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Architecture

Banking on it

As Pictet opens its new Zürich office, we meet the team behind the historic building’s overhaul.

  • Issue #152
  • 9 min read
Banking on it
Craft

Timeless craft

Meet the first female CEO of a major watch brand, the ambassador for a veteran maker and the non-profit behind Watches and Wonders Geneva.

  • Issue #152
  • 11 min read
Nomos Glashütte building exterior with modernist glass architecture and company signage
Urbanism

Urbanism

Disney-branded towns and a posthumous Mies van der Rohe construction.

  • Issue #152
  • 4 min read
Modern glass and steel building with floor-to-ceiling windows illuminated at dusk surrounded by green lawn
Design

Nation buildings

Architects are using their craft to give Ghana an optimistic narrative fit for the 21st century. Can they ‘ignite the ambition of a country’?

  • Issue #151
  • 11 min read
Black Star Square in Accra with Independence Arch, monument, and Ghanaian flags during golden hour
Furniture

Measuring up

If your home is in need of a fresh focal point or statement piece, consider these seven perfectly formed design items.

  • Issue #151
  • 4 min read
Measuring up
Design

Remaking a masterpiece

A modernist home in subtropical São Paulo has been carefully restored by one of the city’s best architects. We take an exclusive tour of this Brazilian beauty.

  • Issue #151
  • 7 min read
Remaking a masterpiece
Aviation

Going the distance

With the world opening up, Finnair is poised to fly out of the gate with an ambitious refit of its long-haul fleet – in particular, a bold re-imagining of what Business Class can be.

  • Issue #151
  • 4 min read
Premium economy class seating in Finnair's refurbished aircraft showing enhanced comfort features
Architecture

Born again

A new luxury hotel in a former maternity hospital has balanced respect for a beloved, historical building with a global vision in a decade-long transformation.

  • Issue #151
  • 5 min read
Elegant hotel lounge with floral upholstered chairs, wicker furniture, arched ceiling and warm golden lighting

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