Apple has announced Parafernalia, Yoonjeong Lee, Salem S. Charabi and Isabel Rower as the four recipients of its "Designers of Tomorrow" award for 2026.

The news was unveiled at an exhibition taking place during this year's Design Miami Paris, with new works by each of the four designers on view, each responding to the theme of "Design for Presence".

"Each of the works invites you to look closer and engage in multiple senses," said juror member Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, who is a curator at SFMOMA. "Instead of spectacle, each work beckons a one-on-one encounter to notice detail. These details bring the intimate experience of the work into a moment of focus and presence."

For Parafernalia, a studio made up of designers Sebastián Zorrilla and Genki Matsumura (who are based between Monterrey and Mexico City respectively) the theme made them think about conviviality of presence, noting that it is "seldom a singular condition"

This manifested in MonoAmbiente 1, a multifunctional piece that explores how different forms of presence – such as a conversation, or a game of chess – can coexist within a single object.

Closed, they describe the unit as a "landscape" with acid-etched stainless steel surfaces. Inside, you find stools and a table and a chess board – one set of pieces made by Matsumura, and the other by Zorrilla.

Egyptian Danish architect Salem S. Charabi turned to one of the oldest ways of drawing people together. “Light is something we’re all instinctively drawn to, dating back to our earliest fires,” he said, a thought that led him to the lantern.

The result is The Eminence of Light. Its veil is made from banana paper, using Japanese techniques applied to Egyptian palm, and sits over a skeleton of hand-stacked date palm fronds on a grooved limestone base. Each strand is three millimetres wide, split by hand and drilled, with ends sharpened by chisel so they interlock.

Brooklyn-based Isabel Rower is interested in what happens when an everyday object is made from something people can’t immediately identify. Her Padded Chair 1860 takes its exaggerated proportions from 18th- and 19th-century papier-mâché furniture and objets d’art, setting a high-gloss finish against a fringe of ceramic beads along the seat.

“The surface functions as a site for curiosity for me,” explains Rower. “People don’t always know what my pieces are made of, even as they’re touching them. It’s captivating when something that isn’t readily understood takes the form of a familiar object, like a table or teapot. It generates a kind of friction that brings you into immediate awareness of the objects we use every day.”

For Seoul-based Yoonjeong Lee, the theme was a chance to bring overlooked, background objects to the fore. New Form works as both a table and a lamp: sheets of paper make up the shade, held in place by three worn-down pencils used as nails, while the base is built from around 5,000 thin sheets of stacked veneer, a nod to her signature approach of building volume through repetition.

“I wanted to express this year’s theme through something small that we could all recognize — a shared experience,” Lee explains. “This story doesn’t carry some grand narrative. Instead, it takes a second look at the familiar to help you rediscover that which has been quietly forgotten.”

2026 marks the second year of the initiative, which acts as a collaboration between Apple and Design Miami, in order to present emerging talent from around the world on a prominent stage. The selection process is overseen by a jury, and then the final exhibition is curated by Rodman Primack, founder of the Mexico City based collectible design gallery AGO Projects.

Designers of Tomorrow is on view at Design Miami Paris, Hôtel de Maisons, 51 Rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris, from 20 October.

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7-Eleven and Bam Bird Boutique have created a custom mahjong set exclusively for 7Collection, filled with references to the convenience store chainThe tiles combine triple-layer acrylic construction with hand-painted artwork and gold-etched backsA signature green velvet bag, two dice and a custom tile guide come included

7-Eleven is moving from the snack aisle to the mahjong table with the 7-Eleven x Bam Bird Boutique Mahjong Tile Set, a 7Collection exclusive that recasts the store’s most recognizable products, colors and symbols as playable tiles. The result sits somewhere between a collector’s object and a fully functional game set, with every design built to stay legible once the tiles hit the table.

The appeal starts with familiarity. Rather than relying on traditional tile motifs alone, the artwork pulls from 7-Eleven’s shelves and branding, translating everyday products and nostalgic references into small-scale illustrations that regulars will spot instantly. The challenge, and the point, is balancing that recognition with readability, so each suit still functions as it should during play.

That artwork is painted by hand onto tiles made from three layers of acrylic, each measuring 32mm x 23mm x 13mm. The backs keep the brand front and center, carrying 7-Eleven’s signature stripes along with a gold-etched logo, so even a face-down wall reads as unmistakably 7-Eleven.

Underneath the branding, the set is built for serious play. Its 160 tiles break down into 36 bams, 36 craks and 36 dots, joined by 8 flowers, 16 winds, 12 dragons, 10 jokers and 6 blanks. Removing 2 jokers and the 6 blanks brings the set in line with National Mah Jongg League standards.

The accessories carry the theme through. A 14" x 8" velvet bag in 7-Eleven’s signature green holds the tiles, with added brand details hidden inside, while two dice and a double-sided guide, featuring the tile designs on one face and helpful gameplay reminders on the other, complete the package for new and seasoned players alike.

The 7-Eleven x Bam Bird Boutique Mahjong Tile Set is available now via 7Collection.

