A selection of this magazine’s creators

Andrew Tuck introduces the issue

Kyrgyzstan’s flag row, Australia’s seal problem, US psychics and Italy’s generation strain.

Iceland’s Canadian-born first lady on her adopted country and its progressive gender politics.

Meet the multitalented team bringing some 300 world-class performances a year to Oslo.

How the Olympics could imperil the French capital’s iconic bouquinistes.

India’s travel boom, the Philippines’ junk-food habit and Europe’s strategic autonomy.

A course correction for Berlin Brandenburg Airport, rethinking men’s skincare and behind the scenes at international hotel brand Fairmont.

The cultural agency transforming downtown Tangier, a conversation with Naomi Klein and a research project that’s sniffing out European heritage.

The subtle art of London studio Jonathan Tuckey Design, a footpath connecting Porto’s communities and the Sharjah Architecture Triennial.

The female-led news website reporting on life under the Taliban.

Take a rational approach to the movement of people.

How creatives have transformed a post-industrial neighbourhood in Johannesburg into a beacon of hope.

Why small changes can have an outsized effect on everyday life.

The Canadian fire hall showing that even functional buildings can benefit from smart innovations.

The camera repairman whose passion is helping to keep film photography alive.

We hop in the driver’s seat of a reinvented classic.

The Florentine art residency and hotel that’s fostering creativity.

Colorado’s ritziest ski town doubles as a high-altitude art mecca.

How a new library in Washington became a community hub.

The international branding and design agency that can redefine your public image.

The Belgian sports complex putting its users’ needs front and centre.

Yuichi Kodai brought glimmers of Japan to a Swiss lakeside home. What will your architect do?

The Singaporean furniture workshop showing why understanding the craft behind your possessions matters more now than ever.

Developing a personal uniform can help to define your identity.

The Athenian natural cosmetics brand taking beauty back to basics.

Upgrade your wardrobe by visiting a top Neapolitan shirt-maker.

The resort creating a sustainable community on a remote Indonesian island.

How a 16th-century hammam in Istanbul has been sensitively revived for the modern age.

The sprawling mixed-use development elevating urban life in Tokyo.

Relax in a hidden corner of Marrakech; explore the mountains of Arcadian Greece; get to know another side of Bali. Wherever 2024 takes you, these new hotels should be on your radar.

A new hot spot in London’s Soho and sandwich recipes from Swiss chef Ralph Schelling.

We hit the road and journey along Switzerland’s French border to explore the region’s new hotels, restaurants and wine scene.

Portable technology, great escapes and new flight routes departing from Cape Town, Shanghai and beyond.

We celebrate beautiful works of architecture that both inspire and uplift.