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Business

Take cover

From aprons and kitchen whites to front-of-house outfits, the storied Spanish business providing trusty hospitality workwear is busier than ever.

  • Issue #157
  • 6 min read
Durkopp Adler 281 sewing machine with adjustable lamp at cluttered workshop station with shelves of supplies
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
Craft

Best-case scenario

How a commitment to Italian craft and smart collaborations revived a long-dormant heritage trunk-maker.

  • Issue #154
  • 5 min read
Artisan in white lab coat working on detailed craftswork at Au Départ's Milan workshop
Craft

On the floor

Just like the striking rugs that they produce, Nani Marquina’s team at the namesake firm she runs in the Catalan capital is tightly knit.

  • Issue #153
  • 3 min read
Nani Marquina team members posing in their Barcelona studio surrounded by fabric rolls and rug samples
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
Culture

Scene stealers

Chicago's Manual Cinema solved a stylistic puzzle for the Candyman sequel, using shadow puppets to recreate flashback scenes without jarring the new film's aesthetic.

  • Issue #151
  • 15 min read
Five Manual Cinema team members standing in their industrial studio workspace with projection equipment
Culture

Nostalgic neon

The fluorescent signs lining Hong Kong's streets are a huge part of its identity. Heritage group TNX is working to stop these lights from burning out by restoring them.

  • Issue #151
  • 5 min read
Modern heritage preservation workshop with traditional neon sign being restored
Craft

Upper hand

Fancy something handsome to see you through the cold snap? If so, Alberto Squillace is a handy contact. He owns Omega, a glove-maker in Naples that follows a centuries-old tradition of manufacturing.

  • Issue #150
  • 1 min read
Red leather glove on a workbench beside scissors and craft tools.
Craft

Walking distance

London's storied bespoke shoemaker Henry Maxwell has swapped Jermyn Street for an Essex Road piano factory, seeking to reinvent luxury craftsmanship for modern times.

  • Issue #149
  • 9 min read
Simon Bolzoni sitting in green leather chairs surrounded by shoe lasts and certificates in the Henry Maxwell workshop

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