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Lebanese designers Nicolas Moussallem and David Raffoul, winning ever more international recognition, are lively company whose conversation rarely runs straight. Long friendship lends them an easy banter, full of inside jokes and the odd affectionate bout of bickering.
Roman St Clair and Maya Khoury argue that people crave community and connection. As the drab indoor food court loses its appeal, they explore why the traditional suburban mall must turn itself inside out to survive.
Everyone knows Jonathan Ive, the Briton behind the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad, feted as design's answer to Steve Jobs. It is a good story, except no single stylist is that good; his collaborators remain barely known.
His work may divide opinion but there’s no disputing that Richard Rogers is one of the most influential architects of our time. Still, at 81 he admits he “can see an end coming” and has changed the name of his firm from Richard Rogers Partnership to Rogers Stirk Harbour+Partners so that…
Guido Terreni, managing director of Bulgari Horlogerie, discusses life after the Octo, the Finissimo's new platinum incarnation and how the maison balances high jewellery against high complication in its ever-evolving watch collections.
Although medical research suggests it may harm our health, almost everything around us is designed for sitting. So studio RAAAF joined visual artist Barbara Visser to devise an edgy work landscape that abolishes the traditional desk and chair.
Considering it’s only fifteen years younger than Cartier, it’s amazing that the Lebanese, family-owned jewellery house of Tabbah is not more widely recognised. Of course, this has much to do with the nature of their business – quietly creating one-off haute joaillerie, often for interna…
Martino Gamper went from carpenter's apprentice to a distinct voice in contemporary design. Today, with several awards to his name, he is collaborating with Prada on a special project that breaks the mould in retail design.
Award-winning South African design firm SAOTA has built a formidable reputation for residential projects that flood Instagram feeds, an innovative and contemporary approach rooted in a keen understanding of an ever-evolving, increasingly digital industry.
Chopard is a family-run business in the midst of a generational handover. Despite this evolutionary yet also potentially disruptive transition, things are much the same with a steadfast commitment to a long-term vision rather than short-term gains. And with sales hitting an all-time hig…
Now in its fourth generation, German manufacturer Döttling has spent more than ninety-five years building and restoring antique safes. From restored heirloom holdalls to entire Collector Room vaults, the family firm safeguards its clients' most treasured possessions.
At first glance Fadi Sarieddine's furniture looks brutal, all hard angles and sawn-off diamond planes forming crystalline shells. Yet the longer you look at these origami-like surfaces, the more magnetic they become.