Tech
For ideas that inspire and technology that lasts, we find the things that combine beauty and style to make the most of your digital life
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Samsung's modular approach brings bespoke design to the kitchen
Samsung is looking to the future of home goods
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Tula is a neat new microphone for online content creators
Small in size, succinctly designed and simple to use, the Tula mic is a sound investment, whether you are recording music or words, or just boosting the quality of your Zoom calls
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Nike GO FlyEase breaks free from convention
We go toe-to-toe with Nike's Kathy Gomez in an interview that discusses the new GO FlyEase technology
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Master & Dynamic and Away’s travel collection has us missing flights
Audio specialist Master & Dynamic and luggage brand Away offer up a capsule collection, from headphones to a daypack, with proceeds benefiting the music community impacted by the pandemic
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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3D make-up artist Ines Alpha’s favourite Instagram filters
Digital artist and 3D make-up creator Ines Alpha shares her favourite Instagram filters for futuristic facial transformation
By Mary Cleary • Last updated
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WeTransfer wins Best Digital Platform: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
WeTransfer has long been within our essentialist digital toolkit
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Boucheron wins Best Technical Triumph: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
The heavenly high jewellery collection from Boucheron showcases a dazzling level of technical know-how
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Ivy Ross judges Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
Ivy Ross, the vice president of design for hardware at Google, on the challenges of designing during a pandemic, and her thoughts on our annual Wallpaper* Design Award honours
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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Running brand On fixes the ‘broken experience' of shoe shopping
In a year that pressed pause on the world, high-tech running brand On only gained momentum
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Robotic tailors to AR trainers. Fashion retail is evolving digitally.
There's a host of innovative and immersive solutions which brands and retailers are bringing to shopping online today, from Savile Row tailor Huntsman to bricks-and-mortar boutique Browns
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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Meet AirBird. The architect-designed chirping smart sensor.
Inspired by the metaphor of the canary in a coal mine, AirBird’s sensors detect C02 and humidity, and should either build up to unacceptable levels, the bird will chirp, prompting you to open a window
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Georg Jensen and Philips join forces on three-piece technology collection
Scandinavian aesthetics meet Dutch functionality in two portable speakers and a power bank, clad in mirror-polished stainless steel, Kvadrat fabric and brown leather
By TF Chan • Last updated
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Teenage Engineering's OB-4 minimal portable speaker is a mini masterpiece
Inviting the listener to play an active role, the OB-4’s secret weapon, is an endlessly looping digital ‘tape’ that lets you create quirky sonic adaptations
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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New Analogue Duo console reclaims the delights of retro gaming
The Duo is a modern re-interpretation of the PC Engine by NEC; a cult gaming console that found success in late 1980s Japan
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Fendi's golden gadgets are glamorous stocking fillers
The Roman house has teamed up with London accessories label Chaos on a range of tech jewellery accessories, including Air Pod holders and iPhone cases
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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Inside the design of the new Apple suite
Design details of the latest Apple drop include key updates to the internal architecture of the iPhone and HomePod mini, alongside refreshing new gemstone-inspired colourways
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Bang and Olufsen brings the classic turntable back to life
The Danish brand are reviving the iconic Beogram 4000 turntable as part of an ongoing restoration programme
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Bentley Motors and Naim Audio provide a first-class acoustic experience outside of the car
Together, the two companies offer an impressive suite of products for audiophile consumers
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Four innovative design responses to the climate emergency
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change. Co-founders Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn took over the October 2020 issue of Wallpaper* –
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Information designer Federica Fragapane on the Covid-19 Community Vulnerability Index
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change.
By Paola Antonelli • Last updated
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New Apple Watch Series 6 tested by A Cold Wall’s Samuel Ross
The new Apple Watch Series 6 is here. Cross-disciplinary designer Samuel Ross puts it through its multi-faceted paces.
By Tilly Macalister-Smith • Last updated
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Apple’s glowing glass sphere is the newest spectacle on Singapore’s skyline
Designed by Foster + Partners, the new Apple Marina Bay Sands store, due to open on Thursday, is a self-supporting dome entirely surrounded by water
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Nolii detangles the experience of tech accessories
‘These products are like the Lego – they’re beautifully designed’
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Rashid Johnson unveils gender-fluid jewellery collection
Artist Rashid Johnson collaborates with Lizworks on a fine jewellery collection featuring artworks from his Anxious Men series. This article is a preview from Wallpaper's October 2020 issue, on newsstands from 17 September
By Tilly Macalister-Smith • Last updated
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Virtual life coach: Fitbit introduce Sense
The Fitbit Sense has been designed to feel like a natural extension of the body
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Old school: LEAK channels nostalgia in latest audio design
LEAK mixes the latest technology with memory to conjure up a powerful listening experience
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Space out: a history of NASA’s graphic design
‘The Worm’ is a showcase of NASA's iconic logos – from the original 1974 manual, all the way to up to its eventual banishment in the early 1990s
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated