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Get up close and personal with icons of Italian design at Nilufar's summery New York residencyWorks by Gabriella Crespi, Carlo Mollino and more congregate to create a design lover's beach scene at New York's Galerie56
By Anna Fixsen Published
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Change your stripes with Dior’s art deco tablewareDior Maison's new ‘Godron’ collection reimagines a classic decorative motif to celebrate the elegant geometry of art deco style
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Aion V is another new Chinese car, this time with a strong Milanese design influenceAion is the latest brand to emerge from China’s massive EV market and arrive on European shores
By Guy Bird Published
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Drama and minimalism meet in this Osaka house – where all is not what it seemsTitled ‘Moment’, this house by Apollo Architects & Associates appears modest from the street, but opens up to double-height spatial drama inside
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Rest easy on Willo Perron's pillowy new bed for KnollIt's Knoll's first bed in decades – and it was so worth the wait
By Anna Fixsen Published
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A new collaboration sees Ralph Lauren unite with the quilters of Gee’s Bend, AlabamaPart of the brand’s ‘Artist in Residence’ programme, which celebrates traditional American craft, the collaboration sees two original quilts reimagined as clothing and homeware
By Jack Moss Published
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‘Precision with soul’: Cubitts sets up shop in Manchester with a store that celebrates the cityThe eyewear company collaborates with Manchester design studio Youth to create a shop that respects the building’s past while reflecting the city’s future
By Ali Morris Published
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‘The Nue Black Aesthetic’ maps the diasporic voices shaping design todayThe Design Museum in London announces a new exhibition (6 November 2026 to 8 August 2027) bringing together 16 contemporary Black designers; guest curator Charlene Prempeh tells us about exploring identity, the diaspora and who gets to shape the design canon
By Jamilah Rose-Roberts Published
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The new Audi Q9 is a flagship SUV that’s betting big on scale, comfort and technologyIs bigger better? Audi certainly seems to think so. The company’s new Q9 SUV is the largest model it has ever built, with interior accommodation and equipment to match
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The New Balance factory is updated with a restorative outdoor space for workersNew Balance and jewellery designer Bleue Burnham collaborate on a new horticultural project for its factory in Cumbria, a reflection of the footwear brand’s belief that exceptional craftsmanship begins with happiness
By Anne Soward Published
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KEF’s new LS Luxe speakers feature the trademark fluid forms of Ross LovegroveThe new LS Luxe wireless speakers from KEF are a clear expression of Lovegrove’s school of emotive, sculptural design
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Yinka Ilori’s new book gives his celebrated chairs a voice‘Chairman’ reveals how one of design’s most familiar objects became the starting point for more than a decade of work
By Jamilah Rose-Roberts Published
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Refik Anadol’s first monograph traces the process and evolution of his digital artPublished to accompany a new exhibition of the artist’s work, the book explores the painterly side of working with data and artificial intelligence
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Los Angeles art exhibitions: the best shows to see in August 2026Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from Leica Gallery celebrating 50 years of photography to a retrospective on architect Paul R. Williams
By Carole Dixon Last updated
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Three modernist icons have been added to Unesco’s World Heritage ListUnesco’s World Heritage Committee has added 25 new sites to its prestigious list – among them, modernist landmarks in Finland, Poland and Uzbekistan mark a growing shift towards recognising 20th-century architecture
By Anna Solomon Published
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London’s Olympia has been under renovation for years. Now we can step insideAfter five years of construction, the Victorian landmark, reimagined as a vibrant cultural hub by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC, is nearly complete. Take a look inside
By Tianna Williams Published
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This finely crafted bookstand by Marc Newson is the ultimate showcase for heftier tomesThe designer and longstanding Taschen collaborator’s bookstand weighs 14 kg and is the perfect tool to display the publisher’s oversized volumes
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A Goa villa mesmerises with its crisp white form engulfed in lush Indian natureThis striking villa on Goa’s border with Maharashtra celebrates its untamed coastal hillside setting in a design courtesy of JMA Mumbai
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Bigger, bolder and stuffed to the gills with technology: meet the new Zeekr 9XIf Zeekr get their way, this is the new shape of luxury European automotive design. The 9X is a full-sized SUV with private jet levels of comfort and a data centre's worth of onboard tech. Will it take the luxury market by storm?
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi finally has an opening dateFollowing years of delays and controversies, the building is (almost) ready for its big reveal. Here's what to know
By Anna Fixsen Published
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GM reveals Winn Morton’s costume designs from the golden age of industrial musicalsOnce upon a time, General Motors was responsible for big-ticket, Broadway-style musicals to promote its products. Legendary costume designer Winn Morton was just one of the talents it tapped
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Inspired by the OG Porsche racing car, the 356 European SL is lithe and lightweightThe Thornley Kelham Porsche 356 European SL is an expression of the art of hand-crafted aluminium car-making, inspired by a motorsport legend and engineered for modern-day driving
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A London architect’s house becomes a testbed for new thinking about waste, material and structureThis south London architect’s house by Draper Studio is a true labour of love, exploring new thinking about design and construction, and executing it with care and precision
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Navier’s all-electric carbon-fibre hydrofoils will bring zero-carbon sea travel to the MaldivesIsland nations like the Maldives need to move on from fossil fuels. US-based electric hydrofoil manufacturer Navier wants to be in on these new nautical networks
By Josh Sims Published
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Care to crowdfund an ultra-compact Android phone? Check out the new device from AerosWhat if your online footprint was smaller, less insistent and intrusive and therefore didn’t soak up so much of your time? That’s the thinking behind Aeros’ proposed super-minimal smartphone, where small is beautiful and only the most useful functions are preserved
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Step inside a Cornish eco-cabin resort and its new luscious landscape by Darren HawkesNow established and teeming with wildlife and wildflowers, a Cornish eco-cabin resort is an immersive, sustainability-focused landscape; we tour a new addition to The Point
By Matt Collins Published
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The Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon is restored to its original, modernist gloryThe Gulbenkian Museum reopens following an extensive, sensitive restoration of its 20th-century building; tour its refreshed home in the Portuguese capital
By Giovanna Dunmall Published
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A new in-depth architectural history of Broadcasting House explores the BBC's originsElizabeth Darling’s 'Palace of the Ether' is a rich history of Broadcasting House and the BBC's first decade, a time of electronic, aesthetic and social innovation writ large
By Jonathan Bell Published
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When Renault took to the sky: revisiting the elegant 1930s Caudron Rafale racing planeRenault’s history includes this superb piece of aviation design, the 1934 Caudron Rafale C.460, a name that's gone on to grace a contemporary car
By Adam Hay-Nicholls Published
