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How to stay ahead of your time

While DuBois et fils has always kept its exclusivity and focused on time-honoured Swiss manufacturing, today it is a company facing firmly towards the future and a pioneer of blockchain technology.

A portrait of Thomas Steinemann.
Design

The Craft of Design

The sector or space doesn’t matter; if you’re committed to raising your work to a level of art, you are engaging in a contemporary form of craft. For UBS, this means applying a consistent…

A portrait of Charles O Job, designer.
Design

The Craft of Mobility

To “craft” today is to engage with both an art and a science. Just ask designer Lowie Vermeersch. As the founder and creative director of car design and mobility research firm Granstudio, he leads…

The Craft of Mobility
Design

The Craft of Tailoring

Kathryn Sargent is the first woman to earn the title of “master tailor” on London’s Savile Row. In this interview, she shares her unique approach to blending contemporary techniques with elegant traditions.

A portrait of Kathryn Sargent.
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The high life

Sloping from Lake Thun up to some of the sharpest peaks of the Alps, the region of Bernese Oberland is defined by its altitude. Awaiting travellers who make the ascent are Belle Époque hotels…

Mountains in the Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg region.

Culture swap

The 1873 Vienna World’s Fair kick-started a taste for Japanese aesthetics that would influence all aspects of European culture for decades to come.

The “Fuji plate”, a Seto porcelain painting by artist Kawamoto Masukichi.

Building the future

The centrepiece of any country’s expo presence is the self-built pavilion. Architects and construction teams behind three key structures at Expo 2025 Osaka share the precision craftsmanship and cutting-edge techniques that will bring complex…

A render of the Japan pavilion for Expo 2025 at night time.

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