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Hide & Seek
Open Architecture’s perfectly considered projects either disappear into the landscape or become new landmarks
Treasure Island
The latest addition to Japan’s Benesse Art Site, Tadao Ando’s Valley Gallery is a geometric gem that makes the most of its remote setting
Green Gold
Yinka Shonibare’s new artists’ residency space, in a remote part of Nigeria, offers a lush landscape for cultural and creative discovery
Bubble Vision
Danish artist Jeppe Hein's installation for champagne house Ruinart invites visitors to embrace the moment through words and drawings
WEB MASTER
The latest artist to take over the vaulted depths of Copenhagen’s subterranean Cisternerne, Chiharu Shiota has woven together a poetic landscape of white yarn to create a ‘labyrinth within a labyrinth’ that is both serene and unsettling
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Reggaeton superstar J Balvin’s villa, by architects 5 Sólidos, is a minimalist frame for Medellin’s mountainous vistas
Opposites attract
Dries Van Noten’s love of dramatic contrasts and unusual combinations shines through in his perfectly packaged new beauty range
LESS IS MORGUE
Elmgreen & Dragset’s new show at Milan’s Fondazione Prada is an uncanny exploration of our dematerialising bodies and increasingly discomforting homes
True to form
Entering her tenth decade, Bodil Kjær continues her lifelong exploration of the interplay between design and architecture
DREAM TICKET
Dior’s global flagship in Paris reopens its doors with a new look, a museum, a restaurant and an apartment for overnight stays
Against the grain
Dior Maison branches out from its exquisitely patterned fare with a new collection of pared-back solid wood accessories by Pierre Yovanovitch
Café Cultures
A new diner in Berlin's Mitte offers an appetisingly harmonious juxtaposition of Asian and Western worlds
Smart Hub
Smart hub Design duo Formafantasma settle into a chic new live/work space in Milan cultural complex Assab One
Global Interiors
Our international survey singles out six design hotspots. Turn the page for this year's inside story
Into the Wild
We take a walk in a Surrey garden that combines sharp architecture and naturalistic planting to great effect
Inside story
Candida Höfer's powerful portraits of public spaces around the world are the subject of two new exhibitions in Berlin and Liechtenstein
Spheres of influence
From small, mysterious orbs to large disc-shaped light installations, Helen Pashgian's pioneering practice pushes the limits of perception
PAST PERFECT
A nostalgia-infused Milanese pad by Studio Luca Guadagnino has real screen presence
Heavy hitters
Multidisciplinary Berlin studio Vaust digs deep into the German capital's weighty brutalist legacy to create impactful designs and interiors
Digital delights
Leveraging quantum-powered AI, Libby Heaney transforms Hieronymus Bosch's 15th-century masterpiece for her Berlin show
BEAM TEAM
A Chilean practice reaches new heights with a contemporary tree house on stilts on Chiloé Island
A Cut Above
Herno CEO Claudio Marenzi on the brand’s transformation from raincoat maker to outerwear behemoth
Body Language
German artist Alexandra Bircken knows how to get under our skin
Best Retreat
Ballen Houses, El Retiro, Colombia, by LCLA Office and Clara Arango
FLAW SHOW
Japanese ceramicist Kazuhito Kawai’s quest for ugly beauty inspires his deliberately deformed kaleidoscopic creations
STATES OF PLAY
Celebrating seven young American labels and their unique, fun-filled take on fashion
Paradise found
We’re jetting off to Caribbean climes in a glass
Trail blazer
Chloé’s pioneering creative director Gabriela Hearst seamlessly weaves together style and sustainability
Shore winners
Day-to-night beachwear for seductive silhouettes
Escape artists
Get-away-from-it-all gear in heavenly high-energy hues