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Making the cut
Lebanon has produced some of the world’s best couturiers but a new generation of creatives are now creating an edgier fashion scene.
Piece together
Amid the crises that Lebanon has faced over the past few years, new design galleries and studios have emerged across the capital and secured its status as a chief design centre in the Middle…
What I’ve learnt: How to start again
Quitting a job to follow your entrepreneurial ambitions is a bold move. Here we meet four enterprising originators who did just that, tracing their business journeys from inspiration to success.
Nightlife expo
We discover what goes down after sunset in Thessaloniki, Tokyo and Beirut.
Design
Nordic design gets some colours. Plus: a new fire station in Gresham and a book about Lebanese cinema posters.
Urbanism
A new lease of life in Lisbon's neighbourhood of Marvila and Beirut's lack of green space.
Family fortunes
As hotels strive to personalise premises, a wave of family-run inns is offering a homespun brand of Med hospitality.
Home away from home
Residents of Lebanon’s Chouf region meet weekly at Beirut's Moukhtara Palace. Greeted with Turkish coffee, Arab hospitality makes them feel at home, continuing a centuries-old political and social tradition.
Silver lining
Following the 1915 Armenian genocide, the nation’s artisans sought asylum in Lebanon. With only the skills their forefathers taught them, they created a glistening jewellery industry from nothing.
The Interview Series: Nadine Moussa
Amid Lebanon's many political problems – gender inequality, in-fighting and vested financial interests – lawyer and activist Nadine Moussa may just be the voice for change the country needs.
