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Kohei Take

Architecture

Space exploration

Creative businesses need studios where people come together. These three companies show how you can create inspiring projecs and still have money left in the bank. Steal their ideas.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 10 min read
Space exploration
Travel and restaurants

Holiday snaps

We focus on a selection of the planet’s finest new hotels and drop in on the shop that sells everything you’ll need to capture the moment once you get to them.

  • Issue #136
  • 1 min read
Holiday snaps
Retail

Looks to love

We’ve found the formula to greet sunny days: the perfect T-shirt, breezy cottons and light tailoring cut to fit just so. And don’t forget springy new kicks to ground your feelgood summer wardrobe.

  • Issue #135
  • 26 min read
Looks to love
Affairs

Down the garden path

Getting out among nature is good for our wellbeing – but where to find it in the city? We catch up with the green-fingered residents who, among the glass and the concrete, are tending…

  • Issue #135
  • 16 min read
Down the garden path
Hospitality

Group dynamics

The expansion of a storied Kyoto building into Ace Hotel’s first Japanese venture called for a dizzying collaboration of creatives.

  • Issue #135
  • 7 min read
Group dynamics
Travel and restaurants

Sense of calm

Kagoshima's unassuming ramen joints serve up liquid perfection in quiet counter-side rituals, where solo diners find solace in steaming bowls and the city's understated culinary excellence.

  • Issue #135
  • 6 min read
Sense of calm
Entrepreneurialism

Best in class

The high street has been shaken. How do you rebuild with resilient community anchors? The answer: have independent shops run by owners with passion and commitment. We profile six.

  • Issue #135
  • 8 min read
Two people standing inside a cozy shop seen through a large window.
Business

Happy campers

Camper vans are, well, having a moment. And unlike the unwieldy motorhomes of the past, people are increasingly turning to their versatility for a short holiday or weekend break. We meet the brands leading…

  • Issue #135
  • 8 min read
Happy campers

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