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Inspect a gadget
Devices to keep your champagne bubbly and your phone charged, plus the latest Sony phone and Apple laptop.
Great and small
For almost a century, Leica has been a pioneer in camera design. Now it’s broadening its focus.
Design
Canberra’s new public installation and Nolan Giles on the joy of low-impact second homes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
