Is it game over for stores, malls and high streets? Not according to these developers and place-makers who believe they have the formula that makes bricks-and-mortar retail work.
Few have strong opinions about ‘street furniture’ – the chairs, bins and bike-parking facilities that are tucked into our urban environment – yet its design has a profound effect on how we perceive our surroundings. We meet…
Flying cars may ease congestion, but why not improve existing options? Here are our favourite simple solutions to get around – and between – our cities.
One of the world’s youngest CEOs has set about refreshing the culture at luggage label Rimowa, bringing in new working practices, new talent and new business ideas.
From Europe to Asia and the US, large-scale urban-regeneration projects promise to transform entire city neighbourhoods. We plot the progress of five favourites.
Are co-living spaces the answer to loneliness? Reza Merchant’s Collective in London’s Old Oak has proved a hit and now he’s primed to make his social experiment a global endeavour.
The esteemed writer and essayist on the importance of cooking, going head to head with his galley’s labour union and the practical pleasures of chopping onions.
The world’s biggest brand believes bricks-and-mortar retail is the future – and, used well, can fix our isolation. We sit down with the executive who’s creating new ‘town squares’ where we can all come together and, of…
This is the year to strike out on your own. But don’t go in blind. Learn from the young upstarts who’ve made a success of setting up magazines, podcasts and TV streaming services.
From classroom to newsroom, Giovanni di Lorenzo has learned how to adapt, and now Die Zeit’s editor in chief is successfully adjusting to the many challenges facing the print industry.
Matt Alagiah reporting on start-ups: So your dream of setting up in business has long foundered on the lack of an actual idea? Allow us to propose 15 enterprising concepts that fill gaping gaps in the market. Now quit your…
For the world’s biggest trolley-maker, online retail isn’t a problem – it’s a challenge. Meet Wanzl, a company that knows what direction it’s heading in.
Curzon CEO Philip Knatchbull has been key to bringing arthouse distribution up to speed and on-demand. But he hasn’t forgotten the magic of the big screen, delivering gracefully designed cinema spaces that celebrate the…
The modern luxury watch: a thing of beauty that must stay timeless but not be stuck in a time warp. It’s an ever-evolving balancing act, as the people behind Swiss watchmakers Raymond Weil, Chopard and Vacheron Constantin…
One of Switzerland’s smartest property firms helped improve a once-unloved stretch of Zürich. Now Ledermann has tackled its most ambitious project – developers everywhere take note.
An elite club for wealthy nations no more: under the guidance of Angel Gurría and his team, the OECD has broadened its membership and kept pace with a perplexing global economy.
What if hotels and restaurants were unable to employ the global workforce that has made them so successful? If you like your flat white with a smile, read on.
