Latest articles by Jonathan Bell
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Automotive startup Longbow is taking a shot at making a lightweight, all-electric sportscar
Enter the Featherweight Electric Vehicle, Longbow’s sporting vision of the fun side of electrification
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The Architecture of Seduction: how Horace Gifford built a modernist, queer paradise
Fire Island is explored through a new edition of Christopher Rawlins’ seminal architectural and social history book on the life and work of Horace Gifford
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Meet Starline, the Europe-wide train of the future: grand plans needn’t be politically divisive
Starline is a grand plan for a Trans-European Transport Network of high-speed trains, the first project of 21st Europe, a new creative agency looking at ways to deploy design to make our lives better
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The new Morgan Supersport encapsulates the enduring appeal of a classic sports car
The Morgan Motor Company modernises the art of bespoke car-building and unveils the Supersport, the marque’s most sophisticated and streamlined flagship to date
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An architect’s own home offers a refined and leafy retreat from its East London surroundings
Studioshaw has completed a courtyard house in amongst a cluster of traditional terraced houses, harnessing the sun and plenty of greenery to bolster privacy and warmth
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Enter the Wallpaper* Smart Space Awards 2025
We’re celebrating five years of Smart Space in 2025, tracing half a decade of technological trends and evolution, celebrating the ideas that worked and the devices that became indispensable
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Meet the final drivable prototype of the Telo MT1 pickup truck, shaped by Fuseproject
The Telo MT1 is a modestly scaled EV that turns the traditional all-American approach to pick-up truck design on its head
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EV start-up Halcyon transforms a classic 1970s Rolls-Royce into a smooth electric operator
This 1978 Rolls-Royce Corniche is the first fruit of a new electric restomod company, the Surrey-based Halcyon
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Tangerine shapes the trains for Japan’s longest Shinkansen line, due in service in 2030
The UK-based consultancy has created the interiors and livery of the East Japan Railway Company's new E10 Shinkansen trains
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MWC 2025: 6 of the best conceptual phone designs and future facing tech
Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress has become the phone industry’s major hotspot for launches and new technology. Here are six of the best conceptual designs from this year's event
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Compact, four-square and familiar, VW's ID.EVERY1 Concept previews a new small EV
Volkswagen has revealed details of the new ultra-compact EV’s interior and exterior design in advance of the arrival of the 2026 VW ID.1
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Modernist churches: we give praise for the genre’s concrete geometries
Modernist churches offer awe and architectural inspiration, blending concrete geometries with spiritual reverence; we take a tour
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Long-range, refined and spacious, the new Hyundai Ioniq 9 is like a private jet on wheels
Wallpaper* takes the Ioniq 9 on an electric road trip from Seoul to Busan to explore Hyundai’s newest and largest EV to date
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Peruse the new BMW Group Archive to explore the evolution of BMW design over the decades
For lovers of the marque, BMW’s commitment to online archiving is second to none. The latest website from the Bavarian manufacturer is this extensive visual catalogue of 80 years’ worth of BMW design
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Apple updates the iPad Air with new silicon, new intelligence and new colours
Meet the new M3-powered Apple iPad Air, a compact multimedia tablet built for graphics and AI and capable of outclassing many laptops
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Airstream goes all-electric with a travel trailer designed for zero-emission off-grid exploration
The new Airstream Basecamp 20Xe travel trailer offers spacious accommodation and a full suite of facilities, wherever you decide to set up camp
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Hands on with the new Phone (3a) Series, Nothing's smartest smartphones to date
Nothing has launched the Phone (3a) Pro and (3a), featured boosted camera power and the ability to deploy AI for good
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The new Beogram 4000c Saint Laurent Rive Droite Edition of Bang & Olufsen’s iconic model
Bang & Olufsen’s legendary design portfolio and technical skill are married to Anthony Vaccarello’s unerring eye for style and detail in the Beogram 4000c Saint Laurent Rive Droite Edition turntable
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Artist Lachlan Turczan and Google's 'Making the Invisible Visible' at Milan Design Week 2025
All that is solid melts into air at Garage 21 in Milan as Google showcases a cutting-edge light installation alongside a display of its hardware evolution and process
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The all-electric Mini Aceman desperately wants you to have a good time behind the wheel
What ingredients make up Mini’s secret sauce, and can an electrified version retain the flavour? We sample the Aceman EV to find out
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Five new cutting-edge over-ear headphones deliver high-end audio in style
Meze Audio, Dyson, Noble, Grado and Écoute Audio offer up their latest wired and wireless headphones for a premium audio experience
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A true pocket rocket, the unique V8-powered Aston Martin Super Cygnet is up for sale
Nicholas Mee & Co are offering the one and only Aston Martin Super Cygnet, a city car with an Aston Martin V8 spliced into its compact frame
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Thunderstruck: Pro-Ject Audio Systems lend their turntable tech to AC/DC’s iconic aesthetic
Pro-Ject Audio Systems’ new limited edition AC/DC Turntable is a magnificent slice of heavy metal fandom
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Bike maker Canyon goes custom with a new service offering unique artist-designed frames
MyCanyon is a new design service from the German racing bike specialists, with contributions from artists Elena Salmistraro and Felipe Pantone and bespoke technical specifications
