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A spread from Tom Dixon's Dixonary, published by Violette. Photo by Tom Hayes.

Lou Reed wearing Illesteva Lou Reed sunglasses. Photo by Grant Cornett.

Fur tablet studies on the wall of Fendi's fur atelier in Rome. Photo by Guido Gazzilli.

The new Bentley Flying Spur, crafted in Crewe, England over the course of 130 hours. Photo by David Black.

The newly revamped University of Texas Alumni Center, designed by Miró Rivera Architects.

The August Smart Lock designed by Yves Behar is operated by a smartphone.

The museum that houses the Tudor warship Mary Rose in Portsmouth, England, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and Pringle Brandon Perkins + Will.

A remodeled ski gondola from Verbier Mountain Climbers.

The candy-colored cover of "Shiro Kuramata" (Phaidon). Photo by Tom Hayes.

Anglo-Bangladeshi artist Rana Begum in her London studio. Photo by Paul Plews.

Vondom's Biophilia collection, designed by Ross Lovegrove.

Designer Jon Stam polishes his Claude Glass black-mirror clock at Fiction Factory in Amsterdam. Photo by Jeroen Hofman.

Offecct's Coupe chair, designed by Läufer + Keichel.

Columbia University's new Campbell Sports Center, designed by Steven Holl Architects. Photo by Chris McVoy.

"Burned Bridge" (2012) by New York–based artist Marianne Vitale. Courtesy Zach Feuer Gallery.

Bottega Veneta creative director Tomas Maier in his Manhattan office. Photo by Dean Kaufman.

Zaha Hadid's Galaxy Soho complex in Beijing. Photo by Iwan Baan.