Story
Stories, one issue at a time.
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Gadgets · Dongguan
The robot that says it can see the edge of the glass
A company in Dongguan says its window-cleaning robot can find the frame, stick to the glass with two fans, and clean faster than a typical machine. These are the company’s numbers. We have not tried one.
A+PLUS · Feature · 7 min
06Aug2026
Fashion · Paris
The coat that refused a campaign
Maison Virelle sent twelve ivory coats to three cities and declined every billboard. The press was invited to watch a tailor work.
Lena Cho · Fashion editor · 8 min
02Oct2026
Mobility · Lisbon
A plaza that charges, and then stays
Lumora's Lisbon pavilion is a charger only after dark. By day it is a public room with olives, shade, and nowhere to put a screen.
Marco Alves · Transport editor · 7 min
28Sep2026
Table · Kaohsiung
A frequency you can only hear on the salt
Harbor & Rye took a quiet coastal band in Kaohsiung and put the summer on it. There is no stream. That is the product.
June Pell · Food editor · 6 min
21Sep2026
Gadgets · Berlin
The notebook that is only glass
Oru shipped a slab of smoked glass and a Friday page. The object does not open. It is the receipt for a text.
Adrian Vogel · Design editor · 7 min
18Sep2026
Living · Taipei
The greenhouse above the shop floor
Kei Botanics and Hall & Mercer opened a members' atrium in Taipei. You reach the plants the long way, through ribbons and buttons.
Mei Tan · Home editor · 7 min
01Oct2026
Sound · Kaohsiung
An anthem you can only hear facing the water
Pulse Audio and the harbor festival hid a piece of music on a Kaohsiung pier. Turn around, and it thins out. That is the composition.
June Pell · Sound editor · 6 min
14Sep2026