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High fibre
Finland has unexpectedly become a world leader in sustainable textile production, with companies pioneering new and sometimes secret technologies.
Inspect a gadget
Devices to keep your champagne bubbly and your phone charged, plus the latest Sony phone and Apple laptop.
Plucky upstart
While Croatia has experienced a tourism boom, its third-largest city has forged its own unique path, building on its coastal location and can-do attitude to welcome a wave of businesses – big and small.
Socks appeal
If you're in Japan and need hosiery for any occasion, there's only one place to shop. Tabio have shaped the market in its own image.
Vine intervention
We follow the famed French wine route and meet the food-focused entrepreneurs who are shaking up the area’s traditions.
Business
Iberia’s new uniforms, the South African brand that converts sea waste into clothing and a chat with Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano.
Stepping up
From his new office at Nike’s HQ, the design chief of the world’s leading sports brand reveals its plans for the future of products that bear the famous swoosh.
Engine rooms
Good workplace design can be decisive in winning over clients – as well as in tempting remote workers back to the office. We run down the ground rules.
Smart money
From lab-grown diamonds to luxury handbag rentals, fermented skincare and textiles made from plants and paper pulp, these are the hottest fashion and beauty trends for savvy retail investors to look into right now.
Objects of desire
From power on the go to a mobile lightshow and the sound silence, we pick out the essential new gadgets to make you sigh.
