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Joann Plockova

Technology

Objects of desire

From power on the go to a mobile lightshow and the sound silence, we pick out the essential new gadgets to make you sigh.

  • Issue #156
  • 4 min read
Nothing Phone (1) with transparent case showing internal components and circular wireless charging coil
Hospitality

Room service

Transformed townhouses, refurbished residences and fresh forays into hospitality feature in this issue’s round-up of your new favourite places to stay. Check in and tune out.

  • Issue #156
  • 8 min read
The Julius Prague hotel interior with glass pendant lights and orange velvet seating
Travel and restaurants

Rest assured

Whether you’d plump for an oasis of calm in Cuba or a remarkable fjord-side conversion in Norway, we’ve got your getaway plan covered.

  • Issue #130
  • 5 min read
Tropical courtyard seating area with wooden furniture, plants, and string lights at Gardens hotel in Havana
Travel and restaurants

Gently does it

From soothing swims in Athens to sleep-easy stays in South Africa, our restful agenda comprises escapes and retreats to help you slow down, unwind and live in the moment.

  • Issue #130
  • 5 min read
Gently does it
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.
Travel and restaurants

Travel

A restored 1923 art deco gem in Culver City and the story behind Venice's most imitated dish — two establishments where history, hospitality and good taste quietly converge.

  • Issue #123
  • 7 min read
Travel
Hospitality

Suite dreams

Whether you’re escaping the bustle of Mexico City, reconnecting with nature in Ireland or yearning for some quality time in iceland, here’s our round-up of relaxing retreats for the holidays.

  • Issue #119
  • 12 min read
A dark timber modernist house with a glass-railed deck overlooking a vast misty highland landscape.
Hospitality

Get out of town

This month we round up some fine spots for weekend jaunts, whether it's a seaside stay in Japan, a reborn Massachusetts motel or a woodland retreat an hour from Paris.

  • Issue #117
  • 11 min read
Interior view of a living room with stone fireplace and wooden slatted ceiling.
Business

Space race

We rarely notice street furniture, yet the design of chairs, bins and bike racks has a profound effect on our cities. We meet the designers enhancing our urban mood and surroundings.

  • Issue #115
  • 12 min read
Space race

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