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Design

Material thinking

Inside Borre Akkersdijk's Amsterdam lab, where knitted fabrics for Adidas, Nike and Gore are engineered to look futuristic and perform brilliantly—proof that textiles, done right, need no logo.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 11 min read
Material thinking
Design

On design

To celebrate the collaboration between Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer and Japanese designer Hiroshi Fujiwara, we contemplate the pursuit of perfection to achieve timeless appeal.

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On design
Retail

Insider guide

Gastown is the place to head for shopping if you’re in town. Resident fashion retailer Saager Dilawri shows us round.

  • Issue #119
  • 7 min read
A hand places a piece into a wooden Montessori-style shape-sorting toy on a natural wood table, with stacked ceramics in the background.
Retail

Insider guide

Designer Junji Tanigawa takes us on a tour of the best shopping spots in the Japanese capital.

  • Issue #119
  • 7 min read
05:00 Claude responded: Various modern chair designs displayed individually in illuminated wooden cubicle shelves in a furniture showroom. Various modern chair designs displayed individually in illuminated wooden cubicle shelves in a furniture showroom.
Fashion

Fashion

Coats worth investing in, plus Nomos Glashütte watches and Valextra’s customised-bag initiative.

  • Issue #119
  • 6 min read
Pringle of Scotland black leather coat displayed on a hanger
Fashion

Dream catcher

The creative mastermind behind some of the industry’s most iconic campaigns and covers talks about going digital, selling sex and defining luxury.

  • Issue #119
  • 12 min read
Black and white portrait of an older man in a blazer with glasses perched on his head, seated at a table in thought.
Fashion

Crowd pleasers

Italians, even in the smallest of towns, make big demands on their luxury fashion emporiums. A special network gives them a helping hand.

  • Issue #119
  • 9 min read
A long, elegant menswear boutique with warm wood shelving, hanging garments, vintage luggage displays, and a striped armchair.
Business

Business

A new fashion retail school in Hong Kong and a Spanish trucking company adding colour to the roads.

  • Issue #119
  • 4 min read
Minimalist fashion boutique interior with wall-mounted clothing racks displaying colourful garments and accessories beneath the S Store logo.

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