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Slow and steady

As outerwear brand 66°North steps onto the global stage, we find out what can it teach the world about Nordic-style sustainability and prioritising quality over novelty.

  • Issue #159
  • 12 min read
Aerial view of Reykjavik's colourful rooftops stretching to the sea.
Architecture

Design

Canberra’s new public installation and Nolan Giles on the joy of low-impact second homes.

  • Issue #157
  • 4 min read
Tall concrete columns arranged in a grid formation surrounded by native plantings in Canberra's Dairy Road neighbourhood
Aviation

Going the distance

With the world opening up, Finnair is poised to fly out of the gate with an ambitious refit of its long-haul fleet – in particular, a bold re-imagining of what Business Class can be.

  • Issue #151
  • 4 min read
Premium economy class seating in Finnair's refurbished aircraft showing enhanced comfort features
Food & Drink

Rafaela Seppälä

The art collector, journalist and newspaper heiress cheers the global standing of Nordic design over fresh crayfish and bilberry pie at her home in Helsinki.

  • Issue #141
  • 1 min read
Cooked crayfish garnished with fresh dill in a white bowl
Design

Lights, please

Ditch the harsh overhead bulb. A considered lighting scheme — dimmers, pendants, mirrors and candlelight in the right corners — can transform any home from flat to flattering.

  • Issue #140
  • 4 min read
Lights, please
Art

Look this way

Copenhagen’s Chart Art Fair, which champions Nordic art, has reinvented itself. Could its new format be a template for the future?

  • Issue #138
  • 9 min read
Look this way
Architecture

Height of taste

Japan’s capital is home to a new restaurant from the team behind Noma. We tested the flavour of its aesthetic fusion.

  • Issue #116
  • 8 min read
Inua restaurant kitchen team of chefs in blue aprons posing together, led by head chef Thomas Frebel in front right.
Art

Culture Briefing

Carsten Höller’s dream works, a Danish art fair to watch and Madrid reclaims its airwaves.

  • Issue #116
  • 4 min read
Copper-tinted sculptural cables forming abstract loops against a black background by Alice Anderson.
Design

Nord-y but nice

Slick lines? Scandinavian sensibility? We find it all at the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair.

  • Issue #112
  • 13 min read
Nord-y but nice

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