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Coast story
Portugal’s second city, Porto, has great architecture and food, but the escapes along its coast truly give it quality-of-life credentials. Pack your trunks and head for the boardwalks.
The summer in culture
With those festivals and summer film releases upon us, here’s a hand with your artistic intake.
Master Planner – Jan Gehl
Danish architect Jan Gehl is improving quality of life in cities across the globe, taking the focus away from the car and putting it back on people, with pedestrianised streets and improved cycling infrastructure.…
Design/Architecture
A wooden radio handmade in Indonesia, a simple Greek island getaway, and furniture designer Jens Risom experiences a revival in New York.
Fashion
Buyer's picks for summer, Monocle favourite United Arrows's first shop is revamped and J.Crew's new collaboration.
Bay of plenty
Two new workplaces on the city’s waterfront, with cafés, gyms and roofdecks for lounging, show that new work styles are possible even in hardworking Japan.
Bombay mix
India’s new elite is investing in architecture that uses local building traditions and ancient science. A weekend retreat from Mumbai by architect Bijoy Jain shows this trend at its modest best.
Future starts now
The Milan Furniture Fair is over but the conversation about design's future is just beginning. We've distilled the week's events into 10 key products from Salone 2010 that illuminate what's next.
Hot club
São Paulo's Hebraica club proves that preserving community and identity can mean tennis courts and water parks as much as synagogues — sport, style and heritage poolside.
On the sunny side
Portugal’s City of the Seven Hills, with its winding old backstreets and relaxing beach clubs, provides a blissful backdrop for our early summer fashion shoot. It’s time for the sandals and sunglasses.
