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Happiness lab

According to the UN, Finns live in the world’s happiest nation – which is news to many of them. Look a little deeper though and it’s clear that decades of government-led tweaks to Finnish life have conjured up a surprising level of contentment.
Happy space

City dwellers pine for attractive and usable spaces; city planners are beginning to take note. We visit the places where poetic verses are daubed on streets, statues of dogs add a dose of whimsy and ‘playable pavements’ allow children to let off steam.
Double vision

As the US breaks with the status quo by moving its embassy from Tel Aviv – and a spate of nations declare that they’re willing to follow suit – we assess Jerusalem’s potential as a diplomatic city.
Moving the pieces

At Expo Real, a three-day real-estate extravaganza in Germany, investors, developers and urbanists come together to thrash out the deals that will shape our cities in the years to come. Grab a beer and join us for a peek at the future of property.
Worthy investment

Making a profit and a positive contribution to society needn’t be mutually exclusive. We meet five firebrand investors who’ve helped to fund businesses that make a difference, be it funding envelope-pushing art, balancing the scales for women in business or greening-up city life.
Serious business

Is a slavish addiction to your smartphone bringing you down? Perhaps your career is less than fulfilling? If so, app developers and ‘happiness consultants’ think they can help. But are they really enough to keep you smiling?
The happiness formula

We often ask people if they’re ‘ok’. But since when was being ok good enough? The cheery thread that runs through this issue isn’t about scraping by: it’s about celebrating the elements of life that surpass the ordinary. And it’s a simple formula to plot. Whether it means leaping into a lake or cutting shapes at a concert, you’ll find something to smile about in our revelrous rundown. It’s more than OK to enjoy it.
Life in miniature

The bigger the better, right? Wrong, according to the artists, directors and publishers finding ways to reach more engaged audiences with postage-stamp-sized paintings, television shows for smartphones and small print runs of books about very niche topics.
Electric dreams

Japanese digital art collective TeamLab is seizing the aesthetic possibilities of technology to remaster what it means to both create and experience artworks. We took a stroll among the flowers in their brave new world.
Better together

Could a co-operative housing estate in Switzerland be the model for a new way of living that can help city dwellers escape sky-high rents and a lack of interaction? We head to Mehr als Wohnen to find out.
No sleep ’til sunrise

Tumbledown infrastructure and high living costs make Lebanon a tough place to live but few cities are as adept at casting worries aside and celebrating life at the end of the week. Dancing shoes at the ready.

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Fashion / Global

Step it up

First impressions are key. So whether you’re travelling, meeting friends or gearing up for that all-important business meeting, here are the clothes that will suit every possible eventuality in 2019 – and keep a smile on your face.

Stylist: Shun Katakai

Photography: Masanori Akao

Trousers by Incotex, socks by Uniqlo, shoes by Church’s

Cardigan by Loro Piana, jumper by Batoner, trousers by Scye, socks by Uniqlo, trainers by New Balance, bag by Mfpen from 1LDK

Coat by Hackett London, cardigan by Sunspel, t-shirt by Comoli, trousers by Maison Kitsuné, beanie by Kijima Takayuki

Jumper by APC, watch by Cartier

Trousers by Scye, socks by Uniqlo, shoes by New Balance

Notebook, wallet and cardholder by Treuleben

Jacket by Barena, t-shirt by Orcival from Bshop, trousers by Ermenegildo Zegna, glasses by Lindberg

Rain boots by Le Chameau from Colette International Gallery

Jumper by Ermenegildo Zegna, t-shirt by Scye, trousers by Cellar Door, glasses by Eyevan 7285, neck folder by Campbell Cole from Well-Made by Maidens Shop

Coat by Closed, jumper by John Smedley, shirt by Giannetto, trousers by Zubon from Urban Research, trainers by New Balance

Shirt by Salvatore Piccolo, trousers by Pal Zileri, tie by Sergej Laurentius, watch by Vacheron Constantin, belt by APC

Jacket and trousers by Circolo 1901, cardigan by John Smedley, shirt and tie by Boglioli, pocket square by Breuer, shoes by JM Weston

Coat by Mfpen from 1LDK, t-shirt by Universal Products, trousers by Undecorated, backpack by Porter

Shirt by Wellder, glasses by Safilo

Coat by Cini, trousers by Tomorrowland Pilgrim, socks by United Arrows, trainers by Golden Goose Deluxe Brand

Watch by Vacheron Constantin

Cardigan by Batoner, shirt by Maison Kitsuné, trousers by Loro Piana

Shirt by Finamore, t-shirt by Unfil, trousers by Barena

Jeans by Jacob Cohën, socks by Uniqlo, shoes by Golden Goose Deluxe Brand

Ties (from left) by John Comfort, Sergej Laurentius and Drake’s

Slip-ons by Hender Scheme

Jacket by Zanone, jeans by Sunspel, bag by Ettinger

Pouches by Porter

Hair and make-up Masaki Takahashi

Models Ken & Takeshi Watanabe

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