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Vitra releases a 2026 limited-edition reissue of Jean Prouvé’s 1950s Antony chair.The design features a black European chestnut shell and powder-coated metal frame.Now available online, each exclusive chair includes a consecutively numbered label.

Vitra revisits one of Jean Prouvé’s most recognizable furniture designs with a new limited edition of the Antony Chair, updating the early-1950s original through a darker, more graphic material palette.

The edition pairs a black European chestnut seat shell with a deep black powder-coated metal frame, sharpening the chair’s distinctive silhouette while allowing the natural grain of the timber to soften its industrial character. The contrast between Prouvé’s engineered metal structure and the warmth of wood remains central to the design, preserving the tension between technical precision and material tactility that has long defined the Antony. Each example is finished with a consecutively numbered label, reinforcing its limited-edition status.

The release also carries particular significance within Vitra’s own history. The Antony was the first Prouvé design acquired by Vitra Chairman Emeritus Rolf Fehlbaum, who encountered a vintage example in Paris in 1984; that discovery sparked a deeper interest in Prouvé’s work and ultimately helped establish Vitra’s long-running relationship with the designer’s family.

By returning to the chair in this monochromatic 2026 edition, Vitra highlights both the enduring clarity of Prouvé’s construction and the design’s role in shaping the brand’s engagement with his archive. The Vitra Limited Edition Antony Chair 2026 is available now via Vitra’s website.

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MAS transforms Karimoku Commons Tokyo into an imagined Japanese inn for “Oyado MAS.”The exhibition explores the brand’s “New Japanese Comfort” through furniture, craft and hospitality.Collaborators include NEW LIGHT POTTERY, Nao Tesuki Washi, SEKISAKA, sheep and sinso.

Karimoku is bringing MAS’ idea of “New Japanese Comfort” into a more immersive setting with “Oyado MAS,” a special exhibition transforming the first-floor gallery of Karimoku Commons Tokyo into an imagined Japanese inn.

Founded in 2018 under Design Director Wataru Kumano, MAS has developed its furniture through an ongoing dialogue with Japan’s forests, with a particular focus on softwoods and the possibilities they offer for contemporary living. Rather than presenting the collection as isolated objects, Oyado MAS places the pieces within a holistic environment inspired by the rhythms and hospitality of an oyado, allowing furniture, light, craft and everyday objects to collectively define a new vision of domestic comfort.

The installation expands on MAS’ functional, understated design language, where the warmth and familiarity of timber are balanced by clean proportions and forms intended to feel relevant beyond a single stylistic moment. Here, that approach is contextualized alongside work from NEW LIGHT POTTERY, Nao Tesuki Washi, SEKISAKA, sheep and sinso, collaborators that also joined MAS during this year’s 3daysofdesign. Bringing these different makers under one roof introduces layers of lighting, handmade paper, objects and textiles around the furniture, creating a lived-in atmosphere closer to an actual guesthouse than a conventional showroom. The result emphasizes material texture and quiet utility over spectacle, presenting Japanese craftsmanship as something integrated naturally into daily routines.

In that sense, Oyado MAS builds on the brand’s previous presentations by shifting the focus from individual furniture pieces toward the relationships between objects, people and space. The imaginary inn format offers visitors an opportunity to experience how MAS’ collection functions within a broader interior ecosystem, reinforcing its pursuit of universally approachable design while grounding it in distinctly Japanese materials and sensibilities. “Oyado MAS” is on view at Karimoku Commons Tokyo until October 20, 2026, presenting the brand’s evolving interpretation of comfort through furniture, craft and contemporary hospitality.

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Bocci debuts the 14 Mirror lighting collection at Paris Art & Design Week.The hand-applied mirrored finish dynamically oscillates between transparency and reflection.Milanese duo Cameranesi Pompili introduced the series through a constellation-like installation.

Bocci is expanding one of its best-known lighting families with 14 Mirror, a reflective new treatment for the Vancouver studio’s iconic 14 series. The new lighting fixtures are defined by an oscillating, perceptual relationship between light transmission and environmental reflection. When fully illuminated, the internal light passes straight through the glass, rendering the orb fully transparent.

However, when switched off or dimmed, a mirror effect takes over, turning the ambient light of the room, sunlight, or even a window into an active part of the fixture's composition. Between these two extremes lies a dynamic gradient condition where the solid glass at once transmits its own glow while softly reflecting its surroundings, creating a fluid visual experience that never quite settles into a single, fixed image.

The new finish is intentionally inconsistent, with subtle variations in opacity created through the hand-application process. Those differences allow each piece to respond uniquely to its environment, with reflections appearing to slide, soften and dissolve across the glass as viewing angles and ambient light change. Bocci co-founder Omer Arbel describes 14 Mirror less as a color than a “condition,” and that idea becomes especially clear in clustered compositions, where the pieces move between luminous glass objects and dark, liquid-like reflective spheres. The treatment will be offered across the existing 14 typologies, including the 14p portable, 14 pendant and 14s sconce, giving the established series a new visual language without abandoning its underlying construction.

To introduce the collection, Bocci has partnered with Milan-based duo Cameranesi Pompili on ORBITAL, a scenographic installation created for Paris Art & Design Week. Presented across four areas inside the Reference Studios apartment, the display treats each 14 Mirror fixture as a small moon, arranging them in constellation-like formations that play with symmetry, doubling, altered perspective and optical illusion.

