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People & Business

A More Human Angle on Progress

For fictional Filipino entrepreneur Isabel Mercado, the most meaningful measure of growth is what it makes possible for others.

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Style

The Art of Getting Dressed Slowly

A considered wardrobe begins with attention: to climate, proportion and the clothes already at hand.

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Dining

A Table Worth Lingering At

An imagined Manila dining room brings the focus back to generous cooking and the pleasure of company.

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Travel

An Island at Its Own Pace

A fictional coastal itinerary makes room for the best part of a journey: staying long enough to notice.

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Culture

The Shape of Things Made by Hand

Inside an imagined ceramics studio, repetition reveals its own kind of originality.

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Homes

A Home That Leaves Room to Breathe

Light, honest materials and a few well-placed objects shape an imagined tropical apartment.

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