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Culture

Say it with flowers

The Japanese garden kickstarting global peace talks, working from home in Barbados and why Russia’s isolation on the world stage is a conscious choice.

  • Issue #166
  • 8 min read
Say it with flowers
Art

Culture: Global

The Haruki Murakami Library, Martin Margiela and art meets politics in Iceland.

  • Issue #148
  • 4 min read
Culture: Global
Sport

On top of their games

As Tokyo gets set to host the Olympics and Paralympics after 2020's false start, a multitude of behind-the-scenes players have long been exercising their minds to ensure a gold-standard Games.

  • Issue #144
  • 17 min read
Man posing with the two Tokyo Olympics mascot robots in a factory.
Architecture

Splash of colour

Are your city’s public toilets a busted flush? Then take a stool as we tour Tokyo’s latest deposits: outdoor conveniences that set a new bog standard.

  • Issue #141
  • 3 min read
Splash of colour
Furniture

Table for two

Boffi De Padova is known for its smart group of design-led Italian furniture brands. An eye for tactility and artisan craft has drawn the company into collaboration with Japanese firm Time & Style.

  • Issue #136
  • 4 min read
Table for two
Hospitality

Group dynamics

The expansion of a storied Kyoto building into Ace Hotel’s first Japanese venture called for a dizzying collaboration of creatives.

  • Issue #135
  • 7 min read
Group dynamics

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