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Prickly clients

A garden of succulents near Madrid uses architecture and good design to support its plants, quietly showing them off to their full potential.

  • Issue #118
  • 6 min read
Prickly clients
Design

The Better by Design Manifesto, 2018

Sometimes you need design to step up to the plate and change your life. In tiny increments, that’s what these tools, materials and products will do. Let’s start the revolution.

  • Issue #118
  • 13 min read
Affairs

The opener

We run the gamut from beguiling cacti, alternatively powered aeroplanes and diplomatic dress sense to postmodern poignancy, an invigorating jet clean and the taboo subject of tourism.

  • Issue #118
  • 6 min read
Modern minimalist building with angular geometric forms and large windows surrounded by autumn trees.
Design

Day and night

To celebrate the launch of A. Lange & Söhne's limited-edition timepiece Datograph Up/Down Lumen, we speak to architect Joe Morris and photographer Polly Tootal about their creative processes – and how light informs their…

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  • 4 min watch
Architecture creative processes
Design

Counter culture

LA’s diners serve a healthy dollop of nostalgia but their architecture has modern relevance.

  • Issue #117
  • 11 min read
Counter culture
Design

True colours

When in Paris, the visionary designer heads for the tranquil – but suitably colourful – setting of her local bistro.

  • Issue #117
  • 3 min read
True colours
Design

Smarter homes

Meet the architects and businesses who are creating housing that’s affordable, sustainable and a pleasure to live in.

  • Issue #117
  • 15 min read
Smarter homes
Architecture

Back to the future

There's more to the City of Angels than dive joints and cocktail clubs. The 1933 Group is safeguarding the future of Los Angeles' bar scene by preserving its past.

  • Issue #117
  • 5 min read
Elegant chandelier hanging over seating area at Highland Park Bowl
Architecture

Brave new world

For decades the Belice Valley was a byword for bureaucratic bungling in the face of disaster. Now, 50 years after a devastating earthquake struck the region, the bold aesthetic legacy is finally getting attention.

  • Issue #117
  • 8 min read
Symmetrical sand-colored stone colonnade with arched openings flanking a geometric paved courtyard under pale sky

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