Hester Underhill
Statues of liberty
Lithuania's second city emerges from the shadows with its unique interwar modernist architecture, blending international influences with distinctly local traditions as European Capital of Culture.
Club rules
After surviving the financial blow of the pandemic, the night-time economy is finally swinging back to life. We visit three venues that are leading the charge and meet the entrepreneurs behind them.
Tales of the city
In the Greek capital, a mid-century apartment block gets a modern facelift.
Business
Nori Ko scaled back his Tokyo juice empire to reconnect with farmers and create a circular business model using domestic produce and compost from leftovers.
Food & Drink Briefing
Our latest food finds and scoops, from Brooklyn brewers to a Melbourne mainstay and a new Japanese joint in Hong Kong.
Studio Babelsberg: reel deal
Despite the ubiquity of digital effects in cinema, Berlin’s Studio Babelsberg has preserved the craft of prop making. Its lifelike items continue to appear in some of the biggest movies today. We inspect the…
Stick ’em up!
When done well, posters can persuade us to buy a pen, observe social norms or fly to a faraway land. They look great too. Put them on your walls.
Top of the props
From silent movies to streaming, Studio Babelsberg's art department has created scenery and sets for over a century. As directors worldwide favour physical simulations over digital, we explore the vast backlots and workshops.
Design awards 2021, part 2
Our first ever Design Awards are here, honouring the year’s 50 most thoughtfully made objects and buildings.
Design awards 2021, part 1
Our first ever Design Awards are here, honouring the year’s 50 most thoughtfully made objects and buildings.
