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Big ideas

Urban transformation often begins on a local scale, as these inspiring initiatives prove
Eastern promise

Moscow has been undergoing a massive programme of urban renewal but this scheme to make the city more liveable isn’t without its costs.
Local authority

Be it Brazil or Beirut, effective urban regeneration needs ideas from residents who understand their city’s problems and potential. Here’s a global line-up of innovative citizen initiatives.
Space race

Few have strong opinions about ‘street furniture’ – the chairs, bins and bike-parking facilities that are tucked into our urban environment – yet its design has a profound effect on how we perceive our surroundings. We meet the city mood enhancers.
Fresh air

With millions of listeners tuning in, the early-morning current-affairs slot is a competitive one in French radio. We hear what stations are doing to make their show stand out and set the nation up for the rest of the day.
New waves

With its bustling gallery scene and artist-friendly lifestyle, Cape Town is the epicentre of new South African art.
Park life

City dwellers are turning to the pleasures of the natural world as an antidote to urban stress. We uncover the green shoots of renewal in Paris, Munich and Beirut.
Bathing in glory

Summoned by the sun, students and suits alike flock to the Bains des Pâquis – and the baths’ custodians want to ensure that the water remains inviting all year round.
Filling up

We’ve all heard tell of Basque cuisine but what about the growers, producers and chefs plying their trade in neighbouring regions? We take a roadtrip to find out.
Sating an appetite

A new venture in London has gone back to basics: launch a market, fill it with tasty food purveyors and watch as hungry customers get in line.
Paradise found

Escaping the bustle of Paris, a handful of designers and makers are setting up shop in Arles, reviving this quiet Provençal city’s fabled fashion traditions.
Ironing out the creases

In the rough and tumble of Japan’s wash-and-go laundry market, we visit a drycleaner that values service over speed (your shirt will be back in three weeks).
Still waters

Kavala doesn’t look like many other cities. The harbourside community of just over 50,000 in northern Greece has stayed small thanks to its compact geography. Once home to the Romans and later the Ottomans, today it’s an experiment in reviving urban life led by a crop of homegrown hospitality entrepreneurs.
Best in class: Berlin

Get lost among the sheets of foam, coloured pencils and felt-tip pens at this Kreuzberg stationary empire.

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Fashion / Global

Perma style

Prevailing trends may come and go but some items and looks remain fundamental to any well-dressed wardrobe. Here we celebrate those practical, long-lasting and mood-enhancing clothes and accessories.

Photography: Nacho Alegre

T-shirt by Fedeli for Drake’s, trousers by Ermenegildo Zegna, hat by Mühlbauer

Jacket and trousers by Orazio Luciano, shirt by Ships, pocket square by Drake’s

Shirt by Closed, trousers by Connolly, bracelet by Sarah & Sebastian, bag by L/Uniform

Coat by Mackintosh, sleeveless t-shirt by Sunspel, jeans by Roy Roger’s

Shorts by Maison Kitsuné, socks by Church’s, shoes by Santoni Edited by Marco Zanini

Blouse by Atlantique Ascoli, glasses by Kaneko Optical

Sandals by Birkenstock, hat by Mühlbauer

Shirt by Onia, shorts by Drake’s, tie by Bigi Cravatte Milano

Shirt by Massimo Alba, trousers by Roberto Collina, watch by Gucci

T-shirt by Batoner, trousers by Jacob Cohën, sunglasses by Eyevan 7285

Coat by Sealup, blouse by Roberto Collina, jeans by Officine Générale, belt by Closed

Vest by Barena Venezia, necklaces and bag by Hermès

Shirt by Gitman Vintage, shorts by Goldwin, shoes by JM Weston, watch by Tag Heuer

Long-sleeve t-shirt by Saint James, trousers by Barena Venezia, trainers by Vans

Wallet and card case by Louis Vuitton, wallet by Bottega Veneta

Jacket by Connolly, shirt by Massimo Alba, shorts by Maison Kitsuné, earrings by Lilian von Trapp

Stylists: Shun Katakai & Kyoko Tamoto
Hair: Chris Sweeney
Make-up: Victoria Bond
Models: Lydia Graham & Tiaan Kotze

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15

Live

Schedule

00:0001:00

The Continental Shift

Editor’s letter

The opener

Back on top

It’s all to play for

Pump action

Making waves

My cabinet

Cosy corner

Quality of Life Survey: Metropolis now

Big ideas

Eastern promise

Local authority

Space race

Fresh air

New waves

Park life

Bathing in glory

Filling up

Sating an appetite

Paradise found

Ironing out the creases

Still waters

Best in class: Berlin

Europe briefing

Americas briefing

Asia Pacific briefing

Africa/Middle East briefing

Business briefing

Architecture briefing

Food & drink briefing

Fashion briefing

Travel briefing

Briefing: Shop, read, listen

Against the grain

Fit for purpose

House proud

Stairway to heaven

Brew hogs

Battle of the bulge

Perma style

The directory

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