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Business

The name game

Hit upon that golden idea for a business? Great. Now what to call it? The name you choose for your company goes a long way towards defining its success.

  • The Entrepreneurs #1
  • 6 min read
The name game
Design

Hot desking

Furniture isn’t just about how your office looks – it’s also about how it feels. Choosing warm materials, striking pieces and plush upholstery will show the world that you mean business.

  • The Entrepreneurs #1
  • 5 min read
Erei daybed by De Padova with brown leather cylindrical headrest and light grey upholstered seat.
Design

Scaling up

The actual space in which you work plays a key part in any company’s story; find somewhere that reflects your values, get the details right and think of the future. Here’s our rulebook.

  • The Entrepreneurs #1
  • 7 min read
Scaling up
Urbanism

Family tree

Keen to keep business in full bloom, this garden centre offers so much more than its plants.

  • Issue #127
  • 4 min read
Family tree
Fashion

From farm to face

Creating cosmetics from surplus farming produce is the latest trend in agriculture. We meet the folk sowing the seeds.

  • Issue #127
  • 6 min read
Amly skincare products displayed with dried botanicals in a glass jar.
Business

Driving force

Manfred Fitzgerald, head of Hyundai’s upscale Genesis brand, on life in the fast lane.

  • Issue #127
  • 6 min read
Driving force
Entrepreneurialism

Against the grain

Oatly CEO Toni Petersson has raised the drink’s profile by revamping its brand, tapping into consumers’ eco-desires and antagonising the dairy industry.

  • Issue #126
  • 6 min read
Toni Petersson, Oatly CEO, pouring oat milk into a metal pitcher at a table with Oatly cartons behind him.
Business

Equal measure

A hospitality venture has transformed its fortunes with a work-ethic makeover.

  • Issue #126
  • 3 min read
Equal measure
Fashion

Reap what you sew

How can fledgling fashion labels make an impact in the industry? Here’s some inspiration from those who’ve done it.

  • Issue #126
  • 13 min read
Team of Loopwheeler staff posed outside their Tokyo storefront with signage about their Tsunami knitting machines.
Entrepreneurialism

All in a day’s work

From paying your bills to finding your calling, work means many things to many people. But it's the manner of your approach – your ambitions, colleagues and routine – that will define your career.

  • Issue #126
  • 12 min read
All in a day’s work

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