Sunday Reads
Seven stories you may have missed this week

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| The Brutalist reframes the American dream
Nominated for ten Oscars, and newly released in the UK, Brady Corbet’s film harnesses architecture to present flawed ideologies of the modern world
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| An appetite for design: 10 of our favourite dining tables
Enduring classics and exciting new pieces from designers around the world
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| The endangered sites on the World Monuments Fund’s 2025 Watch list From a modernist icon in Angola to the cultural wreckage of Gaza, monuments of global significance deemed most in need of restoration
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| Paris Fashion Week: the best of the shows, looks and backstories
From Pharrell Williams and Nigo’s ‘artistic manifestation of a friendship for life’ at Louis Vuitton to Kim Jones’ look at the ‘quintessence’ of Dior – menswear highlights from Paris
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| Reflections from Los Angeles: a local writer’s personal account of the LA fires
Architecture writer and local resident Michael Webb reflects on the devastation and offers his personal account of recent events in California
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| JB Blunk rings are sculptures for the hand
The JB Blunk Estate has partnered with J Hannah on the reproduction of four special rings – winners of a Wallpaper* Design Award 2025 and shoppable online
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| ‘Human ingenuity can, and will, win’: Yves Béhar on design challenges and choices in 2025
The founder of multidisciplinary design studio Fuseproject on healthier homes, smaller EVs, best use for AI, and why innovation thrives on diversity
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