The collaboration continues Bocci’s earlier work with Valentina Cameranesi on Unexpected Guests, while pushing the studio’s interest in atmosphere and perception into a more reflective direction. 14 Mirror will be available through Bocci across the 14 series, with ORBITAL on view in Paris from October 20 - 21, 2026.

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CB2 has partnered with Grammy Award-winning producer Swizz Beatz to launch the Casa Dean collectionDeveloped alongside designer Evan Jerry the assortment spans shearling seating modular green velvet sofas smoked crystal barware and credenzasThe collection takes cues from family memories and music culture while highlighting artwork made with Megan Gabrielle Harris

CB2 has officially debuted Casa Dean, a comprehensive home decor and furniture collection created in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning producer and art collector Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean. According to Wallpaper*, the line encompasses seating, lighting, and decorative lifestyle objects centered around creative living and family connection.

Developed in tandem with designer Evan Jerry of Studio Anansi, the assortment reflects Dean’s evolving aesthetic sensibilities through distinct textures, bold hues, and purposeful forms. Key designs include a curvaceous accent chair in woolly taupe shearling, a linear console table finished with red enamel, and a modular sofa wrapped in green velvet that nods to his affinity for British racing green. The range also features smoked crystal barware, collaborative artwork with artist Megan Gabrielle Harris, and the "Lam-Louie" credenza—a multi-purpose storage piece named after Dean’s father that doubles as a functional DJ console.

“Swizz was especially thoughtful about the experience of each piece. How does a sofa sit? How does a material feel? How does the furniture encourage people to gather and connect?” Andrea Erman, CB2’s senior director of design and development for housewares, told Wallpaper*. Reflecting on the collection's core mission, Dean said, "I just want people to just tune into themselves with this collaboration. The world is moving so fast and there's so much uncertainty that when you sit on this couch, or when you plug your set-up into this DJ set, or put some ice in this amazing bucket, you're doing it to reflect yourself."

The Casa Dean collection is available now via CB2.

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After opening its online shop in the UK earlier this year, Westwing, the European home and living brand, now teams up with British designer Victoria Beckham on an exclusive dining collection.

Marking her debut in the home and interiors, the landmark collaboration leans into the designer’s background in fashion and beauty through the theme “Serving Style.” It aims to translate Victoria Beckham’s famously refined aesthetic from her eponymous fashion label into a line of elegant tableware, textiles and decorative pieces that turn everyday gatherings into elevated experiences around the table.

“Home is where some of life's most meaningful moments happen,” shared Victoria Beckham in an official statement. “This collaboration felt like a natural way to explore that world through the same lens of design, craftsmanship and attention to detail that defines everything we do as a brand.”

From chain-patterned plate sets to carved cutlery reminiscent of flowing dresses, the dining collection draws elements from her signature pieces to create synergy between the catwalk and the home. Similarly, a clean color palette builds on this connection with white, silver, and notes of green tying the assortment together.

Elsewhere, metal-crafted products in the range, including napkin holders, shell-shaped dishes and serving spoons, adopt a hammered finish inspired by the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement. Complementing their textured surfaces, vases and glassware feature soft ripple-like edges to round off the line with a subtle yet sleek style.

Reflecting on the collaboration, CEO of Westwing Andreas Hoerning said, “Partnering with Victoria Beckham is a defining moment for Westwing. Her unmistakable aesthetic has shaped contemporary fashion for years, and we are proud to bring that same vision into the world of Beautiful Living. This Collection creates a natural dialogue between fashion and interiors, offering Design Lovers a new way to express their personal style at home.”

In a new Unboxing, Hypebeast got a closer look at the dining collection, exploring how its timeless aesthetic lends itself to contemporary settings. Watch the full video below.

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The Westwing | Victoria Beckham dining collection is available to buy on the brand’s website.

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Arkadia-Life’s P01 Classic Sofa takes its design cues from 1960s GT sports cars, right down to bug-eye headlights and chrome bumpersA lift-up rear lid and opening fenders reveal seven storage compartments, including a refrigerator and wine storageA UK-made SENSONUM audio system, ambient lighting and knock-sensing controls are built into the bodywork

Arkadia-Life’s P01 Classic Sofa is a single-seat lounger built to look like a vintage sports car, and it’s packed with more hidden features than most living rooms. The design brand, which keeps a showroom in Shanghai and credits Italian master artisans for its work, draws on what it calls “legendary iconic automobiles” under its “The One and Always” philosophy, turning a classic coupe silhouette into a collectible piece of furniture.

The car references run deep. Round bug-eye headlights and amber indicators sit up front, slim chrome bumpers wrap the body, and twin exhaust tips peek out beneath an engraved rear plaque. Arkadia-Life only ever cites 1960s GT sports cars as its inspiration, but the long-hood proportions read unmistakably like an early Porsche 911. The paint list adds to the case: GT Silver and Jet Green come standard, while Miami Blue, Crayon and Speed Yellow cost extra.

