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The opener

From Texan gunslingers washing up with Aesop soap to Brazilian congressional superheroes, this issue's opener surveys a gloriously odd world in its usual sharp, unhurried style.

  • Issue #117
  • 6 min read
Man in cowboy hat and checkered shirt standing in front of brick buildings in Marfa, Texas.
Design

Magic touch

Alexandra Champalimaud’s interior-design firm has left its mark on the world’s finest hotels.

  • Issue #116
  • 6 min read
Alexandra Champalimaud at her New York design studio desk wearing blue-framed glasses and patterned shirt
Furniture

Bureaux de change

Improve your productivity by sprucing up your place of work – well, that’s the theory anyway. Whatever happens, it will look sharper.

  • Issue #116
  • 6 min read
Line drawing of a dog resting on a slanted floor beneath a window with diagonal light rays
Retail

Best in class: Paris

Shoppers are welcome to wander at their leisure around this inviting emporium where homeware, crockery and even the colours are inspired by the owner’s love of travel.

  • Issue #116
  • 6 min read
Sarah Lavoine's showroom displaying tableware, furniture and home décor in signature blue and terracotta tones.
Business

Folk’s festival

Austrian-born entrepreneur Pitzy Folk has turned a derelict Melbourne telephone exchange into a three-storey headquarters where his beverage brand, invested start-ups and an in-house chef all coexist productively.

  • Issue #116
  • 9 min read
Folk’s festival
Business

Fit for purpose

Relocating its headquarters, London-based fashion label Cos adapted a historic building to suit its business needs.

  • Issue #115
  • 9 min read
Fit for purpose
Hospitality

The Principal

The Principal hotel in Bloomsbury offers a mature experience with its 19th-century architecture and madcap marble interior. We book in to get a taste of the grown-up life in this enormous London lodging.

  • Issue #114
  • 5 min read
The Principal
Design

Shapely numbers

From furnishings and fixtures to full refurbishments, we celebrate 50 winning design innovations.

  • Issue #113
  • 17 min read
Shapely numbers
Fashion

Hair style

With fewer clients around, smart Japanese hairdressers are putting design to the fore to win valuable customers. And there are fringe benefits too. We take a pew in three of Tokyo’s finest establishments.

  • Issue #112
  • 8 min read
Hair style
Food & Drink

Hidden gem

The siblings behind The Palomar and The Barbary in London have transformed a derelict 18th-century pub into a moody watering hole, restaurant and cocktail bar.

  • Issue #111
  • 6 min read
Hidden gem

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