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Nico Chen
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YOKE FW26 Drop 3: A Winter Texture Lesson in Calf Leather Jackets and Alpaca Knits
Japanese label YOKE rolls out its third 2026 fall/winter release, centered on calf nappa leather jackets, corduroy coverall jackets, and alpaca wool knits, dropping August 22 via the official website, flagship stores, and select retailers.
HUF Teams Up With Toyota Racing Development Again, Bringing Trackside Sponsor Aesthetics to FW26
HUF and Toyota Racing Development drop their FW26 collaboration, with tees, hoodies, jackets, and hats carrying on the sponsor-style graphic language. Available now in limited quantities on HUF's website starting at 9am.
One Tap Tells You If the Engine's Bad: Toyota Solves V6 Recall Headache with a Plastic Hammer
Toyota has developed the "V35A Crankshaft Bearing Inspection" method for its 3.4-liter twin-turbo V6 recall—technicians tap the crankshaft pulley with a plastic hammer and read the resonance frequency via an accelerometer, catching faulty bearings without ever tearing the engine apart.
Disney Teams Up with Bobby Kim on First Vintage Tee Drop, Putting Villains and Skate Aesthetics Front and Center
Bobby Kim, Global Creative Director of Disney Consumer Products, curates "Collection 1: Classics," six adult tees reimagining classic animations like "The Little Mermaid" and "The Lion King," launching for a limited time on August 20.
Audi's Five-Cylinder Engine Faces Existential Crisis as Euro 7 Regulations Force a Survival Dilemma
Audi RS3's signature 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine is facing an existential crisis as the Euro 7 emissions regulations set to take effect by the end of 2026 loom large. Audi Sport's CEO reveals the company is still evaluating how to keep this legendary powerplant alive.
'Lanterns' Skips the Superhero Moves, Shoots Itself as a Mystery Thriller Instead
HBO's newest DCU series "Lanterns" trades Hal Jordan's suit for jeans, hiding an alien crisis inside a Nebraska town of just 1,001 people. The UK's GQ calls it the best superhero show on TV right now.
Aston Martin Valen Ditches Rear Window, 838-HP V12 Front-Engine Setup Rewrites Brand Record
Aston Martin unveiled the limited-run, 150-unit Valen at Monterey Car Week, abandoning the traditional GT elegance formula in favor of a carbon fiber body, an 838-hp V12 engine, and cameras replacing the rear window—starting at $2 million.
Polaroid Teams Up With Pokémon for 30th Anniversary, Poké Ball Instant Camera Leads Limited Collection
To celebrate Pokémon's 30th anniversary, Polaroid is rolling out its biggest crossover collab yet, with a Poké Ball-themed Now camera alongside Pikachu and Sylveon Go cameras. Pre-orders open August 25.
RX-78-2 Shield Becomes a Sleeping Bag: STRICT-G x NANGA Opens Pre-Orders Again
The Gundam shield sleeping bag that sold out the moment it dropped this past March is back. STRICT-G and Japanese outdoor brand NANGA have opened a second round of pre-orders for their collab line, with an official release date set for October 31, 2026.
Can't Tell Heroin From Hormones: Jesse Glazzard's Decade-Long Slices of Queer Life
Photographer Jesse Glazzard's debut photobook *The Sound of Dirt and Beauty*, published by MACK, gathers a decade of everyday moments with friends and lovers, now on view under the same title at London's ICA.
Art Skips the Museum, Sets Up Shop Along Bangkok's Canal Sidewalk Instead
L'On Bangkok is bringing Bangkok Art Walk back to the banks of Khlong Lod Wat Ratchabophit, running daily until 9pm from July 24-31, with live painting, craft stalls, and food vendors lining the waterfront. Free admission.
StockX H1 Report: Saucony Dethrones Asics — Retro Kicks and Trading Cards Are the Real Winners
StockX just dropped its H1 2026 resale trend report, and the top spot didn't go to some hyped new drop — it went to a "dad shoe" from Saucony. From skate shoes to Pokémon cards, this report maps out a growth story nobody saw coming.
106 Feet Isn't the Point: Wanderlust95 Turns Every Inch of Deck into Double Duty
Italian designer Franco Gnessi unveils explorer yacht concept Wanderlust95—at 32.49 meters, it packs in the spatial presence of a much larger superyacht, and the trick lies in every deck level pulling double duty.
Taylor Swift Gets a New Neighbor: Watch Hill Penthouse Sells for $18.5 Million, Setting State Record
The only penthouse at Rhode Island resort Ocean House has sold for $18.5 million, with the buyer being Alexander Clark, founder of a college admissions software company. His new home sits just steps away from Taylor Swift's mansion, High Watch.
To Hide a Few Pillars, ROAR Accidentally Designed an Entire Showroom's Architectural Language
In the old Empire Mills warehouse in Mumbai, ROAR set out simply to conceal some structural columns, only to see a set of cubic volumes grow into a fractal system running through the whole space, framing the display of Jaipur Rugs' hand-woven carpets.