The seat itself is upholstered in channel-quilted cowhide, pleated like a vintage bucket seat and offered in eight leather colors. Despite the “sofa” name, it holds just one person.

Storage is where the P01 earns its keep. The rear lid lifts on small prop rods, much like an old engine cover, to reveal seven compartments. Inside are a refrigerator measuring 8.7 x 13.4 x 5.5 inches, wine storage, adjustable cup holders and a wireless charging pad. Both rear fenders also swing open into drawers sized for watches and model cars, a detail that makes the target buyer pretty clear.

Sound runs through a UK-made SENSONUM system that pairs a professional amplifier and subwoofer with 13 speakers for surround-style playback. It streams over Bluetooth, and a dedicated app lets owners tune the sound to taste. Rather than buttons, the P01 is controlled through five knock-sensing panels built into the bodywork, a setup Arkadia-Life bills as an industry first. Multicolor ambient lighting glows from beneath the side sills and can shift to suit the room’s mood, and the system is rated at 500W.

Arkadia-Life says the chair brings together hundreds of precision components and is protected by multiple global patents, with a level of finish it compares to watchmaking. The whole piece weighs 485 pounds. Buyers can personalize the automotive-grade paint across nine colors, choose their upholstery and add a custom-engraved, license-plate-style plaque.

The Arkadia-Life P01 Classic Sofa is available to order now through Arkadia-Life’s website on a quote basis, starting at $30,000 USD.

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Dior and RIMOWA are reissuing their joint aluminum carry-on, first shown on the Dior Summer 2022 men’s runwayAn anodizing process gives the “Dior Oblique” shell a worn, vintage-style surfaceThe German-made case holds 35 liters, weighs 4 kilograms and runs on a CD-branded four-wheel system

Dior is bringing back the DIOR AND RIMOWA carry-on suitcase, its aluminum collaboration with the German luggage specialist, for a November 2026 return. The cabin-sized case keeps the formula that made it a standout the first time: a full RIMOWA aluminum body printed with the house’s geometric “Dior Oblique” pattern, now offered in black and a gradient blue.

The most distinctive detail is the finish. Rather than applying a flat print, Dior and RIMOWA anodize the aluminum, an electrochemical treatment that gives the Oblique pattern a softly aged, vintage look across the shell. A DIOR AND RIMOWA metal plate sits on the case as a co-branded signature, and the wheels carry a CD stamp on RIMOWA’s Multiwheel system for a quieter nod to the house.

The case measures 53 x 38 x 23 centimeters (21 x 15 x 9 inches), sized for overhead bins, with a 35-liter capacity and a weight of 4 kilograms (about 9 pounds). The main body pairs aluminum with PVC, and the lining combines polyester, rubber and brass. Four wheels and a telescopic handle handle the rolling, while retractable grab handles on the top and side make lifting it into a cabin easier.

Inside, a flexible partition system splits the interior so packed items stay separated. Two TSA-approved locks secure the case, and it can be carried upright or on its side. Each suitcase ships with a dust bag.

The suitcase first appeared as part of Dior’s Summer 2022 menswear collection, where it moved the Oblique monogram from canvas bags onto a hard-shell travel piece. Dior put it back on shelves in 2023, and this latest run marks another chance at a piece that has stayed in demand since its runway debut.

The DIOR AND RIMOWA carry-on suitcase arrives in November 2026 at Dior boutiques and the Dior online boutique, and both colorways are available for pre-order now on Dior’s US site.

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Houseplant and Droplet have reworked Droplet’s cult-favorite Scent Burner as a special-edition piece built around The House ScentA custom hand-blown amber glass vessel hangs within a solid brass frame, warming fragrance oil and water above a tealightThe set includes the burner, The House Scent Fragrance Oil and eight tealight candles

Houseplant and Droplet have released The Houseplant Scent Burner, a special-edition take on one of Droplet’s best-known designs that reframes Houseplant’s signature fragrance as something to be heated rather than sprayed or diffused. The piece pairs a hand-blown amber glass vessel with a solid brass frame, turning the act of scenting a room into a slow, flame-lit process.

The burner marks the third chapter in the partnership between Seth Rogen’s lifestyle company and the modern British fragrance house. The two first came together on an incense collection, then followed it with The House Scent Reed Diffuser. This time, they’ve turned to the Scent Burner, a Droplet signature that has built a loyal following for its unconventional mix of fragrance and form. “What excites us about this collaboration is that it goes beyond giving the burner a new look; it creates a completely different way to experience The House Scent,” said Droplet co-founders Sam and Lucie Beecham.

The construction is what sets it apart. A custom amber glass vessel, blown by hand, sits suspended inside a frame of solid brass, with a tealight placed directly beneath it. The open structure keeps the flame, the glass and the frame all on display, so the piece reads as a sculptural object on a shelf even when it isn’t lit.

In use, the mechanics are simple and analog. Users add 5 to 10 drops of The House Scent Fragrance Oil to water in the glass, and the tealight gently warms the mixture from below. Rather than releasing scent all at once, the heat lets the fragrance build gradually and spread through the space, with the flickering flame adding a layer of ambient light.

