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Architecture

Personal space

Architect Junzo Yoshimura’s seaside escape is a private, harmonious ‘mansion’ that is finally ready to be shared with the world.

  • Issue #159
  • 5 min read
Modern interior corner with gray swivel chairs, glass side table and wooden credenza near large windows
Fashion

Material world

Whether it's the soft lambswool of a cosy winter blanket or the seemingly delicate titanium of a premium watch, the composition of clothes and accessories matters.

  • Issue #159
  • 6 min read
Titanium Octo Finissimo timepiece in grey by Bulgari designed by architect Kazuyo Sejima
Design

Design

A Practice for Everyday Life, a clever school extension, the revamped analogue Leica, an interview with Moshe Safdie and architecture as art.

  • Issue #159
  • 9 min read
Venice Biennale poster with pink graphic design featuring stylized eyes on floating platform in Venice lagoon
Design

Desert Dwellers

In an unforgiving landscape, we meet the architecture students building on Frank Lloyd Wright’s ethos of ‘learning by doing’ – even if that means getting their hands dirty and dodging the odd scorpion.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 10 min read
Desert Dwellers
Design

Making the cut

As global supply chains face strain, consumers are demanding furniture that is designed, produced and supplied transparently. We profile five brands that are rising to the challenge and enhancing their customers’ wellbeing.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 10 min read
Making the cut
Urbanism

Up in the air

Big-name architects are helping to transform Ecuador’s capital – but do its residents want the high life?

  • Issue #158
  • 12 min read
Up in the air
Residences

Remote chance

Amid the harsh landscape near Australia’s Bass Strait, a farmhouse offers intimacy and true escape.

  • Issue #158
  • 5 min read
Open-plan kitchen with timber cabinetry, white island, green shelving and vaulted wood ceiling
Architecture

Hidden treasures

On a quiet residential street in Japan’s historic capital stands a living monument to the city’s coveted craft traditions.

  • Issue #158
  • 6 min read
Wooden walkway leading through internal courtyard garden with moss-covered ground and traditional Japanese architecture
Furniture

Inner sanctum

As we sink into cosy armchairs, switch on lamps and rethink our work set-ups, we pick out the latest pieces that promise comfort and warmth.

  • Issue #158
  • 6 min read
Dark green Group armchair on white cube with pendant light and floor lamp on patterned rug in corner

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