The Editorial Selection
New objects worth noticing now
Hublot’s Classic Fusion Balloon Dog translates Jeff Koons’ sculpture into the architecture of a watch rather than placing it on the dial. The domed case, balloon-valve crown, rubber tail and dog-shaped seconds counterweight carry the inflated form throughout. Unveiled in September 2026, it comes in three 42mm editions, each limited to 200 pieces.
01. JEWEL OF THE SEAS
02. CUT LIKE A JACKET
03. WORN WESSEL
Jessica McCormack’s first homewares collection with L’Objet carries her jewellery language onto the table. In the Shell Caviar Dish, a polished steel spiral becomes both sculpture and serving vessel, holding a glass cone over ice.
Studio Å’ designed Bascule around movement rather than a fixed sitting position. A concealed mechanism responds to shifts in body weight, while its loose removable cover borrows from tailoring, giving the chair the freedom to move from upright to almost horizontal.
Satta Matturi’s Calabash transforms the form of the gourd vessel into wearable sculpture. Launched in September 2026, the series includes a piece that shifts between pendant and brooch, combining gold, wood, bronze and aluminium in one object.
04. BALANCE MOVE
05. A STUDIO TO CARRY
06. PRINTED AS ONE
Jamie Wolfond’s Contra uses a sliding counterweight to change the lamp’s centre of mass. Adjusting the weight shifts the arm itself, making balance not just part of the engineering but part of how the lamp is used.
Rimowa and Faber-Castell’s Artist Case turns the aluminium travel case into a portable drawing studio. A two-level tray system opens to reveal 120 Polychromos pencils and custom drawing tools, organising the contents as carefully as the case protects them.Â
adidas Futurecool is 3D-printed as a single seamless structure, combining upper, cushioning and ventilation in one continuous form. Unveiled in August 2026, its first release was limited to 400 numbered pairs ahead of a wider launch in 2027.
07. THE FOLD GOES LONG
08. BUILDING PATTERN
09. MAKE A SPLASH
Designed by Markus Johansson, 189 Long Pleat takes Le Klint’s hand-folded shade into a long horizontal form. Its repeated pleats shape the entire lamp, giving the folded material both structure and rhythm.
POoR Collective’s first rug, Power, translates the geometry of London housing estates into a flatwoven surface, reducing references such as the Barbican and Trellick Tower to line, colour and repeat.
Tom Dixon’s Splash collection for NUDE uses concentric rings at the base of each glass, turning the point where stem meets table into the defining detail. The ripple is moulded into the glass, not added to its surface.
