RISING STAR

The sky's the limit for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's booming metropolis, where stellar street food, historic alleyways and honking motorbikes now mix with shiny new skyscrapers, minimalist showrooms and upscale patisseries

CABIN CLASS

An elegant escape on a remote Ontario island offers up a contemporary reinterpretation of the local vernacular

RECOVER VERSIONS

British-Indian collector Rajan Bijlani's design collection is inspired by a mission to conserve the Chandigarh legacy

YOUTH CLUB

Tired from our demanding daily life, we check into a Swiss wellness retreat to explore its programme designed to restore optimal energy levels

Staff meeting

A gathering of walking sticks and canes, arranged by Keiji Takeuchi, offers new ways of stepping out

SPIRITED AWAY

Shiro Kuramata designed hundreds of bars in his lifetime, but few remain intact. Now fans are making a pilgrimage to an enchanting example in Shizuoka

Circular Approach

Repurpose clothing initiative, by Oliver Spencer

URBAN BOLTHOLE

Pacaembu House, Brazil, by Arthur Casas

SURREALIST DREAMS

Weird and wonderful works to wake up to

CROWNING GLORY

15-step scalp treatment, by Eco Jardin by Park Jun

WEARABLE ART

Jewellery collection, by Lynda Benglis, for Loewe

Into the Wild

A new hilltop hotel in eastern Finland sports a sauna on stilts and pared-back cabins inspired by the local fauna

PARALLEL UNIVERSES

Prada and OMA/AMO creating otherworldly celebrate 25 years of runway spaces together

Chain Letter

High jewellery houses rewrite the rules by way of 1980s tunes and a blast of emeralds, spinels and diamonds

Step it up

An Athens residence, on an angled plot, rises to the occasion

SHOW HOME

Iconic Danish designer Poul Kjærholm's archive gets a new lease of life at the family residence on the resund strait, courtesy of his children and Fritz Hansen

BRANCHING OUT

How the self-taught design duo behind Caribbean-based studio Ibiyane have carved out a unique approach to furniture making

Golden ratio

We highlight ten emerging Californian practices that are redrawing the borders of traditional architecture with their unique creative explorations

THE ODD COUPLE

Two jewellery houses, Chanel and Pomellato, take a new turn, toying with symmetry to create organically opulent pieces

Great walls

Belgian architect Glenn Sestig's latest project is a rural retreat and private gallery featuring an award-winning concrete construction

Monster high

Takashi Murakami's latest show is a potent mix of pandemicinspired creatures, eye-popping flowers, NFTs, avatars and 17th-century Japanese motifs

'What happens when nothing happens'

This season's defining looks draw on ordinary materials presented in extraordinary compositions, an approach that resonates with the writings of Georges Perec, who explored the minute magnificence of everyday life

METAL MORPHOSIS

Once known for its futuristic couture, Spanish-owned fashion house Rabanne is evolving under the creative direction of Julien Dossena, but remains true to its founder's avant-garde legacy

LEADER OF THE PACK

A travelling show celebrates pioneering German luggage brand Rimowa's 125 years in business

Little gems

British jewellery and homeware brand Completedworks turns its reductionist vision to bags

IN FASHION

The A/W23 collections, distilled into 12 striking looks

MOTION DRIVE

Inside the Venice Beach home of designer Lenny Steinberg, who takes inspiration from movement and music

GLOW GETTERS

Manhattan-based design studio Blue Green Works fuses sensuality and masculinity to create mellow, mood-enhancing lighting with visual impact

LOCAL HERO

A lush new public space transforms the banks of the Mississippi river in Memphis

A kiln of one's own

A former coal miner, Jim McDowell has defied the odds to set up his workshop and keep a historic form of American pottery alive