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Technology

Inspect a gadget

Devices to keep your champagne bubbly and your phone charged, plus the latest Sony phone and Apple laptop.

  • Issue #157
  • 4 min read
Nomad Base One MagSafe Charger with white glass top and metal base on wooden surface
Architecture

Design

Canberra’s new public installation and Nolan Giles on the joy of low-impact second homes.

  • Issue #157
  • 4 min read
Tall concrete columns arranged in a grid formation surrounded by native plantings in Canberra's Dairy Road neighbourhood
Society

Back to the land

Europeans have flocked to cities but what remains of the villages they left behind? In Spain, we meet the folk fighting to resurrect forgotten communities.

  • Issue #157
  • 23 min read
Group of workshop participants posing on balcony and ground level of rustic stone building with terracotta roof
Business

Stepping up

From his new office at Nike’s HQ, the design chief of the world’s leading sports brand reveals its plans for the future of products that bear the famous swoosh.

  • Issue #157
  • 10 min read
Stepping up
Books

Never stop learning

The folk who are perfecting new skills, from surfing to ceramics, no matter their age – and helping others to do so too.

  • Issue #157
  • 11 min read
Three women seated at table during creative writing class discussion in Florence villa
Architecture

Active elements

The Indian architect explains why he considers air, water and light to be as important to his creative process as bricks and mortar.

  • Issue #157
  • 4 min read
Bijoy Jain stands with arms crossed in his converted warehouse studio surrounded by stone blocks and materials
Society

Trying hard or hardly trying?

From the fate of Europe's disappearing villages to the modern dress codes of America's southern states, this issue celebrates the transformative effects of smartening up and making an extra effort.

  • Issue #157
  • 4 min read
Businessman in suit and glasses adjusting his tie in front of organized wardrobe with hanging clothes
Hospitality

Heart and home

Laidback hotel Ett Hem offers a space where guests can get away from the rigours of city life. And now an expansion is enhancing this tranquil urban oasis.

  • Issue #156
  • 8 min read
Cozy attic bedroom with exposed wooden beams, decorative painted ceiling, modern furniture and arched window
Business

Engine rooms

Good workplace design can be decisive in winning over clients – as well as in tempting remote workers back to the office. We run down the ground rules.

  • Issue #156
  • 9 min read
Kettal's Hydroponic Garden system showing tiered wooden shelving with various plants and vegetables growing in containers

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