Design
October 18, 2025

MoMA’s Flagship Design Store Is Now Open After Undergoing a Stunning Transformation

In the span of just a few months, New York’s Museum of Modern Art has hit a major stride—at least in terms of its design stores. In September, MoMA Design Store opened its first-ever location in Seoul, in collaboration with Hyundai Card. The shop also released an ambitious fall collection last month, complete with new artist-created products and exclusive MoMA-branded merch.

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Toys
October 17, 2025

LEGO Releases Tropical Aquarium Set You Can Bring to Life With a Crank

Many people find calm in maintaining an aquarium, tending to the fish, and watching them leisurely swim around. Others bask in assembling puzzles, models, and LEGO sets. Now, the LEGO company has announced a product that features the best of both worlds. The LEGO Icons Tropical Aquarium not only pays tribute to the allure of fish tanks, but also honors the creative possibilities of their building blocks.

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Art
October 17, 2025

Dom Pérignon Taps Takashi Murakami for Vibrant Champagne Collection

Takashi Murakami is no stranger to brand collaborations. In the past year alone, the Japanese artist has launched not one but two product lines with CASETiFY; teamed up with the MLB for limited-edition baseball collections; and taken over Japan’s Harajuku district with Louis Vuitton. Now, he’s veering toward the beverage industry, joining forces with one of the world’s most prestigious Champagne companies.

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History
October 16, 2025

Secret Colosseum Passageway for Emperors Opens to the Public for the First Time in 2,000 Years

Visitors to Rome’s Colosseum will have a new area to explore thanks to the opening of a passageway that has been closed for nearly 2,000 years. The so-called Commodus Passage was a way for the Roman emperor to enter the famed arena safely. After a restoration that lasted 11 months, the area will finally open to the public on October 27.

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