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Furniture

In focus

Our pick of the sofas, tables, chairs and accessories that are sure to bring comfort and joy into our workplaces and homes.

  • Issue #168
  • 9 min read
Red upholstered armchair with matching frame alongside round side table and table lamp in modern interior setting
Culture

Masters of their destiny

As North Macedonia’s cultural scene awaits possible EU funding, the fate of its young creatives hangs in the balance.

  • Issue #168
  • 10 min read
Masters of their destiny
Photography

Deep focus

A leading chronicler of the war in Ukraine, London-based photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind documents the ordinary lives lived precariously on the front lines.

  • Issue #168
  • 4 min read
Anastasia Taylor-Lind posing for a photo
Architecture

Top of the class

From a school that's open to the elements to a curvaceous nursery, architecture can help to give children a head start in life. We visit educational institutions with designs that pass with flying colours.

  • Issue #167
  • 17 min read
Children playing inside a flowing curved timber tunnel structure.
Business

Best in stores

Who has that special touch when it comes to service, atmosphere and products? We pick the winning stores and shopkeepers around the world.

  • Issue #167
  • 35 min read
Best in stores
Retail

Witness the fitness

Get ready to move with our range of products: professional cycling equipment, eco-friendly backpacks, and running shoes for extra energy.

  • Issue #166
  • 8 min read
Witness the fitness
Fashion

Local heroes

Independent shops from Hong Kong to Madrid prove that knowing customers by name and fostering genuine community connections remains the foundation of thriving neighbourhood businesses.

  • Issue #165
  • 21 min read
People dining at a restaurant table with wine glasses, plates of food, and warm lighting
Art

City in the frame

To maintain its world-leading position, the Swiss city’s art fair must find new ways to evolve. Here the key players talk creation, curation and community building.

  • Issue #164
  • 20 min read
City in the frame
Furniture

Fair assessment

Following the latest successful edition of the planet’s premier furniture fair, we sit around the table to select the 15 designers, firms and pieces that caught our eye at Salone del Mobile.

  • Issue #164
  • 8 min read
Workmates suspension and floor lamps by Flos with thin linear design displayed at Salone del Mobile
Affairs

Urbanism

Bold and effective developments in architecture and train events ahead.

  • Issue #150
  • 6 min read
Interior atrium of Post Houston with orange zigzag staircase and people gathered below

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