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Here’s our wish list of firms that we would commission to create the perfect HQ, home or hotel. Read on for the studios on the up, furniture firms to tap and developers with whom to develop a closer relationship. Let’s get…
Over the course of a glittering 25-year career, British photographer John Balsom has travelled the world but his latest assignment is closer to home. In a dusty box at a relative’s house in Hampshire, Balsom unearthed 7,000…
Once a paradigm of how a failing metropolis could be turned around, New York appears to be backsliding towards the bad old days of violent crime, crumbling services and perilous subways. We meet the residents determined to…
Bored of big cities and tedious commutes? Considering jacking in your job and starting something new in a place with a gentler pace of life? We have just the idea: start up somewhere slower. We visit Mexico, Indonesia and…
As former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attempts to turn his lead in the polls to success in Brazil’s forthcoming elections, Jair Bolsonaro is in the line of fire. But as we find out on the campaign trail, support for…
How can we help women re-enter the workforce after a career break? That was the topic of a dinner conversation held in London by The Adecco Group’s Innovation Foundation with Konfekt and Monocle.
Fitness tech isn’t new but for key player Apple, it’s not just about squats and downward dogs. There is a moral mission too: to help you live better and longer.