The fragrance itself was developed by Rogen in Grasse, France. The House Scent opens with bright pink pepper and soft peony, then settles into warm santal and rich pine, balancing spice and florals against a creamy, woody base. Warmed in the burner, the blend becomes fuller and more enveloping than in its other formats. For Rogen, the appeal lies in the routine around it. “What really spoke to us was the ritual of it, lighting the candle, dropping our signature scent (developed in Grasse, France) into the vessel, and waiting for the smells to fill the room,” he said.

Each special-edition set comes ready to use, packaging the burner with a bottle of The House Scent Fragrance Oil and eight tealight candles.

Houseplant by Droplet – The Scent Burner is available now via The Droplet in the UK, and via Houseplant and The Droplet in the US.

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Knoll taps Sam Chermayeff to reimagine Florence Knoll’s 1961 credenzas.The storage collection introduces tall shelving, bar cabinets, and table drawers.Modern updates include striking Dark Python, Iris, and Dark Red Ultra lacquers.

Knoll has introduced the Knoll Chermayeff Storage collection, a new furniture line designed by architect Sam Chermayeff that reimagines the brand's historic modernist principles for contemporary living. Serving as a direct evolution of Florence Knoll’s iconic 1961 credenzas, the collection honors the rigorous steel, veneer, and marble construction logic of the original pieces while introducing entirely new forms and proportions. The collection falls into a category described by Knoll Creative Director Jonathan Olivares as "adaptive reuse," extending classic architectural visions to encourage more fluid ways of living and working.

The resulting pieces shift storage from a purely practical necessity into an architectural backdrop for books, objects and personal artifacts. Tall open shelving extends the system vertically, creating a stronger spatial presence while also offering opportunities to subtly divide a room, while a dedicated bar cabinet turns storage into a focal point for entertaining.

Coffee, side and console tables broaden the collection further, incorporating concealed drawers that bring everyday organization into lower, more informal furniture typologies. Visually, the pieces retain the clean geometry and rigor associated with Florence Knoll’s original credenzas, but Chermayeff introduces a more expressive character through altered proportions and a newly energized palette, including Dark Red Ultra, Dark Python and Iris lacquer finishes.

That balance between historical continuity and contemporary flexibility separates Chermayeff Storage from a conventional Knoll reissue. Where restorations typically preserve an existing object through updated materials, finishes or colors, Chermayeff treats Florence Knoll’s original system more like an architectural vocabulary that can be expanded and rearranged according to how people now live, work and gather.

The approach also aligns with Chermayeff’s broader interest in communal living, allowing storage to function as infrastructure for shared spaces while retaining the refinement of the 1961 designs. Knoll Chermayeff Storage is available to purchase through Knoll, bringing the brand’s mid-century foundations into a more adaptable family of furniture for contemporary residential and workplace settings.

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RIMOWA introduces two pigment-inspired seasonal hues, Umber and Ultramarine, across its Essential and Groove collectionsEssential suitcases are tonally matched from shell to wheel housing and pair a compression system with a dual-zone interiorA new Groove Mini Shopping Bag in Italian calfskin leads a leather and accessories edit split between the two colors

RIMOWA has added Umber and Ultramarine to its Essential and Groove collections, two seasonal hues named after pigments that painters have worked with for centuries. Fronted by English actor Joe Alwyn, the release covers polycarbonate luggage, calfskin bags and travel accessories, with each piece finished in a single tone from top to bottom.

The palette begins with the pigments themselves. Umber, an earthy brown, takes its name from umbra, the Latin word for shadow, and is frequently used to lay down the base coat of a painting. Ultramarine comes from lapis lazuli, a costly blue that artists have prized since the Renaissance. On the luggage, the pair plays as a study in contrast: Umber gives off a warm, grounded glow, while Ultramarine reads deep and saturated.

On the Essential range, the color runs through every component. The polycarbonate shell is matched to the handle, zipper, logo badge and wheel housing, so no contrasting hardware interrupts the monochrome finish. RIMOWA backs that up with its signature running gear: a telescopic handle that extends without fixed stops, the Multiwheel system and TSA-approved locks, plus a complimentary leather address tag. Sizing spans the Cabin through to the Trunk Plus, though not every format comes in both shades, as the Check-In M is offered only in Ultramarine and the Check-In L only in Umber.

Open the case and the interior divides into two zones. One side holds a fully zipped compartment and a large mesh pocket, while the other houses RIMOWA’s adjustable Flex Divider. A built-in compression system lets travelers fit more in without sacrificing order, and the entire Essential lineup carries the Maison’s lifetime guarantee.

The hues move into the Groove range through a tighter leather edit. The standout is the new Groove Mini Shopping Bag, a scaled-down version of the line’s original shopper available in both colors. Made in Italy from smooth, hard-wearing calfskin, it fastens with a magnetic closure, gets polished palladium hardware and switches between hand, shoulder and cross-body carry via a removable, adjustable strap. The Groove Cross-Body Bag Small and Zipped Pouch arrive in Umber only, while a Trifold Toiletry Pouch and a three-size set of Packing Cubes come in Ultramarine.

