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Hobonichi Techo Teams Up with Beloved Character Sunsun — Banana-Peeking Design Lands on Weekly Planner
Japanese stationery brand Hobonichi Techo has launched a collaboration with the popular puppet character "Puppet Sunsun," featuring a lineup of 7 items including planner covers, the weekly "Hobonichi Weeks" planner, and desk pads. The collection drops September 1st at TOBICHI, LOFT stores nationwide, and other retailers.
$5M Ferrari Monza SP2 Impounded by London Police Less Than 30 Minutes After First Drive
London police seized 90 vehicles worth over $10 million in a weekend sweep, but the headline-grabber was a Ferrari Monza SP2 that had barely touched UK soil before getting pulled over — less than 30 minutes into its very first drive.
Teruhiro Yanagihara Designs His First Lamp for &Tradition, Drawing Light in a Single Line
Japanese designer Teruhiro Yanagihara steps into lighting for the first time with Numbra, a new series for Danish brand &Tradition — where oak meets aluminum, his signature obsession with "line" and negative space carries through.
The Snowman Got Bigger: ILKW SNOWMAN12 Trades a Bigger Head for 260 Hours of Battery Life
ILKW has scaled up the shade on its signature SNOWMAN lamp to 12cm, pairing it with a sturdier two-tone globe base to handle the added weight. Priced at around $71 USD, it runs for up to 260 hours on a single charge.
Bruichladdich Bottles US Military's WMD Blunder and Navy Submarine Saga—Third-Gen Yellow Submarine Marks 25th Anniversary
The US military once mistook an Islay distillery for a weapons facility, and the Navy later fished a submarine out of nearby waters. Bruichladdich turned both mix-ups into whisky names. Marking its 25th anniversary since reopening, the third-generation "Yellow Submarine" pops up in Xinyi District on August 14.
TAG Heuer Drops Orange Limited Edition to Mark Zandvoort GP's F1 Farewell After 2026
This limited edition's rarity isn't just about numbers—it's about the race it commemorates, which is itself bowing out: after 2026, the Dutch Grand Prix will step away from the F1 calendar.
Ronnie Fieg Restores Two One-Off BMWs to Mark Kith's 15th Anniversary
Kith teams up with BMW for a fourth collaboration, with Ronnie Fieg personally overseeing the restoration of two one-off cars — a 1972 3.0 CSi and a 1987 M6 E24 — both finished in the original Inka Orange. The full collection drops worldwide on August 17.
From One Learjet 45 to a Three-Brand Fleet: Skyfirst's Founder on Staying On Time Through Chaos
Skyfirst launched in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis with a single Bombardier Learjet 45. Now, as the US-Israel-Iran conflict rattles oil prices, founder Olivier Perdriel explains how he keeps CEO clients landing on time for their next meeting.
Jil Sander Reworks Two Thonet Classics — Less Stitching, More Presence
The JS . THONET collection adds two new pieces — the S 411 Lounge Chair and S 1070 Table, tracing back to prototypes from 1932 and 2004 respectively. This time, Jil Sander's approach is all about subtraction.
Togashi Yoshihiro Shows Off Chapter 424 Manuscript — Is Hunter x Hunter Finally Breaking Its "10-Chapters-Then-Break" Pattern?
The yellow Weekly Shonen Jump manuscript envelope has popped up again on Togashi Yoshihiro's X, this time marked "No. 424." With his manuscript stock already pushing ahead to rough drafts for Chapter 433, it's starting to look like the nearly decade-long "10 chapters then a break" pattern might actually get broken for the first time.
LE LABO's Beijing-Exclusive Bois de Camphre 25: Trading Red Palace Walls for the Quiet of a Forest
The 20th installment of LE LABO's City Exclusives series lands in Beijing—only the second Chinese city after Shanghai's Myrrhe 55—but instead of heavy historical weight, camphor wood, laurel, and frankincense compose something quietly serene.
Infantino's $4.2B Stake Sale Blows Up—UEFA Boycott Puts His Re-Election on the Line
The FFE stake sale plan with JPMorgan has been pulled, but UEFA and CONCACAF still refuse to lift their boycott. With the re-election threshold at 106 votes, Infantino still holds support across Africa, South America, and Argentina—making this race far messier than it looks from the outside.
