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Fashion

Working from home

It’s the season to come in from the cold and make the most of your interior: so get your tape measure out and put on those sturdy knits and durable fabrics.

  • Issue #118
  • 1 min read
Man in Auralee jacket and John Smedley jumper examining a cream-colored chair in a minimalist interior.
Design

True colours

When in Paris, the visionary designer heads for the tranquil – but suitably colourful – setting of her local bistro.

  • Issue #117
  • 3 min read
True colours
Affairs

The opener

From Texan gunslingers washing up with Aesop soap to Brazilian congressional superheroes, this issue's opener surveys a gloriously odd world in its usual sharp, unhurried style.

  • Issue #117
  • 6 min read
Man in cowboy hat and checkered shirt standing in front of brick buildings in Marfa, Texas.
Design

Magic touch

Alexandra Champalimaud’s interior-design firm has left its mark on the world’s finest hotels.

  • Issue #116
  • 4 min read
Alexandra Champalimaud at her New York design studio desk wearing blue-framed glasses and patterned shirt
Furniture

Bureaux de change

Improve your productivity by sprucing up your place of work – well, that’s the theory anyway. Whatever happens, it will look sharper.

  • Issue #116
  • 4 min read
Line drawing of a dog resting on a slanted floor beneath a window with diagonal light rays
Retail

Best in class: Paris

Shoppers are welcome to wander at their leisure around this inviting emporium where homeware, crockery and even the colours are inspired by the owner’s love of travel.

  • Issue #116
  • 4 min read
Sarah Lavoine's showroom displaying tableware, furniture and home décor in signature blue and terracotta tones.
Business

Folk’s festival

Austrian-born entrepreneur Pitzy Folk has turned a derelict Melbourne telephone exchange into a three-storey headquarters where his beverage brand, invested start-ups and an in-house chef all coexist productively.

  • Issue #116
  • 8 min read
Folk’s festival
Business

Fit for purpose

Relocating its headquarters, London-based fashion label Cos adapted a historic building to suit its business needs.

  • Issue #115
  • 7 min read
Fit for purpose
Hospitality

The Principal

The Principal hotel in Bloomsbury offers a mature experience with its 19th-century architecture and madcap marble interior. We book in to get a taste of the grown-up life in this enormous London lodging.

  • Issue #114
  • 4 min read
The Principal
Design

Shapely numbers

From furnishings and fixtures to full refurbishments, we celebrate 50 winning design innovations.

  • Issue #113
  • 19 min read
Shapely numbers

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