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Culture

Holding it together

As newspaper groups pivot to digital, one firm believes print’s future is secure. It argues that a paper’s feel, fold and how it's fixed together are key to a satisfying read.

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  • 5 min read
Holding it together
Design

Bay of plenty

Two new workplaces on the city’s waterfront, with cafés, gyms and roofdecks for lounging, show that new work styles are possible even in hardworking Japan.

  • Issue #34
  • 12 min read
Bay of plenty
Travel and restaurants

Alameda

Seville's parkside Alameda district is a perfect place for a second home. It boasts excellent transport links, sunshine and famous cocktail bars, plus plenty of old-world townhouse apartments at great prices.

  • Issue #34
  • 12 min read
Alameda
Affairs

Our time has come

While some countries have eccentric time-keeping, New Zealand sees its time zone as a potential economic advantage, hoping to attract investment and lead Asia-Pacific's financial services market.

  • Issue #34
  • 14 min read
Our time has come
Business

Taipei Cycle Show

The Taipei International Cycle Show is one of the most important bicycle industry events in the world, with nearly 900 exhibitors on hand this year. Held annually at the Nangang Exhibition Center in the…

  • Film
bike
Business

The Impossible Project

Adaptive Eyewear is a social enterprise that’s working to correct the vision of some of the millions of people in developing nations that have no access to glasses. They do this using a unique…

  • Film
photographs, The Impossible Project
Business

Africa/Middle East

Israel's glut of lawyers, the South Africans taking a stand against cheap imported clothes, and preparations for elections in the Central African Republic.

  • Issue #33
  • 5 min read
Illustration of multiple cartoon lawyers on a winding path with yellow signs labeled 'Lawyer' pointing in different directions.
Business

Art market

Bonhams, one of the world’s oldest art auction houses, has opened its doors in Japan with the launch of a new Tokyo office. Colin Sheaf, chairman of Bonhams Asia, explains why.

  • Issue #33
  • 2 min read
Art market
Technology

Sunny outlook

The Mojave desert receives more sunlight than anywhere in the US, and plans for it to become a solar-power hub seem spot on. But some locals are casting a shadow over the proposals.

  • Issue #33
  • 11 min read
Sunny outlook
Manufacturing

Up the tubes

Email made pneumatic tubes seem obsolete, but logistics firm Swisslog saw potential in healthcare. Now, new hospitals use its networks to transport drugs and samples, marking a technological renaissance.

  • Issue #33
  • 5 min read
Up the tubes

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