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Josh Fehnert

Travel and restaurants

Hit your stride

We hope that these diverse ideas might inspire you to be ambitious, be serious about having fun – and to get out there, put your best foot forward and go for it.

  • Issue #166
  • 13 min read
Collection of vintage travel guidebooks including Gateway Guide to Eating in France spread on table with coffee cup
Food & Drink

Chef’s kiss

A Parisian sandwicherie is reimagining comfort food with fluffy challah buns stuffed with Mediterranean fillings, from kebab meat to mushroom omelette.

  • Issue #162
  • 7 min read
Chef’s kiss
Wine

Indie labels

Radical graphic solutions, stripped-back designs and humour are helping wine brands to win shelf space in a competitive market.

  • Issue #163
  • 8 min read
Four wine bottles arranged in a row against white background showing different label designs and bottle shapes
Hospitality

Dutch master

A former waterside inn in a quiet fishing village north of Amsterdam is now a cosy hotel and restaurant where good food, nice design and big views all entice you to linger.

  • Issue #163
  • 6 min read
Dutch master
Travel and restaurants

River beds

Our travel round-up begins with a theatrical Paris hotel beside the Seine. Over the page, we immerse ourselves in Bath, visit a homely Mexican mansion and sample Japanese hospitality in Hokkaido.

  • Issue #162
  • 7 min read
Modern living space with exposed wooden beams, black pendant lamp, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking bare trees at Shiguchi in Hokkaido.
Business

Purchasing power: Part 2

Japanese developer Sekisui House transformed Brisbane's West End with independent retailers and abundant green space, creating a thriving mixed-use community that attracts 26,000 daily visitors.

  • Issue #162
  • 25 min read
Purchasing power: Part 2
Product design

Digging it

Getting your hands dirty in the name of cultivating your green patch is that much more pleasing with the right tools. And in Japan they have developed the ultimate garden shed accessories.

  • Issue #162
  • 5 min read
Royal Gardener's Club yellow watering can with retractable lid and long spout against beige background
Retail

Purchasing power: Part 1

We celebrate the world of physical retail by visiting the pioneering boutiques, revitalised high streets and customer-facing vendors elevating the in-store experience.

  • Issue #162
  • 24 min read
Bright modern bookshop interior with low shelves and display tables.
Business

A common-sense manifesto

After the upheavals of the past few years, the world of business is in urgent need of a change in culture. Here are some tips to nudge it in the right direction.

  • Issue #161
  • 9 min read
Isometric illustration of office workers in meeting and home office spaces with modern furniture and technology

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