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The eighth instalment of the architect's series, 'Objectify', investigates how the Autogrill bridge attracted some of post-war Italy's greatest architects and engineers

By Carlo Ratti Published 9 August 26

The latest iteration of Sony’s big-lensed RX10 combines a massive zoom with functionality across the board

By Jonathan Bell Published 8 August 26

Jia Curated 2026 highlight, 'Architecture in Scale', explores biophilic architecture and its expressions on the island of Bali, Indonesia

By Daven Wu Published 8 August 26

According to a decision handed down Friday, Congress must approve alterations to the White House: ‘Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner’

By Anna Fixsen Published 7 August 26

Place of Work, an emerging architecture practice from Canada, features in the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026

By Ellie Stathaki Published 7 August 26

We try the Volkswagen T-Roc R-Line, a compact SUV / crossover that tries hard to be all things to all people and mostly succeeds

By Jonathan Bell Published 7 August 26

Meet Marilia Pellegrini, an emerging Brazilian architect whose studio features in the Wallpaper* Architects Directory for 2026

By Ellie Stathaki Published 6 August 26

In the days before blanket sponsorship, racing car liveries and colour schemes gave additional shape to some of the most iconic machines of the era. Wallpaper* walked the paddock at this year’s Festival of Speed to find some classic examples

By Guy Bird Published 6 August 26

The UK’s original digital detox cabin brand heads to the coast, with two Somerset stays designed around phones away and eyes up

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 6 August 26

The resurgence of the Norton brand continues with a contemporary display for the company’s high-end motorcycles courtesy of Foster + Partners

By Jonathan Bell Published 5 August 26

Berlin’s ICC once offered a vision for the future. Years after its failure, a revival might turn it into a symbol for an open society

By Philipp Hindahl Published 5 August 26

Dodge disasters and AI-generated antagonists with the FWAHBL jacket from Vollebak, transforming high-tech, chemical-resistant rubber into stylish and eye-catching outerwear

By Jonathan Bell Published 5 August 26

Emerging Benin-based studio Atelier Ko features in the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026 - here, we flag their Maison Itan, a contemporary restoration

By Ifeoluwa Adedeji Published 5 August 26

CMF has launched the Clip Pro, a new entry into the open, clip-style earbuds that let the outside in without compromising on sound or call quality. We gave them a listen

By Jonathan Bell Published 5 August 26

Once host to Dalí, Bertoia, Noguchi and more, this elegant Spanish seaside villa was a meeting point for post-war artistic movements. Now it’s on the market

By Jonathan Bell Published 5 August 26

Wallpaper* Architects' Directory 2026 spotlights 30 of the world's most exciting emerging studios. Here, we meet Civil Architecture, whose work rethinks Gulf domestic architecture through research and reinvention.

By Ellie Stathaki Published 4 August 26

Azimut handed its new 25m flagship to two designers who'd never built a boat. This is the result

By Daniel Scheffler Published 4 August 26

Volvo’s Chief Design Officer Thomas Ingenlath discusses the ins and outs of contemporary car design and the wider auto industry, and hints at how Volvo plans to celebrate its centenary

By Jonathan Bell Published 4 August 26

A rare 1954 Palmer & Krisel residence in Corbin Palms – the overlooked Woodland Hills enclave where the architects first tested the ideas that would define California’s desert modernism – is on the market for $995,000

By Anna Solomon Published 3 August 26

Casa da rua Escócia brings the outside in thanks to clever planning, angled walls and a richly planted courtyard garden

By Jonathan Bell Published 3 August 26

Conceived in 1970, Pierre Paulin's Dune seating landscape is part of Fred Again.. and Latin Mafia's collaborative mixtape, '9 months & 50 hours', recorded at LagoAlgo in Mexico City, with a spatial installation by Paulin, Paulin, Paulin

By Rosa Bertoli Published 3 August 26

Relive movie moments with ‘On Location in New York City’, which maps 179 restaurants, shops, parks, bars and landmarks across the five boroughs that have conquered the silver screen

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 3 August 26

The handcrafted Brickle promises to stash and sort even the largest collection of Lego bricks, streamlining piece selection, creative play and keeping floors clear of painful hazards

By Jonathan Bell Published 3 August 26

The chef and restaurateur continues to redefine fine dining in Hong Kong, bringing her take on French-Chinese cuisine to a new space intended to feel like a particularly ‘elegant private home’

By Catherine Shaw Published 3 August 26

Wallpaper* took a trip to the Swedish summer resort of Båstad to soak up the atmosphere at the third edition of The Aurora Concours

By Shawn Adams Published 2 August 26

With rumours of big things to come in the world of flexible screens, we take a look at the current state of play in foldable smartphones

By Jonathan Bell Published 2 August 26

Architect Carlo Ratti investigates how the Campari Soda bottle became a part of everyone's favourite summer ritual – and explores its secret Fascist design origins

By Carlo Ratti Published 2 August 26