Seven Minutes of Moon Blocking Sun: Björk Threw a Songless Party in the Icelandic Wilds Outside Reykjavik
During Europe's August 12 solar eclipse, Björk threw the Echolalia party just outside Reykjavik. The music stopped for seven minutes, the crowd chanted "Free Palestine," and someone even proposed in the dark.
From Posters to Cardboard Chains: Nasher Museum Unpacks America's History of Dissent in Five Languages
Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art's new exhibition "Turn the volume up!" brings together photography, prints, and sculpture—from the Civil Rights Movement to anti-war posters—showing how artists have used different materials to make their voices heard. The show opens August 27.
Three Duffel Bags, 440 Pounds of Cotton: A Family's Handmade Bedding Project from Afghanistan Gets Stopped at Dulles Airport
A family wanted to buy cotton the traditional way to make their own bedding, but ran into a biosecurity red line at U.S. Customs. 440 pounds of raw, unprocessed cotton—seeds and all—were confiscated.
XLARGE's 35th Anniversary Isn't About Rehashing Old Hits—It Starts With a New Fabric Conversation With RHC Ron Herman
XLARGE teams up with RHC Ron Herman for a 35th anniversary capsule collection, and the star of the show isn't a print—it's a newly developed recycled twill fabric called "XLARGE FABRIC." Dropping August 15 at select stores and online.
AMG Lifts Its Four-Door GT EV Performance Onto a Taller Body: Enter the Hatchback Crossover
Mercedes-AMG has dropped a teaser shot draped in black, confirming that the GT 4-Door Coupe EV is getting a "taller-standing" sibling, with battery and power figures carried straight over from the sedan.
Forget the 700hp headline — Aston Martin's DB12 S is really about earning your trust in the corners
The Aston Martin DB12 S has officially launched in Taiwan, packing 700PS from its twin-turbo V8 — but it's the reworked chassis and brakes that define this "Super Tourer." Pricing starts at NT$14.88 million.
Timberland Brings Back '90s "Concrete" Grey Across Four Men's and Women's Styles
Timberland digs up its archived '90s "Concrete" grey, spanning everything from the classic 6-inch boot to a women's platform loafer, tying together workwear, outdoor, and street style with one unified concrete tone.
New Balance ABZORB 2000S: Dad Shoes Reimagined for a Future 3,000 Years From Now
New Balance's 2025 ABZORB 2000S swaps the usual dad-shoe nostalgia for a speckled leather upper and a shrunken N logo, wrapping the retro silhouette in something that feels beamed in from another era.
Jeongyeon Confirms Departure From JYP in Handwritten Note, Joins VAROESM as Labelmate of Jung Yoo-min and Byun Woo-seok
TWICE's Jeongyeon shared a handwritten letter on Instagram on the 10th, confirming she has parted ways with JYP Entertainment and signed with VAROESM — joining her sister Jung Yoo-min and actor Byun Woo-seok as label mates, sparking speculation about a shift toward acting.
Vomero 5 Ditches the Dad Shoe Look for Jelly Shoe Vibes
The Nike Zoom Vomero 5 drops a Sail/Barely Green colorway, swapping leather for translucent TPU layering to channel Y2K jelly shoe energy. Expected to launch Fall/Winter 2026.
How an Invisible House Won Over a Council: Inside Lumion Pro's Role in a London Firm's 3-Year Planning Battle
Agora Architects' fully subterranean home The Wilderness spent three years stuck in planning purgatory. What finally turned the tide was Lumion Pro's seasonal lighting and terrain simulation—a tool that ended up quietly reshaping the studio's entire design workflow.
Cracked Mirrors, Shifting Metal: Rikky Hype's Kyiv Flagship Turns Instability Into Retail Language
Designed by Temp Project, the Rikky Hype flagship in Kyiv builds a 160-square-meter space out of raw plaster, cork, and gasoline-toned metal — where mirrors are used to distort and fracture, not just reflect.
OODA's DUAS Towers: One Round, One Square, Same Stone Logic
OODA has designed a pair of 98-meter towers for Vlorë, the coastal city in southern Albania, drawing on local Tomorri white marble and traditional carpet patterns — one round, one square, both built from the same structural grammar.
Nine Voices from Recycled PLA: Ninefold Turns 3D-Printing Scrap into a Sound Field That Shifts as You Walk Through It
An architect, a percussionist-composer, and a materials researcher teamed up to 3D-print nine resonant forms from discarded lab PLA — each tuned to a different frequency, so the soundscape you hear shifts depending on where you stand.
A Studio Got a New Brake Press—So the Designer Folded an Aluminum Canoe With It
When Rhizome studio in France's Morvan region brought in a new brake press, designer Guillaume Bloget didn't wait around for a use case. He just started folding—and ended up with an aluminum canoe that needs no internal frame, its structure held entirely by the fold lines themselves.