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Home grown
When a designer decided to rebuild his own home in Maastricht, it turned out to be a great career move.
Amplifying the positives
Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer has navigated boom, bust and streaming's resurrection across three decades. The Buckinghamshire-born lifer on why the industry cannot afford to miss another defining moment.
Let’s talk shops
Is it game over for stores, malls and high streets? Not according to these developers and place-makers who believe they have the formula that makes bricks-and-mortar retail work.
Business
LinkedIn for Spanish seniors, a Greek start-up reviving dead leaves and a San Francisco neighbourhood gets a new brand.
Made to last
Retailer Manufactum’s HQ suits the company, with its anti-throwaway ethos, perfectly.
On top of the world
Woolrich prides itself on its US heritage but the firm’s Japan division isn’t hiding in the shadows. The outdoor offshoot is using cutting-edge fabric and sharp design to reach new customers – whether they’re…
History of time
As IWC Schaffhausen marks 150 years, its new CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr explains how a brand born from American ingenuity and Swiss precision is safeguarding its future without losing its soul.
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.
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).
