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Carlo Silberschmidt

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.
Design

Shapely numbers

From furnishings and fixtures to full refurbishments, we celebrate 50 winning design innovations.

  • Issue #113
  • 17 min read
Shapely numbers
Food & Drink

Food & drink

Rare champagne in a snug space in Riga and a recipe for baked feta with honey and dill dressing.

  • Issue #113
  • 5 min read
Food & drink
Fashion

Wardrobe directions

Our editors have toured the showrooms, interrogated the buyers and been to the shows. The following pages offer up our picks of the spring/summer 2018 season.

  • Issue #112
  • 30 min read
Two men in a clothing boutique stand in front of wooden shelves stocked with folded shirts. One wears a white button-down with striped cuffs; the other wears a white shirt under a dark denim shacket and glasses, looking off to the side.
Retail

Shop, read, listen

Shopping for Finnish trolls in London and finicky pooches in Berlin, plus this month’s best books, products, music, film and more.

  • Issue #112
  • 16 min read
Hotel & Home Singapore showroom displaying contemporary porcelain pieces and ceramics on a wooden table.
Business

Going up

Rome finally gets its own grand department store: a €250m gamble by Thailand’s Central Group that turns archaeology, ambition and 800 brands into the city’s newest must-visit address.

  • Issue #112
  • 27 min read
Going up
Urbanism

Cities

Zürich is considering artificial islands to house its growing population and there’s a global push to unearth forgotten rivers.

  • Issue #109
  • 4 min read
Curved Italian piazza lined with yellow buildings and green shutters.
Business

Winter warmers

Christmas markets are a regular fixture of the festive season – but in Mitteleuropa they’re also big business.

  • Issue #109
  • 4 min read
Winter warmers
Business

On the market

In the past year the retail landscape has benefited from discerning rethinks, ambitious new concepts and smart shopping solutions. Here are our picks.

  • Issue #107
  • 14 min read
On the market

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