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Chiara Rimella

Books

Open books

Make this the year that you write that novel – or at least a good letter.

  • Issue #140
  • 18 min read
Portrait illustration of writer Nadia Terranova with brown hair wearing polka dot top
Affairs

Set your alarm

Getting fit in the new year? Swap the calorie-counting and lunchtime gym sessions for an early start on the open water.

  • Issue #140
  • 3 min read
Set your alarm
Art

Own it

Commissioning an artwork gives you a chance to be part of the creative process, as well as the thrill of not quite knowing what the result will be.

  • Issue #140
  • 13 min read
Own it
Food & Drink

Refined palette

Swiss chef Andreas Caminada is a connoisseur of fine art as well as food. We sample the works hanging on his restaurants’ walls.

  • Issue #139
  • 1 min read
Framed pop art illustration of a wide-eyed figure on a blue background.
Music

Art’s on fire

Whatever you might have heard, the creative spark is alive and well. Need convincing? Take a wander through our pick of audial, visual and sensory reasons to be cheerful.

  • Issue #139
  • 28 min read
Person swimming joyfully in ocean water with handwritten text scattered above
Culture

Art and soul

Smart collectors follow their taste but also have a nose for new fields. We speak to four insiders about where the art market is heading and what sectors are piquing their interest.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 1 min read
Dutch architect Nanne de Ru sits in a George Nakashima spindle back chair from the 1960s.
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

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