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NEWSPAPER • Wallpaper’s hot pick of the latest global goings-on

LATE STAGE • A posthumous exhibition in Berlin celebrates the work of figurative painter Frank Auerbach, who was born in the city but never showed there

Bookmark • Noteworthy openings in Menorca, Montreal and Grand Cayman

Where to go: LONDON • Creative consultant Isabella Burley credits growing up in the English capital with shaping who she is today. She takes us on a tour of some significant spots

UNRESERVED PRAISE • Today’s travel luxury is the freedom to have no plans and no bookings. Here’s to enjoying the journey, trying your luck and stumbling on a new favourite place

Splash out • Get into the swim of things with this season’s most seductive summer accessories

TRACK STAR • A spacious vinyl outlet in an east Tokyo cultural centre is spinning a new narrative for the traditional record store model

CALL OF THE WILD • A contemporary cabin retreat on South Korea’s Jeju Island invites guests to go to ground and commune with nature

RULING CLASS • A Tunisian presidential palace is a perfectly preserved masterclass in North African modernism

OPEN HOUSE • Located on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, the latest in Ludwig Godefroy’s series of sculptural, brutalist residences offers a new window on indoor-outdoor living

Tokens of appreciation • Why do we keep souvenirs? Because they tether us to a moment, a place or a feeling, acting as a physical reminder of an experience or a connection. All too often, they are clichéd, inexpensive trinkets, hastily bought at an airport, train station or tourist trap, their significance woefully diminished by mass production (even if some, like those bearing Milton Glaser’s ‘I heart NY’ logo, do hold an undeniable charm). Yet the significance and value of a souvenir isn’t just in its physical form but in the story that it tells. A train ticket repurposed as a bookmark, a shell smoothed by an unfamiliar sea, a seemingly naff keyring – these objects are infused with personal meaning. And, in an era where travel is documented through an infinite scroll of images on social media, the physical keepsake has never felt more valuable. To explore the contemporary significance of souvenirs, we turned to our well-travelled network of photographers, asking them to dive into their archives and select images of treasured mementoes that layer place, object and memory. The images pose a beautiful interplay between the tangible and the intangible, woven through their compositions. Whether it’s an inherited tourist T-shirt, a flea market find or a ten-year-old exhibition ticket, souvenirs transcend their material nature to become storytelling artefacts. Through the eyes of our seven photographers, we see them not just as passive reminders, but as active participants in memory-making, shaping how we recall places, people and emotions.

CIRCLE TIME • A Mexican city rings the changes with a year-round event venue that fosters a strong connection between its users and nature

ACCESS ALL AREAS • Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the V&A East Storehouse in east London allowsthe public to get up close and personal with thousands of design treasures

ARCH ANGEL • Heavenly transformation and rejuvenation at super-facialist Teresa Tarmey’s flagship...