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Carlo Silberschmidt

Design

Well built

Our pick of superlative designs that are functional, beautiful and made to last.

  • Issue #123
  • 18 min read
Well built
Architecture

To the rafters

Gracing the interior of a number of contrasting sporting arenas, Neue Holzbau’s intricately engineered timber designs have put the Swiss company in a league of their own.

  • Issue #120
  • 7 min read
To the rafters
Fashion

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.

  • Issue #117
  • 11 min read
History of time
Retail

Class of their own

Top-flight trainers and upbeat tunes to get you up and out, and tasteful homeware, thrilling reads and film tips if you want to cosy up at home as the evenings draw in.

  • Issue #117
  • 17 min read
Open comic book pages with colorful illustrations showing characters in dialogue and narrative scenes
Society

The opener

We get sociable with co-working spaces and consider two very different approaches to national pride. First up, a quick fix in Milan, Washington’s explosive exhibition and Portland puts opera on the menu.

  • Issue #116
  • 5 min read
People dining at outdoor tables outside Portineria14 bar in Milan's Navigli neighbourhood
Business

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).

  • Issue #116
  • 5 min read
Cartoon illustration of French Foreign Legion soldiers in uniform marching in formation with rifles.
Urbanism

The direct approach

Flying cars may ease congestion, but why not improve existing options? Here are our favourite simple solutions to get around – and between – our cities.

  • Issue #114
  • 11 min read
White food truck with green accents displaying colorful packaged meals and signage.

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