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Craft

Upper hand

Fancy something handsome to see you through the cold snap? If so, Alberto Squillace is a handy contact. He owns Omega, a glove-maker in Naples that follows a centuries-old tradition of manufacturing.

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Red leather glove on a workbench beside scissors and craft tools.
Affairs

Design tours: Lithuania’s modernist city

As Lithuania’s second city, it’s not often Kaunas gets much international attention. This, however, could be about to change. Kaunas has been named one of Europe’s Capitals of Culture for 2022; a title it’s…

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Architecture

Wood intentions

A greater embrace of timber and the use of digital efficiency simulacra were among the constructive ideas for greener property at the latest Expo Real trade fair.

  • Issue #149
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Illuminated architectural model of city development with miniature buildings and LED lighting displayed at exhibition
Architecture

Art direction

How can the Uzbek capital become an art city? The plan: to eschew starchitects and take things slowly.

  • Issue #149
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Curved brick building facade with intricate geometric relief patterns.
Urbanism

Core values

The architects aiding downtown São Paulo’s rapid revival are devoted as much to the area’s inimitable spirit as its modernist heritage.

  • Issue #149
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Sunlit courtyard with tropical plants and natural materials in modern retail space
Design

Collecting the set

How a personal haul of modernist homeware became a premier prop source for the global film industry.

  • Issue #149
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Collecting the set
Retail

Bringing it all back home

Fendi's partnership with Design Holding could see it become equally associated with fine furniture and interior design. CEO Serge Brunschwig shares some home truths.

  • Issue #149
  • 7 min read
White modernist building with repetitive arched windows and classical statue in foreground
Craft

Walking distance

London's storied bespoke shoemaker Henry Maxwell has swapped Jermyn Street for an Essex Road piano factory, seeking to reinvent luxury craftsmanship for modern times.

  • Issue #149
  • 9 min read
Simon Bolzoni sitting in green leather chairs surrounded by shoe lasts and certificates in the Henry Maxwell workshop
Architecture

Return to hope

Libya's first major construction expo since 2014 signals tentative recovery, as the war-torn nation confronts a $100 billion reconstruction bill and crumbling infrastructure.

  • Issue #149
  • 18 min read
Aerial view of a coastal city with a palm-lined boulevard and harbour.

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