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Lake Como gets a beautiful new must-stay with the arrival of the Edition hotel
Bringing a welcome array of after-dark attractions to a classic Italian getaway destination, the Edition’s latest opening on Lake Como is the first of a number of major waterside openings from big-name hoteliers.
Meet the artisans of Como, reviving craft in an age of mass production
Craft is alive and well in Lombardy and so is a simple lesson: Making things in cities still matters.
Right materials
We visit Gentili Mosconi, the Como fabrics firm that stitches the fashion industry together.
Buying time
While some buyers have a spreadsheet mentality, others see their jobs as a chance to be creative editor. We meet three menswear gurus who use collages, scrapbooks and snapshots to deliver the goods.
Made to last
From silk in Como to spectacles in Belluno, Italy's fashion clusters quietly power global brands. Monocle tours the workshops behind these single-industry towns, where craft is thriving anew.