The campaign builds on the art-studio theme. Alwyn plays a young artist settling into an unfamiliar workspace and slowly making it his own using brown and blue pigments with centuries of painting history behind them. As the days go by, the two colors spill beyond the canvas and into his routine, steering how he creates.

The RIMOWA Umber and Ultramarine collection is available now via RIMOWA stores, retail locations, franchises and online.

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6:AM launches "Batch," a modular glass collection originally debuted with Bottega Veneta.The 43cm cubes feature undulating textures created via CNC-engraved cast-iron molds.Available in ten colors, the pieces build luminous architectural surfaces.

6:AM continues its exploration of glass as an architectural material with “Batch,” a modular collection that pushes Murano craftsmanship beyond the scale of the standalone object. First publicly presented during Milan Design Week 2026 and originally developed in collaboration with Bottega Veneta for its Summer 2026 show, the project revolves around a single 43cm x 43cm x 43 cm blown-glass cube. Produced using a cast-iron mold engraved through CNC technology, each module is shaped through a subtractive process that 6:AM likens to the rough-hewing of marble, gradually revealing the form rather than building it up. Even its name draws directly from glassmaking: “batch” refers to the mixture of raw ingredients loaded into a furnace before melting, turning the collection’s production method into both its technical foundation and conceptual starting point.

Where earlier presentations introduced the cube as the project’s fundamental building block, “Batch” expands that language through repetition, allowing a single glass object to become an architectural surface. For its latest presentation, 126 modules are assembled on a pared-back steel framework to create a tall, translucent plane. The softly rippled surfaces retain traces of the blowing process, bending and scattering light into shifting reflections and distortions as viewers move around the installation. Colored cubes interrupt the otherwise transparent grid, introducing moments of saturation that ripple visually across the structure. The result sits somewhere between sculpture, partition and architectural intervention: an orderly modular system whose handmade irregularities prevent it from ever feeling entirely uniform.

The collection also develops the modular idea through an expanded palette of 10 color variations: Cristallo, Terra, Rubino, Bianco, Verde Chiaro, Verde Antico, Ambra Scuro, Nero, Acciaio and Rosso. Together, the finishes underline 6:AM’s ongoing approach of pairing traditional Murano glassmaking with contemporary industrial processes, while giving the cube enough flexibility to operate as an individual object or as part of a larger spatial composition. In that sense, “Batch” extends the thinking established through its earlier Bottega Veneta iteration, shifting attention from a singular sculptural gesture toward a repeatable system capable of interacting with architecture, light and space. The 6:AM “Batch” collection is available now through the brand’s website.

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Carhartt WIP and Japanese lifestyle brand Kinto team up on the Kakomi Donabe, a contemporary update of the traditional Japanese cooking potThe ceramic body handles open flame, microwave and oven heat, while a stainless steel plate lets it double as a steamerThe pot holds 2.5 liters and arrives in a Black/Grey colorway finished with a graphic print

Carhartt WIP and Kinto have joined forces on the Kakomi Donabe, a modern reworking of the Japanese clay cooking pot finished in Black/Grey. Instead of treating the donabe as a delicate heirloom piece, the collaboration rebuilds it as a hardwearing kitchen tool that moves between cooking methods with minimal fuss.

The biggest change is the material. Where the traditional donabe is shaped from clay, this version is made from a heat-resistant ceramic, giving it the range to sit directly over a flame, slide into the oven or go into the microwave. That versatility carries through to cleanup, as the pot is dishwasher safe.

Size-wise, the Kakomi Donabe holds 2,500 milliliters (about 85 ounces) and measures 27.5 x 14.5 x 31.5 centimeters (10.8 x 5.7 x 12.4 inches), putting it firmly in the territory of a shared, table-centered vessel rather than a single-serving cooker.

A stainless steel steam plate is included in the box, so the pot can be used for steaming in addition to simmering. The metal insert pairs the ceramic body with a second material that suits the brand's utilitarian leanings while expanding what the pot can actually do.

Visually, the piece keeps things restrained. The Black/Grey colorway gives the ceramic a muted, workshop-ready tone, and a graphic print finishes the exterior. Kinto, a Japanese label known for refined everyday goods spanning water bottles, kitchenware and specialty coffee equipment, brings its homeware know-how to the build.

The Carhartt WIP x Kinto Kakomi Donabe is listed as coming soon via Carhartt WIP's online store.

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NOT A HOTEL has designed its first residential product, the POD, launched under newly formed housing company NOT A HOUSEBuyers can choose layouts from Studio to three bedrooms, then select from multiple interior, furniture, built-in and exterior material optionsThe NOT A HOTEL smart-home system carries over, putting locks, lighting and climate control on a single tablet or smartphone app

NOT A HOTEL has opened reservations for the POD, the first residential product the Japanese hospitality brand has designed. The house is the opening release from NOT A HOUSE, a new group company set up by parent NOTA Inc. to bring the design thinking, technology and service sensibility behind NOT A HOTEL's villas into everyday homes.

The POD is a standardized house, meaning the core plan arrives already resolved. NOT A HOTEL drew on its villa projects to fine-tune how rooms connect and where furniture sits, so the fundamentals are dialed in before a buyer makes a single choice. The brand pitches this as a way to keep the efficiency of a pre-planned home without giving up the individuality most people want from where they live.

