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Food & Drink

Thirsty work

Long a refuge for passing idle hours in the sun, Bali is now proving a lively launch-pad for a new crop of drinks businesses. We meet the entrepreneurs.

  • Issue #117
  • 7 min read
Wine bottles stored in diagonal metal rack showing various labels and bottle colors from white to red
Books

New chapters

Behind every success story is some sound advice. We asked entrepreneurs to name a publication that proved to be an inspiration.

  • Issue #116
  • 7 min read
New chapters
Design

Magic touch

Alexandra Champalimaud’s interior-design firm has left its mark on the world’s finest hotels.

  • Issue #116
  • 6 min read
Alexandra Champalimaud at her New York design studio desk wearing blue-framed glasses and patterned shirt
Business

Editor’s letter

In an issue where both business and the French Foreign Legion loom large, our editor in chief identifies some potential synergy between the two (based on his own experiences in the South American jungle).

  • Issue #116
  • 5 min read
Cartoon illustration of French Foreign Legion soldiers in uniform marching in formation with rifles.
Fashion

In the pink

Five years after launching its signature bucket bag, Mansur Gavriel is a complete fashion brand. We met its savvy co-founders for a tour of the label’s sunny world.

  • Issue #116
  • 8 min read
Mansur Gavriel men's calf-leather backpacks displayed on pink shelves in the brand's Soho store.
Business

Business

The future of libraries, a canny way to navigate busy streets and the Taipei thoroughfare that's turned an entire district around.

  • Issue #115
  • 3 min read
Business
Business

Trash talk

The Vipp pedal bin went from one-off gift to global bestseller; the inventor’s daughter explains.

  • Issue #113
  • 6 min read
Trash talk

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