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Will Kitchens

Hospitality

A place to call home

The Drake Hotel has become the heart and soul of its neighbourhood, playing a role in the community that was carefully thought out by its founder.

  • Issue #118
  • 5 min read
Jeff Stober, founder of the Drake Hotel, standing on wooden stairs against a wood-paneled wall.
Culture

Culture

Socially engaged art in Chicago, a televised Polish parallel universe and perusing the shelves of London’s poetry bookshop.

  • Issue #118
  • 6 min read
Culture
Retail

Shop, read, listen

Unique boutiques offering covetable homeware, exquisite candles and canny storage, plus a few absorbing page-turners and delights for your eyes and ears.

  • Issue #118
  • 15 min read
Shop, read, listen
Art

On display: New Museum

The New Museum on Manhattan’s Lower East Side has been championing the contemporary since its inception in 1977. We meet the team dedicated to bringing new artists to wider attention.

  • Issue #118
  • 4 min read
On display: New Museum
Business

Get the look

From Europe and Asia to the US, five branding insiders give their take on the industry – and what’s next.

  • Issue #118
  • 13 min read
Portrait of Adrian Shaughnessy, a bald man with glasses wearing a green jacket.
Business

Business

LinkedIn for Spanish seniors, a Greek start-up reviving dead leaves and a San Francisco neighbourhood gets a new brand.

  • Issue #117
  • 4 min read
Business
Business

Let’s talk shops

Is it game over for stores, malls and high streets? Not according to these developers and place-makers who believe they have the formula that makes bricks-and-mortar retail work.

  • Issue #117
  • 24 min read
Illustration of diverse shoppers walking on a busy street with storefronts and plants.
Fashion

Top to toe

Our global review of the industry leaves no stone unturned – we’re not only interested in the cut of the cloth but the material gains made behind the scenes.

  • Issue #117
  • 32 min read
White and black t-shirts displayed on a blue background

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