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Thomas Humery

Fashion

Back to my place

European fabric factories are suddenly luxury brands in themselves – all thanks to a reshoring trend that’s continuing to boom.

  • Issue #161
  • 12 min read
Back to my place
Fashion

Trendsetting trio

These three fashion trailblazers are looking beyond established practices to bring alternative perspectives and a viable future to the business of making and selling clothes.

  • Issue #157
  • 13 min read
Marie-Claire Daveu sits at a wooden table wearing a geometric patterned black and white blouse
Wine

Vine intervention

We follow the famed French wine route and meet the food-focused entrepreneurs who are shaking up the area’s traditions.

  • Issue #157
  • 12 min read
Chef using torch to flame food on grill in professional kitchen with dramatic smoke and fire effects
Media

The Agenda: Culture

A historic Paris printing press’s move to a state-of-the-art atelier, a solar-powered website and the new administrator of the Pulitzer prizes.

  • Issue #156
  • 5 min read
Worker operating printing equipment in the Imprimerie du Marais workshop
Hospitality

25 things to make you happy

From sun-soaked Mexican neighbourhoods to Athenian hat-makers and uninhibited dancing, our curated selection offers practical wisdom for cultivating joy in everyday moments.

  • Issue #155
  • 23 min read
People watching fountains in a lush park with palm trees and tropical vegetation in sunny weather
Food & Drink

Bread winners

A new crop of bakeries is resurrecting the art of Spanish bread-making, a tradition disrupted by civil war and industrialisation. We sample the upper crust.

  • Issue #154
  • 17 min read
Reina and David of Amasa bakery standing outside their shop wearing matching tropical print aprons
Travel and restaurants

Small is beautiful

Size isn’t everything. Our third annual index of the most welcoming, vibrant small cities around the world presents the best compact urban environments that do it all, focusing on quality of life and opportunity.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 28 min read
Elevated view of Bolzano with Dolomite mountains, railway yard, and pastel-colored buildings below cable car lines.
Hospitality

Raising the roof

The secluded Maison Bukana hotel in the Philippines and La Halle aux Grains restaurant in Paris are taking their respective fields to new heights.

  • Issue #146
  • 6 min read
Raising the roof
Design

The good place

A first look at La Samaritaine, an icon of Parisian shopping that’s raring to make its return under the grand auspices of LVMH.

  • Issue #144
  • 6 min read
Multi-level department store interior with ornate white cast iron railings, curved staircases, and luxury retail displays
Urbanism

Growing gains

Soften your cityscape and add life to your home with plants. We offer fail-safe tips for growers and a call to action to let your civic pride spread beyond your four walls.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Growing gains

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