Product design
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Business
A Swiss boatmaker using great design to stay afloat and how Hasselblad is staying relevant.
Fascinating case study
Why does Japanese luggage firm Ace travel so well? We check in with the CEO for a lesson in product development and diversification.
Going with the flow
Roland's engineers hiked mountain trails recording streams to solve Japan's most intimate public anxiety: the sound of strangers urinating. Meet the Sound Decorator, bathroom privacy's unlikely high-tech saviour.
What a carry-on
Long beholden to industry giants, the luggage sector is now packed with fresh faces poised for market domination. We hear the case for start-ups and meet some of the major players.
Fashion
Coats worth investing in, plus Nomos Glashütte watches and Valextra’s customised-bag initiative.
Talking point
Provoking the ire of authority, reversing a decade of nationalism, taking the sting out of the news and the evolution of a pop persona.
The lowdown
In a world that’s now too brightly and badly lit, we look to industry luminaries who fully understand the positive impact of subtle lighting.
The perfect fit
Boston sportswear giant New Balance has built a secret testing facility in China where it experiments with store designs before rolling them out globally.
