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Wrapped up

Stuck for gift ideas? Delight loved ones by encouraging them to enjoy the brisk weather, nestle in the bedroom or sit by a fire with these accessories. Feeling generous?

  • Issue #149
  • 3 min read
Personal accessories including enamel jug, glasses, pullover, washbag, tray, perfumes, rings and earbuds
Retail

Bags of potential

As Christmas beckons, we circumnavigate the globe with more efficiency and insider nous than Santa himself, dropping in on the finest spots and shops to source seasonal gifts.

  • Issue #149
  • 12 min read
Two tourists dining outdoors with Table Mountain and Cape Town architecture in background
Entertaining

Merry masterclass

To create the perfect Christmas vibe, you need to think about how everything will look and sound. To help you, we’ve gathered a team of seasonal experts.

  • Issue #149
  • 7 min read
Person gift wrapping presents with colorful papers, ribbons and bows scattered around work surface
Entertaining

Tables of contentment

When it comes to the annual landmarks of your social calendar, little is more significant than the moment you set your festive table. Here, our friends in food and hospitality share their tips.

  • Issue #149
  • 10 min read
Jennifer Roberts, CEO of Design Miami, portrait illustration
Culture

Worldwide wonderlands

Denmark's Christmas traditions reveal a nation that has perfected the art of indoor celebration, transforming winter's harshness into a festival of family, pork and peculiar pudding rituals.

  • Issue #149
  • 11 min read
Cartoon illustration of a multi-generational family gathered around a Christmas dinner table with holiday food and decorations
Hospitality

Volcanic activity

At the foot of Mount Etna, the once-overlooked Sicilian port of Catania has undergone a striking modern transformation. Its increasingly confident youthful population are bringing new life to its now vibrant streets.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 5 min read
A cream-coloured baroque church with a domed cupola surrounded by flowering plants and trees in Catania's central piazza.
Hospitality

Good times

Travel has been stilted over the past year but a beautiful crop of new Parisian hotels is giving people a reason to visit and plenty to write home about.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 7 min read
Good times
Travel and restaurants

Small is beautiful

Size isn’t everything. Our third annual index of the most welcoming, vibrant small cities around the world presents the best compact urban environments that do it all, focusing on quality of life and opportunity.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 28 min read
Elevated view of Bolzano with Dolomite mountains, railway yard, and pastel-colored buildings below cable car lines.
Hospitality

House style

Business and pleasure ride tandem at the headquarters of one storied Swiss newspaper, where bylines are now mixed with breakfast, brunch and euphoric beats.

  • Issue #148
  • 6 min read
People dancing at nzz am Bellevue during weekend club night with dynamic lighting

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