When the Fair Becomes the Design
MATTER and SHAPE, the design salon led by Dan Thawley alongside founder Matthieu Pinet, has quickly become one of the most thoughtful gatherings on the design calendar. This year, though, the real sta
The Solo Founders of AI
Ceren A. Desnos examines the rise of the solo founder in an AI-shaped tech economy. As tools compress teams, capital, and timelines, company-building consolidates around the individual. The solo-corn
At the Centre: JW Marriott Phu Quoc
A hotel where you enroll instead of check in. Creative director Kinami Hasegawa steps inside JW Marriott Phu Quoc, a fully imagined French university by architect Bill Bensley, and explores what happe
The Intelligence We Might Lose
Daron Acemoglu explores, in our race to build smarter machines, we may be undermining the very human intelligence that made them possible.
MB&F: 20 Years of Friendship, and Imagination
Founded on rebellion and built by friends, MB&F turns timekeeping into storytelling. Two decades on, it remains defiantly human.
AI is Booming in APAC. But Who’s Being Left Behind?
Across Asia-Pacific, AI feels less like speculation and more like certainty. From Seoul to Singapore, strategies are drafted, industries scaled, consumers engaged. Yet behind the confidence lies a div
Adam Smith on Today’s Global Economy
Two and a half centuries on, The Wealth of Nations still reads less like a relic and more like a quiet guide to a world reshaped by degl
Kerem Özerler, Co-Founder and Interior Architect at Wangan Studio, and Umut Şengün, Partner and Brand Studio Director, spoke with Merve Heyfegil İlker, Partner and Senior Advisor at Servotel, at TIF Talks.
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02: Unfolding Asia
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Amid rising instability, powerful demographic, technological, and financial forces are steering the global economy toward greater uncertainty. The best-prepared decision-makers will be those who recognize the stakes early and adjust accordingly.
Building for What Is Arriving
The runway remains the same. The world around it is shifting. As airports take on new technologies, rising passenger volumes, and heightened expectations, their role is being re
A Symphony of Passions
Ferit Odman stands out as a jazz drummer whose dedication to his craft is matched only by his broad range of personal passions. From the steady tick of a vintage watch to the notes of aged whiskey.
Playing “Chicken” with Agentic AI
Daron Acemoğlu explores how AI agents are shifting from mere advisers to autonomous decision-makers, setting the stage for a high-stakes game of chicken—where the machines never flinch.
Juno House: A Collective Space For Women by Women
A next-gen oasis opened its doors in the heart of Barcelona. Located inside the storied walls of the historic Farinera d'Aribau building, Juno House arrived as Spain’s first private women’s club and a bold response t
