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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Berluti goes for gold in tailoring for Team France at the 2024 Olympics
Craft know-how and tireless tailoring made maison Berluti ideally suited to outfit Team France on the biggest stage of all.
Coast to clothes: Fashion labels that tailor to an island lifestyle
From Mallorca to Filicudi, discover three island brands that could only have been founded where the shore meets the sea.
Zeus + Dione’s co-founders on reconnecting with Greek craft traditions
This forward-thinking eyewear brand is taking inspiration from the country’s rich past to complete its signature summer look.
The road to Denmark’s emergence as Scandinavia’s design powerhouse
From industrial giants to students and workers, creative problem solving permeates Danish life. But how did we get here? And what happens next?
Olympiapark’s success story: How it set the gold standard in architecture
Built at an important moment as Germany restructured its postwar image, Munich 1972’s athletes’ village is a rare example of Olympics infrastructure that remains admired today.
The summer essentials that will elevate your wardrobe this season
From a maestro of stretchy fabric that’s expanding its offering to an Italian leather specialist celebrating the Olympics, we line up this summer’s must-have looks.
Design agenda: Paris’s arrondissement culture and Miami’s public-park renaissance
How each of Paris’s 20 districts offer a unique identity to its residents and Miami’s newest adaptive reuse project gives the city a promising makeover.
This celebrated Brazilian architect finds inspiration outside of the blueprint
From making short films to becoming friends with Radiohead, architect Isay Weinfeld says that there’s more to life than architecture.
Key highlights to expect at Art Basel 2024
All signs point to the world’s leading art fair letting down its guard. Plus: a new gallery in São Paulo.
Interview: Alain Villard, CEO of Swatch
Once seen as little more than watches for children, the Swiss-made timepieces are now coveted by seasoned collectors.
