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Portugal’s best beach house: creating a secluded retreat in a crowded community
A breezy holiday villa on the Atlantic coast nestles among sand dunes and Portugal’s native pines.
A look inside Elizabeth Byng and Craig Cohon’s getaway retreat where family comes together
For their first shared property, the American-Canadian couple created a peaceful, creative summer home on the Cycladic island of Antiparos, with striking views of the surrounding sea.
Amassa: A bucolic retreat attuned to nature’s gentle rhythms
Transforming a run-down, abandoned hamlet into a wellness retreat required the expertise of an army of artisans.
The most beautiful outdoor furniture for long summer dinners
Refresh your alfresco set-up with these eye-catching pieces from designers who refuse to compromise on form for outdoor functionality.
Jose Gourmet’s canned fish delights both palate and eye
The brand’s charming, distinctive packaging is attracting the attention of design-minded customers, while celebrating Portuguese talent and heritage.
Meraki Studios, an intimate boutique hotel tucked in the mountains of central Crete
A cluster of holiday apartments among striking, semi-mountainous terrain pays homage to the island’s landscape beyond the beaches.
Interview: Norman Foster on what good design really means when reinventing cities
Even today, at 90 years of age, he’s shaping the discourse around the future of our cities and built environment. We caught up with Foster at the Venice Biennale’s 19th International Architecture Exhibition.
The porch does more than just improve the weather – it’s a staple of American life
Mark Twain is said to have once averred that the least that architecture could do was “improve the weather”. It’s a useful aphorism in any climate but has particular relevance to Hannibal, Missouri, along…
Why a Trump tower in Belgrade would reopen Serbia’s war wounds
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, plans to transform a bombed Belgrade landmark into a luxury hotel. But backlash has thrown the project into doubt.
Amid Paris’s everyday hustle, the city’s iconic Fermob chair is the perfect reminder to slow down – and take a seat
A stroll through a sunny Parisian park wouldn’t be the same without taking time to rest on one of the city’s most iconic pieces of furniture. Now, French furniture giant Fermob has been tasked…
