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Carlota Rebelo

Design

On the move

We visit the Japanese diasporas that are leaving a distinct mark on the world stage.

  • Issue #129
  • 7 min read
Four Japanese people in winter clothing standing outside the Arabia factory building in Helsinki
Retail

Twelve stops for Christmas

Pondering where to pick up gifts this year? Let our editors guide you with their pick of the best shops, emporiums and design stores on the most inviting shopping streets around the globe.

  • Issue #129
  • 27 min read
A cosy homeware shop interior with light wood shelving displaying ceramics, with a colourful sofa and cushions at the centre.
Business

Born to do it

From a blue-sky thinker to a master fashion brand builder, we meet the founders, owners and CEOs who have navigated the rocky road to success and are only too happy to share directions.

  • The Entrepreneurs #1
  • 13 min read
Man in navy suit standing in modern interior space with geometric wall panels.
Politics

Talk show

Pork chops and promises are part of the race for the White House at that livestock-laden oracle, Iowa State Fair.

  • Issue #127
  • 15 min read
Talk show
Business

Testing times

What happens if all commutes are free? Or you make young people do national service? Or even pay people for doing nothing at all? We find out.

  • Issue #126
  • 8 min read
Testing times
Culture

Hot picks

Fill those endless days with the best in sight and sound, thanks to our sunny selection.

  • Issue #125
  • 1 min read
Hot picks
Affairs

City secrets

Beneath Hamburg's waterfront, a 1911 art deco tunnel still ferries pedestrians under the Elbe; in Los Angeles, a concrete building designed for those who cannot fully see it challenges every assumption about architecture.

  • Issue #125
  • 6 min read
City secrets
Affairs

Cities

A multipurpose hospital in Milan, New York’s glass-skyscraper ban and Belgian bicycle taxes.

  • Issue #124
  • 4 min read
Cities
Affairs

The opener

Are we about to call time on famed German efficiency? Don’t worry, these brief bulletins on Brexit and bragging won’t hold you up.

  • Issue #124
  • 7 min read
Guests dine at long tables outdoors among trees at the Lageder winery's Summa wine fair event.
Affairs

Cities

Rethinking urbanism in Minneapolis and why students won’t be lighting up in Copenhagen.

  • Issue #121
  • 3 min read
Cities

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