Strong Suit

Women’s tailoring takes its cues from the men

Smiljan Radić X Alexander McQueen

A cave-like labyrinth shot through with glass tubes and floating mannequins

Shoulder Charge

The bags of German designer Tina Lutz put local artisans in the frame

Chain Reaction

Byredo’s Ben Gorham links with Charlotte Chesnais for his jewellery debut

Scene Makers

Set designers Isabel + Helen have captured the imagination of London’s fashion players

Low Volume

Paule Ka founder Serge Cajfinger swaps Paris for Bahia, and a beach house by Marcio Kogan

Tread Lightly

Eco trainers to minimise your carbon footprint

Mono Type

A strong cast of seductive silhouettes and sleek surfaces

Studio Time

Our bright young things are in full flow

Raised Profiles

Catherine Opie and Cindy Sherman make a cameo appearance.

Change Agent

Herzog & de Meuron’s mutable M+ museum sees the light in Hong Kong.

Making Waves

A stately pleasuredome is piquing interest in Porto.

Block Buster

Eva Rothschild thinks big for the Irish Pavilion

The Vinson View

Quality maniac and master shopper Nick Vinson on the who, what, when, where and why.

Staying Power

Hospitality innovator Ace Hotel blazes a new trail as it turns 20.

Nest Practice

Designer Porky Hefers debut architectural project hatches in Namibia

Perfectly Suited

Architect Frida Escobedo And Fashion Designer Paul Smith Find Common Ground

Death In Venice

David Chipperfield bequeaths the city a legacy in stone with a sober extension of the San Michele island cemetery

Pure Alchemy

There’s an undeniable chemistry between the work of 1970s Italian design collective Alchimia and Pierre Hardy’s new ‘Atelier’ collection

Golden touch

Instinctive and unadorned, Fay Andrada’s pieces echo her unorthodox route into jewellery design

Bureau chief

Joseph Dirand’s luxe desk accessories for Puiforcat.

The Vinson View

Quality maniac and master shopper Nick Vinson on the who, what, when, where and why.

Attachment Theory

Pierre Hardy fastens the humble safety pin into Hermès’ hall of fame.

Holy Orders

Swiss artist Not Vital’s sculptural installation, in the remote Filipino province of Bataan, is worth a pilgrimage.

Tour De Force

Towering art, A-list architecture and world-class cooking is transforming a quiet corner of Provence into an elevating escape.

The Vinson View

Quality maniac and master shopper nick Vinson on the who, what, when, where and why

Modern Times

By artfully mining its heritage, Swiss watch brand Tudor has created a new design identity that’s all its own

Circle Lines

A former garage is on an upward curve in Milan’s Porta Volta

Two Of A Kind

The Danish-Vietnamese artist Danh V has been described as a ‘hunter gatherer’, drawing widely on disparate historical events and artefacts, and infusing them with an element of autobiography.

Buon Gusto

The table is set and our vita is definitely looking more dolce