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Design

Glazing a trail

The enamelware coming out of the Noda Horo factory in Japan hardly has time to sit on the shelves. Meet the family firm that has forged a reputation for quality and creativity.

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Glazing a trail
Architecture

Patrick Blanc

Patrick Blanc, the botanist who pioneered vertical gardens, eats his ‘last meal’ at Pershing Hall, a Parisian hotel featuring one of his stunning creations.

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Patrick Blanc
Architecture

Total hotel

The new Ace Hotel in east London offers rooms for guests and provides a gathering place for local residents, as well as opportunities for creative businesses.

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Total hotel
Culture

Space to think

From modernist Havana to cutting-edge New York and rural England, we explore how art, music and philosophy are being taught in spaces that mirror their subjects.

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Space to think
Architecture

Top of the pile

Isay Weinfeld’s corncob-shaped São Paulo tower gives all 62 apartments sweeping city views and yard-sized balconies — proof that vertical living needn’t sacrifice a garden’s pleasures.

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Top of the pile
Architecture

Diplomacy

We meet Lebanon's ambassador in London and report on other news from the diplomatic world.

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Inaam Osseiran, Lebanon's ambassador to London, sits in the embassy's wood-paneled interior.
Urbanism

Modern times

Deep in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico’s El Monte condominium is a slice of US-style modernism. To its residents, it’s not simply a home but a thoughtful experiment in how to live.

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Modern times
Retail

Inventory No. 66

Eye-catching crockery and gadgets for the oenophile to help you wine and dine are just some of our specially chosen products this month.

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Inventory No. 66
Craft

Life cycle

A master bike-maker from the 1980s and his skateboarding apprentice are ensuring the renowned Zullo name lives on for cycling aficionados, passing down the craft of custom frame-building in northern Italy.

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Tiziano Zullo and Mattia Paganotti stand together at a workbench in their bicycle frame-building workshop in Verona.

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