Floor plans scale from a Studio up to three bedrooms, covering solo living, couples and full households. From there, the interior opens up. Buyers pick from several finishes, furniture packages and built-in elements, including wall-mounted storage and dedicated workspaces, to shape the layout around how they actually spend their days.

The exterior follows a stripped-back, linear form with no extraneous detailing, designed to sit just as comfortably on a city block as in a rural landscape. Multiple cladding materials are on offer, letting owners match the facade to personal taste and to the conditions of the plot it will stand on.

Tech is where the hotel DNA shows most clearly. The POD runs the same smart-home setup used across NOT A HOTEL properties, so a smart key, automatic lighting adjustment and air-conditioning settings can all be handled from one tablet. The same IoT functions are also reachable through a smartphone app when residents are away from home.

Ownership extends beyond the property line. POD owners can add a subscription that grants three nights a year at NOT A HOTEL locations across Japan, with access to every property in the portfolio available by paying the difference. NOT A HOUSE is led by CEO Mai Shin, the GENDA co-founder who joined NOT A HOTEL's board as an outside director in December 2024. In comments shared in the release, she framed the POD as an attempt to offer a fresh, unconventional option in a housing market she believes is weighed down by persistent problems

Reservations for the POD are open now via the NOT A HOUSE website.

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NIGO has handled the creative direction on a one-off Gulfstream G500, styling everything from its matte paint to the cabin interiorThe long-range business jet can fly nonstop from Japan to Los Angeles or Sydney and marks the G500's first introduction for Japan-based operationsSold as fractional ownership, the aircraft extends NOT A HOTEL's shared-villa model into private aviation, with the full travel chain managed from one app

NOT A GARAGE, the new mobility company under NOT A HOTEL parent NOTA, has opened sales for the Gulfstream G500 NIGO JET, a one-of-a-kind private aircraft designed inside and out by NIGO. Rather than a livery added to a stock plane, the project gives NIGO control over the jet's entire visual identity, then layers on a NOT A HOTEL-style ownership program that covers everything from the ride to the airport to the meal served at altitude.

NIGO's treatment starts on the fuselage. The exterior is finished in matte tones, and the release renderings show a deep olive green body set against a copper-hued lower half and engine nacelles, though the paint scheme is still listed as a proposal. Inside, the cabin follows his personal design sensibility, so the look stays consistent from the first glimpse on the tarmac to the moment passengers step off.

The layout splits into three separate living zones, plus a galley and a lavatory, with Gulfstream tuning the space for working, eating and resting in quiet. Fourteen windows line the cabin, each among the largest fitted to any business aircraft, pulling generous daylight inside and turning the view into part of the interior.

Performance matches the long-haul brief. The G500 covers roughly 9,800 km on a single run, enough for direct trips from Japan to Los Angeles or Sydney, and it cruises up to Mach 0.925, about 980 km/h, with a maximum operating ceiling of 51,000 ft. The NIGO JET is also the first G500 brought in for Japan-based operation.

Owners never have to manage the plane itself. NOT A GARAGE and its operating partner take on daily flight operations, safety oversight, crew staffing, insurance and scheduled upkeep, including inspections and part replacements aligned with Gulfstream's maintenance program, plus ongoing crew training and certification. The jet will be based at Narita International Airport, serve both domestic and international routes, and run on a planned eight-year ownership term.

A private chauffeur collects owners anywhere within Tokyo's 23 wards and drives them to Narita or Haneda, where security checks, and for overseas trips immigration, customs and quarantine, all happen inside a dedicated business jet facility. A car then delivers passengers directly to the aircraft for immediate boarding. Onboard, menus are overseen by NOT A HOTEL's chefs, and the team can arrange extras like catering from a favorite restaurant, sushi and Japanese dishes prepared on the plane, specific champagne and wine labels, or a birthday cake.

Everything runs through the NOT A HOTEL app, where owners can book flights, pre-order food and drinks and store passenger and passport details. They can also gift flights to friends and family, who can fly even when the owner stays home.

Sales for the NIGO JET are open now through NOT A GARAGE's website, with flights scheduled to begin in December 2027.

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Wonderwall®︎-designed villa MASU opens at NOT A HOTEL KITAKARUIZAWA.Based on a 4x4-meter grid, the design reimagines traditional Sukiya architecture.Interiors seamlessly blend custom designs, modern art, and iconic mid-century furniture.

NOT A HOTEL KITAKARUIZAWA has unveiled MASU, a new forest retreat designed by Masamichi Katayama-led Wonderwall®, where the restraint of Japanese architecture meets the clarity of mid-century modernism.

Built around the concept “Suki ni sumu" (As you like it), the project takes inspiration from architect Kenzo Tange’s 1953 residence in Seijo, reinterpreting its dialogue between traditional Japanese spatial thinking and modernist structure for contemporary living. At its core is a modular system of eight 4 x 4-meter “masu” on the upper floor, framed by a steel structure and a continuous 360-degree deck that dissolves the boundary between the home and North Karuizawa’s surrounding woodland. Below, a pilotis opens the dining area toward an outdoor living space and fire pit, while a light cantilevered staircase cuts through the double-height atrium, allowing daylight and air to move freely between levels.