MUSINSA Brings Seongsu Station to Harajuku with a 77-Brand Pop-Up Recreating an Entire Subway Stop
Korean fashion e-commerce giant MUSINSA is transplanting the iconic imagery of Seoul's Seongsu Station straight into Harajuku. Starting August 21st, a 77-brand pop-up will take over Tokyo—recreating not just the product lineup, but the very identity of a neighborhood.
Nolan's "The Odyssey" Crosses $1 Billion — Beating His Own Batman Without a Single Superpower
In just its third weekend, "The Odyssey" has smashed through $1 billion at the global box office, marking Christopher Nolan's first billion-dollar film since "The Dark Knight Rises" — and it might just end up outgrossing that Batman blockbuster to become the highest-earning movie of his career.
All 20 BMW Art Cars Together for the First Time: Rolling Canvases That Were Built to Race
From Calder's hand-painted 3.0 CSL in 1975 to Eliasson's ice-encased hydrogen racer, the BMW Art Car Project's 20 works are gathering under one roof for the first time at BMW Welt Munich starting July 29th, marking 50 years of the program.
LEGO Builds the Ministry of Magic as a Three-Story Cross-Section Set for Harry Potter's 25th Anniversary
3,491 pieces descend from a red London phone booth all the way down to the Hall of Prophecy. Among the 14 minifigures is Arabella Figg making her debut, alongside a brand-new Lynx Patronus piece.
Clippers' Alleged Under-the-Table Payments to Kawhi Leonard Nearing Quiet Resolution
Reports suggest the NBA's investigation into the Clippers' alleged off-book payments has wrapped up its fact-finding phase, with parties now negotiating behind closed doors. This saga may end not with punishment, but with a quiet resolution that lets everyone save face.
British Brand Brickle Drops $4,800 LEGO Table With 41 Drawers to Save Parents' Feet
British brand Brickle has launched a dedicated LEGO storage and play table, tackling the eternal scattered-brick problem with size-sorted drop holes and a 41-compartment drawer. Priced roughly $1,900 to $4,800, it's essentially an investment in parents' foot safety.
This Fallout Pip-Boy Replica Doesn't Just Strap to Your Wrist — It Doubles as a Desk Clock
The Wand Company drops an officially licensed 1:1 recreation of the Pip-Boy 3000 Mk V from the Fallout series, packing in 45+ animations lifted straight from the show, an FM radio, alarm clock functionality, and a metal stand that lets it moonlight as a desktop piece.
Confirmation Email in Hand, YouTuber Still Turned Away at Amanvari — Cops Called on Him Too
Security couldn't find his reservation and called in the police to intercept his car — only afterward did he discover a late-night email from the hotel cutting back guest numbers. Walker points out the resort's website was still selling rooms as usual, suggesting independent reviewers may be getting selectively denied entry.
Least Powerful, Most Affordable Ferrari Yet? The Amalfi Spider's Brakes and Steering Say Otherwise
The Amalfi Spider succeeds the Roma Spider as the least powerful and most affordable Ferrari in the lineup, yet it delivers a whole new level of steering and braking feedback. After testing it on mountain roads outside Athens, Robb Report's reviewer offers a clear verdict.
No More W12, Even Faster: How Bentley's Continental GT Speed Earns the "Ultimate" Title
782hp, 1000Nm of torque, 0-100km/h in 3.2 seconds—these are supercar numbers, yet they belong to a two-door grand tourer calling itself the "ultimate GT." WWD JAPAN test drives the fourth-generation Continental GT Speed and breaks down how old-school dignity survives in the age of electrification.
Strip Away the Aero Kit, and Bugatti's Destrier Turns the Bolide's Bones Into Sculpture
Destrier, the third one-off under Bugatti's Programme Solitaire, shares its chassis and 1,578-hp quad-turbo W16 with the Bolide—but ditches the track-focused aero package, letting the same skeleton tell a completely different story.
Seiko's 145th Anniversary Drops Six "Edo Purple" Watches—One Color, Six Interpretations
From a remake of the 1959 Alpinist to a GPS Solar dual-time and a cocktail-inspired dial, Seiko lets five product lines each tell their own version of Edo purple, with wildly different materials and craftsmanship across the board. All six pieces launch globally this October.