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Nolan Giles

Architecture

Banking on it

As Pictet opens its new Zürich office, we meet the team behind the historic building’s overhaul.

  • Issue #152
  • 9 min read
Banking on it
Fashion

Fashion statement

The world of fashion is constantly reinventing itself. We meet three visionary leaders who, despite working in disparate fields, are cut from the same bold cloth.

  • Issue #152
  • 14 min read
JK Iguatemi Shopping Mall with shiny floors
Craft

Timeless craft

Meet the first female CEO of a major watch brand, the ambassador for a veteran maker and the non-profit behind Watches and Wonders Geneva.

  • Issue #152
  • 11 min read
Nomos Glashütte building exterior with modernist glass architecture and company signage
Urbanism

Urbanism

Disney-branded towns and a posthumous Mies van der Rohe construction.

  • Issue #152
  • 4 min read
Modern glass and steel building with floor-to-ceiling windows illuminated at dusk surrounded by green lawn
Design

Remaking a masterpiece

A modernist home in subtropical São Paulo has been carefully restored by one of the city’s best architects. We take an exclusive tour of this Brazilian beauty.

  • Issue #151
  • 7 min read
Remaking a masterpiece
Design

Funny business

Graphic designers are known for being bold but where is their wit? We meet some comic types.

  • Issue #150
  • 12 min read
Person wearing black hoodie holding red tote bag with white "Art" lettering in front of colorful flower garden
Fashion

Performance bonus

The sportswear market is a crowded field so finding clothes that offer something new is no walk in the park. Meet three brands that are bona fide game-changers.

  • Issue #150
  • 13 min read
Palmes Tennis Society canvas tote bag with tennis racket and yellow tennis balls on blue court surface
Urbanism

Core values

The architects aiding downtown São Paulo’s rapid revival are devoted as much to the area’s inimitable spirit as its modernist heritage.

  • Issue #149
  • 16 min read
Sunlit courtyard with tropical plants and natural materials in modern retail space

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