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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026
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Italy From Home

How to stock your pantry, fridge, and bar cart like an Italian.

By Kaitlyn Rosati
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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in May 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in May 2026.

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Amazon’s ‘The Helix’ East Coast HQ

Count on Amazon to take everyone's money and then go and build a new HQ building that's as unique as it is opulent. The double helix-style building will be located in Arlington, VA and will show off its terraced and tree-lined spiral goodness for all the world to see. The…

By Amos Kwon
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Neo-Chemosphere Dwelling

If Elon Musk ever gets his wish to colonize Mars, he just might tap Zyva Studio's Anthony Authié and Charlotte Taylor to bring legendary mid-century L.A. architect John Lautner's futuristic dwellings to life. This pink rock-embedded, octagonal domicile is known as the Neo-Chemosphere. The white resin interior is bright and…

By Amos Kwon
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Studio Puisto Niliaitta Cabins

Finnish architecture and design firm Studio Puisto has made a name for themselves over the years with their unique interpretations and visions of modern housing options based on traditional concepts. While there are certainly plenty of great examples that display the brand's caliber, few compare to the Niliaitta cabins you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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NCaved House

Located on the Greek island of Serifos, the NCaved house is like nothing you've ever seen. Built into a rocky cliff, it avoids being buffeted by the strong north winds. Mold Architects drilled into the slope and installed a rectangular grid structure that actually conceals the huge interior spaces. It's…

By Amos Kwon
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Nerf’s Latest Fires Around Corners

In case you never saw the movie Wanted, the most redeeming aspect of the film--save the crazy Dodge Viper car chase scene--was the character's ability to bend bullet trajectory to their will around corners. Hasbro's Nerf wants to capitalize on that CGI technology with their new line of Rival Curve…

By Cooper Fleishman
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