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With Finland’s love of libraries well established, we head to a Helsinki haunt that typifies the country’s bookish ways.
Architecture
From a small studio in Mallorca to a UK factory that's also a creative space, showroom and museum, we round up the best in global design.
Perfect setting
Laying on a spread this Christmas? Luminaries from the worlds of design, hospitality and diplomacy reveal what makes a terrific table.
Living with a legend
Aarhus city hall was built as a statement of faith in the future during Denmark’s darkest days. Today its stunningly preserved design is still inspiring civic pride.
Building society
A former construction yard has been brought back to life by businesses that are working together to grow – quite literally.
Business
A new emporium for Japanese crafts in Singapore, a Czech glassware company gets a brand revamp and which countries spend the most on Christmas.
Past lives
The Missoni designer looks to the past for inspiration as she drives her family brand forward.
Timber land
We visit the showrooms of the Hida Furniture Festival in Takayama, the seat of Japan’s woodworking industry.
Modern love
In a rescued Bristol townhouse, Ken Stradling's lifetime of Nordic glass, pottery and design treasures tells a story of salvage, taste and devotion – to objects, to a building and to a marriage.
Utility room
The Bauhaus’s designs still resonate today because of their functionality: Tecta can see the beauty in that.