Inside, Wonderwall® approaches the residence less as a uniform interior than as a carefully assembled conversation between East and West, vintage and contemporary. Warm timber ceilings, expanses of glass and restrained architectural surfaces are offset by richly tactile elements, including custom furnishings designed specifically for MASU and a selection of mid-century classics.

Isamu Noguchi’s sculptural Akari lighting illuminates the atrium, while pieces including George Nakashima’s CN108 Bench, Eero Saarinen’s Womb Chair and stools by Jean Touret appear throughout. Mika Tajima’s Negative Entropy, which translates sound data into jacquard-woven imagery, adds another layer to the living area, while deep carpeting and low-slung seating give the otherwise disciplined geometry a softer, almost sunken lounge-like character. The result is deliberately composed without feeling overly pristine, balancing the precision of the architecture with the comfort and individuality associated with the Japanese notion of suki.

That relationship with the landscape becomes most pronounced in MASU’s more private spaces. Floor-to-ceiling windows make the bedrooms feel suspended among the trees, while one entire 4 x 4-meter module is devoted to a bathroom equipped with a natural hot-spring bath and cold plunge, connected directly to an adjoining sauna and the wraparound deck for open-air cooling.

Outdoors, a fireplace-centered living area is intentionally left open-ended for dining, reading or gathering around the fire, while each of the four houses incorporates its own distinctive additional “masu,” configured variously as a tea room, Japanese-style room, study, theater or bedroom. Spanning over 526 square meters of combined indoor and outdoor space, MASU officially open for booking through NOT A HOTEL KITAKARUIZAWA.

NOT A HOTEL KITAKARUIZAWA
Tsumagoi Village, Agatsuma District,
Gunma Prefecture, Japan

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Innovation has never been a straight path forward; it is a strategic undertaking shaped by vision, strategy, and courage. To mark its 25th anniversary, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has launched a new initiative in collaboration with local multimedia creator Orange Terry: a limited-edition xiangqi set titled The Next Move. Guided by its core philosophy, “Innovation. Next by Nature.,” the pair pays tribute to the innovators within HKSTP who instinctively explore what lies ahead and move toward new possibilities. The chess set is conceived as a contemporary cultural object designed to bring together people from different backgrounds and inspire future-facing thinking. Since its founding in 2001, HKSTP has been committed to building Hong Kong’s thriving innovation and technology ecosystem. To date, it has brought together more than 2,600 technology companies and 17,000 research professionals, and has nurtured 14 unicorns.

At its core, The Next Move uses xiangqi—a popular, strategy-driven game—as a cultural object through which to reflect HKSTP’s 25-year journey of ecosystem building: one defined by clear goals, close collaboration, and strategic vision, along with the belief that every step forward begins with the right move, meaningful dialogue, and the right community. As an ecosystem that embodies the spirit of “Innovation. Next by Nature.,” HKSTP hopes to look toward the next generation and enter a new chapter for the future together.

Revealing the creative origins of the project, Orange Terry shares in a documentary interview that his design was inspired by the everyday warmth of Hong Kong’s local neighborhoods. “My main inspiration came from walking through the community and seeing neighborhood shopkeepers raise their shutters and open their doors for business—there’s so much interaction and conversation,” he says. To him, the opening and closing of a metal shop gate marks more than the beginning and end of the day; it is the start of opening up and beginning a dialogue with customers and the community. He deftly translates these everyday person-to-person interactions onto the board, seeing every move as a chance to get to know one another anew—like starting a fresh game of exchange with someone.

The team carried HKSTP’s spirit of exploring the intersection of the future and technology through the materials and production process. Every piece in the set was made with 3D-printing technology, bringing traditional imagery together with modern industrial techniques. For its visual language, Orange Terry moves beyond the traditional xiangqi convention of identifying pieces solely with Chinese characters, incorporating universally recognizable elements of Western chess. He gave each piece a figurative form—for instance, the elephant features oversized ears and the outline of a trunk—creating a distinct visual language for the work.

At the heart of this cross-disciplinary work is the idea of elevating gameplay into a dialogue about innovation. “I don’t think xiangqi is simply about competition or winning and losing,” Orange Terry says. “There is so much exchange and learning throughout the process.” For HKSTP and the creative team, The Next Move is more than a board game; it is a vehicle for sparking new ideas and strategic dialogue. Through every moment of consideration and every move on the board, Orange Terry and the HKSTP team hope to foster an exchange of ideas among communities from different fields, allowing people to share their visions for the future and cultivate new ways of thinking together. This mindset of refusing to stand still while seeking collaboration and breakthroughs echoes HKSTP’s role as an innovation engine, turning every fresh idea into tangible impact.

As it reaches its 25-year milestone, HKSTP will continue to serve as a hub for advancing the future. As Orange Terry notes at the end of the film, his own next move is “to keep pushing the boundaries of materials, so people can continually see familiar everyday things in a new light and stay connected to their curiosity about life.”

The new The Next Move xiangqi set and related 25th-anniversary initiatives will be rolling out soon.

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