Faith and devotion

Despite the global trials facing print media and pressures from religious hardliners, one Indonesian paper is remaining faithful to its founding principles.
A televised revolution

With peace reached in Colombia after 53 years of conflict, demobilised guerilla insurgents are directing their attention to a less violent activity: agitating political debate in the nation.
Cartoon networks

Drawing on a quirky cast of animated characters, Line has become Asia’s dominant messaging app. CEO Takeshi Idezawa tells us how.
Tried and tested

This is the year to strike out on your own. But don’t go in blind. Learn from the young upstarts who’ve made a success of setting up magazines, podcasts and TV streaming services.
For love and money

Media firms are getting smarter about how they leverage their brands in order to create new products and services – and bring in extra cash. Whether they are hosting rustic expos, retailing tummy warmers or selling steak, here are some of the best in the business.
Little by little

In this CGI era when craft means corralling pixels, we take a trip to a traditional animation studio in Tokyo to marvel at mastering the miniature. Among the models and drying paint we find that old-fashioned artworking is at the forefront of a business in rude health.
Fine tuning

How the GDR’s vast broadcasting house has been restored as a thriving arts hub.
Just your type

From magazine revamps and reinventions to much-loved mascots and new HQs, the media world remains a force of creativity.
Reflected glory

Oscar Niemeyer’s modernist citadel near Milan was designed for publishing giant Mondadori, a powerful Italian brand whose identity and culture has been shaped by the building for decades
Taste makers

Creating flavoursome food is one thing; making sure it looks good is another skill entirely. We visit a Munich studio where they do both.
The raw ingredients

Our digest of cookery classics will inspire and delight in equal measure; stack your shelves then stock the pantry.
In the frame

As one of the world’s most influential creative agencies, Art Partner represents a select group of the fashion industry’s leading image-makers. We stopped by to find out what it takes for a photographer to make the cut.
Swede success

Can a 20-year-old label – a relative whippersnapper – and a Swedish one at that, really mix it with the big-league luxury brands? We speak to Acne Studios executive chairman Mikael Schiller about his business plans, retail strategy and pink shopping bags.
Woodland retreat

Less than two hours from Tokyo and set amid hot springs, the Nest Inn Hakone is a tranquil haven.

City guide / Cape Town

Cape of good hope

Rich in fine food and galleries galore, South Africa’s sunny, stunning coastal city is proving a worthy pull.

Cape Town is a city of extremes that are summed up in the towering beauty of Table Mountain and the crashing, cobalt-blue waves of the Atlantic lapping its creamy beaches. Politics is a perpetual rub but there’s also a new wave of businesses tempting the food-focused and design-minded. Fed by deep culinary roots and sunny fields ripe with bountiful produce, the South African city has plenty to keep the pickiest visitor happy.

Chefs such as Luke Dale-Roberts (Test Kitchen) and Liam Tomlin (Chefs Warehouse) are adding new venues to their brood, while newcomers including Giles Edwards (La Tete) have proved there’s room for creativity without all the fuss.

The Mother City also has a trailblazing (though often under-the-radar) art and design scene, attracting an increasingly global gaze. The city gained headlines for the opening of the Heatherwick Studio-designed Zeitz Mocaa gallery, though more humble venues, such the Stevenson and Goodman galleries, have long promoted the work of Africa’s skilled artists (among them William Kentridge and Zanele Muholi), while the new Guild gallery should keep the pretenders well represented.

Clifton and Beta beaches are all the busier for South Africa’s popularity: restaurant reservations and space on the sand is scarce come summer. Thankfully, the weather stays warm well into April.

Top table

Set into the slopes of Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap is a neighbourhood to watch. It’s visually impressive with its brightly coloured houses and its spicy fare comes courtesy of the native Cape Malay community, an ethnic group who arrived with the Dutch in the 17th century.