly hued social spaces designed by INC Architecture & Design
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Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez make a bold start at Loewe, inspired by Ellsworth Kelly’s ‘elemental colours’
The former Proenza Schouler designers presented their debut collection for Loewe this morning, channelling ‘clarity and colour, sensual physicality, and sunniness’
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Abbey Road announces the winners of its annual music photography awards
Abbey Road celebrates the global music photography community with its 2025 awards, honouring legends David Bailey and Anton Corbijn alongside a new generation of image-makers
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The world’s largest capsule hotel opens in the heart of London
With nearly 1,000 capsules across five floors, Zedwell Capsule Hotel Piccadilly Circus promise cocoon-like calm above the city’s loudest square
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The brands and trends to know from Feria Hábitat València 2025, Spain’s leading design fair
Wallpaper* reports from the fair, where Spanish design brands showcased technical innovations, customisable versatility, and sensory, nature-inspired collections
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Taschen’s all-encompassing history of Ferrari is a mighty monograph for a mighty brand
At nearly 700 pages, this new book from Taschen is the ultimate gift for the Ferrari fan in your life, spanning the brand’s history on road and track from inception through to the present day
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Vienna Design Week 2025 is a pit stop for the future
Vienna Design Week (until 5 October 2025) continues its nomadic journey – revisiting forgotten spaces, rethinking ageing and tradition, and exploring what design means in a world defined by movement and change
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Six decades of sonic style are celebrated in this limited-edition Brionvega Radiofonografo
Brionvega has lovingly kept the Castiglionis’ 1965 classic Radiofonografo in production. Now it’s marking the ultimate piece of sculptural hi-fi’s 60th anniversary with a limited edition
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The Viceroy Hotel Group wants you to get on your bike
Across properties in Santa Monica, Chicago, Washington DC and the Algarve, Viceroy guests can experience curated cycling routes and community events
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Guess the unlikely source of inspiration for this new Ikea light
Ikea’s Allen key, a tool that has assisted (and frustrated) in many a home assembly project, is honoured by the new flatpack ‘Ödleblad’ lampshade (no Allen key required)
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The 2026 Winter Olympics Village is complete. Take a look inside
Ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, taking place in Milan in February, the new Olympic Village Plaza is set to be a bustling community hub, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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PriestmanGoode’s new private aviation concept is a sybaritic spa, gym and lounge in the sky
The Private Sanctuary by PriestmanGoode is an extreme statement of airborne luxury, combining innovative new materials with transformable architecture
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Ministry of Sound embraces theatrical brutalism with its new members’ bar
Studio A-nrd dresses the south London superclub’s new No Velvet Rope Society in tactile layers and stark details
