Tokyo
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Design Briefing
Our architecture and design round-up features an Oscar-winning set designer, a long-awaited addition to a Zürich museum and plenty of inspiration.
Boom towns
With old capitals in decline and new hotspots on the up, we asked leading figures from creative and financial industries where they would base a new venture. Here are their top 10 cities.
Business
Growing gems, Icelandic boatbuilding, a Tokyo neighbourhood revival, wine-making and the future of co-working.
Time to change gear
In Tokyo’s Kuramae neighbourhood, creative folk step out in fresh looks that work from commute to coffee break.
Top draw
From Chanel to Dior, luxury brands are rediscovering the power of pen and paper as fashion illustration experiences a renaissance in advertising and design.
Spring it on
Our round-up of the latest looks for spring takes in unisex cashmere from Amsterdam, ethical cotton from Nigeria, Japanese specs in the spotlight and the resurgence of a thoroughly modern Marimekko.
Off the map
Sometimes a sustainable solution is on the doorstep. We start our tour of domestic success stories in Lapland, where foreign visitors are absent but Finns are strapping on skis.
Fashion
From a sharp one-man show in Tokyo to a British bag brand championing tweed, we try some new looks.
Ground control
In forensically researching the history of a site before he builds on it, prolific Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane likens his role to that of an archaeologist. We meet him to dig a little deeper.
Splash of colour
Are your city’s public toilets a busted flush? Then take a stool as we tour Tokyo’s latest deposits: outdoor conveniences that set a new bog standard.
