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Southern style

There’s more to Dallas than cowboy hats and big belts. Here are the collections, curators and creatives to know in a city where vast swathes of downtown are dedicated to art and design.

  • Issue #155
  • 7 min read
Man in gray shirt standing at table with papers in furniture showroom with mid-century pieces
Hospitality

Fixed abode

A respectful restoration of a rundown modernist masterwork, the six-room Casa Pani has become a home away from home for creative thinkers.

  • Issue #144
  • 5 min read
Fixed abode
Residences

Room to breathe

Why the design of this 1960s retreat, promoting modernity while embracing its nature, has stood the test of time.

  • Issue #126
  • 6 min read
Black Angus cattle grazing on rolling hills with mountains in the background at the Wyle family ranch.
Design

Close to home

A life’s worth of travelling informs this South Tyrolean haunt – but it finds inspiration on its doorstep too.

  • Issue #125
  • 13 min read
Close to home
Design

Writ large

The Palace of Serbia is a vivid reminder of the region’s past and a testament to its mid-century modern design credentials.

  • Issue #113
  • 9 min read
Writ large
Culture

Cultural oasis

Inside Scania's Södertälje headquarters, mid-century furniture and calm interiors belie the roar of truck manufacturing next door — proof that heavy industry needn't mean heavy-handed design.

  • Issue #102
  • 12 min read
Cultural oasis
Urbanism

Expo 70: Going for gold

Once Queensland’s answer to Las Vegas, the gold coast’s 1950s architecture fell victim to drastic redevelopment. Now there are efforts to revive its fortunes.

  • Issue #70
  • 13 min read
Expo 70: Going for gold
Design

Flying in style

Once the world’s largest and most stylish airport, Gander International in Canada mingled locals with celebrities. Today it battles to hold on to its glamorous reputation – and its passenger numbers.

  • Issue #68
  • 6 min read
Flying in style
Furniture

Jens Risom

The Danish designer chooses a historic restaurant, full of personal memories, in his adopted US hometown as the venue for his hypothetical ‘farewell banquet’.

  • Issue #47
  • 8 min read
Jens Risom

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