David Plaisant
Small Fortune
Life in small cities can provide the best of metropolitan life, with greater access to nature and a more relaxed pace. Our annual index surveys those that do it all and do it best.
Common currency
Naples museum showcases centuries of Italian artistry alongside Caravaggio's haunting final masterpiece, as banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo transforms former branches into cultural destinations.
Sunny outlook
The salt-kissed island’s capital Cagliari is both bustling city and laidback beach town – and somehow unlike anywhere else in Italy.
Cities, slicker
Neglected industrial parts of cities, from Rome to Istanbul, are in the throes of thrilling regeneration.
Art direction
How can the Uzbek capital become an art city? The plan: to eschew starchitects and take things slowly.
Design destination
In the first of a new series of journeys, we hit the road and head to the village of Noormarkku, western Finland, in search of superlative Finnish design.
Call the tune
Whether you have a song up your sleeve or ambitions to host a podcast, time in a recording studio is a sound investment.
Hot off the press
In Italy’s crowded media landscape, two new national newspapers and one youthful stalwart are playing against type, proving print can still be a powerful and popular medium for journalists and the public alike.
Time for a reboot
From visionary aerospace companies to powerful boat-makers, Italy is home to a far-reaching crop of mobility players. We meet the transport-industry movers that are pioneering smarter and greener ways of travelling and commuting.
Defence & Diplomacy
Estonia’s defence minister on what he expects from the US, a Belgian-Dutch embassy design conference and China sells missile defence to Serbia.
