Design
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.
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Spring into action with brand new styles
Whether it’s a big trip, a key work project or a meaningful pursuit, this is the season to get things moving. Here’s how to dress the part in style.
The Japanese miniature artist who takes the little things in stride
Tatsuya Tanaka’s small-scale artworks are the result of dreaming big. We visit the studio where his mini masterpieces come to life.
You’ve got male: Brands to keep an eye out for in 2024
From a welcoming new Paris boutique founded by two upstart designers from Dijon to Italian jackets that marry natural materials with couture techniques, we look at this year’s trajectory of menswear.
Fine prints
Publisher Lars Müller has long championed the power of print. Now a new online project is offering up his archive to collectors.
Seoul sur Seine
A Korean ‘hanok’ in the French countryside is a keeper of an artistic legacy and a link between continents.
Making a scene
Paulistano artists, galleries and art fairs have emerged from the ruinous Bolsonaro years with a new urgency to make their mark.
Inch by inch
Fashion is dominated by a few big cities but Hul le Kes’s decision to build its brand in Arnhem has put the Dutch city on the map.
Light and shade
The lauded director on breaking into South Korea’s male-dominated film industry – and her next project.
