Design
How Paris Design Week is now emerging as a contender to Milan’s design reign
With striking venues, support for emerging designers and renewed respect for France’s métiers d’art, Paris Design Week has quickly become a must on the global design circuit, and Milan’s fiercest competitor.
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Adrenaline meets architectural wonder at Snowbird’s maverick ski resort
Built for bold skiers, this modernist Rocky Mountain retreat defies avalanches and redefines high-altitude adventure.
How Loro Piana CEO Damien Bertrand is doubling down on a commitment to luxury
The LVMH-owned Italian luxury house is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a meaningful philosophy.
Cabin fever: Three stand-out holiday homes in Norway
For centuries, Norwegians have been making their way to ‘hytter’ (holiday homes) and ‘årestuer’ (traditional huts) for hunting, fishing, hiking and cross-country skiing. We meet the architects behind three outstanding examples.
The US design studios turning to Amish and Mennonite artisans for traditional furniture production
Some US studios are bringing manufacturing back home. In Pennsylvania, Amish and Mennonite craftspeople are playing a pivotal role, offering a hands-on approach to American wooden-furniture production.
A striking new restaurant in Aspen and Lisbon’s museum revival
Renovation: LisbonOpen arms Following a eight-year hiatus, Lisbon’s Museu do Design (MUDE) has finally reopened. The update has created space for a new long-term exhibition that displays more than 500 design and fashion pieces…
Why Italian furniture giant Cassina encourages disagreement
How the century-old Italian furniture firm thoughtfully combines old and new.
How singer-turned-architect Yarinda Bunnag turned a passion project into a thriving studio
Thai creative Yarinda Bunnag has mastered the art of reinvention, from pop star to architect to Netflix star. Now living in Hua Hin, she’s charting new territories in design and creativity.
Proteca’s FreeWalker GL suitcase
Proteca’s 50-litre FreeWalker GL is the latest addition to our ever-expanding range of travel products. Made at the Akabira Factory in Hokkaido by Japan’s leading luggage manufacturer Ace – a specialist in suitcase technology…
