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NEWSPAPER • Wallpaper’s hot pick of the latest global goings-on

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

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

Swede dreams • A highly collaborative, culture-led approach formed the foundations for a pitch-perfect Bali holiday retreat, designed for a Scandinavian family

HIGH FLYERS • Capacious weekend bags for navigating airport departures in style

INNER PEACE • A Hong Kong hotel gets a new look, offering serenity and style at every level

GREEN WALLS • Raised on concrete columns to offer treetop views of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, this holiday home by Studio MK27 is not only open plan, but open to the elements

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

Modern love • We take a tour of Caracas’ treasure trove of midcentury and brutalist gems

Talking point • A new collection of writing instruments celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the Montblanc Meisterstück pen

POETRY IN MOTION • An immersive London exhibition takes visitors on an enchanted journey inside the watchmaking world of Van Cleef & Arpels

DOTTED LINES • Library Street Collective’s new cultural hub in Detroit, designed by OMA New York, is a signature rebuild that makes the most of the site’s existing structures

RECOVER VERSIONS • British-Indian collector Rajan Bijlani’s design collection is inspired by a mission to conserve the Chandigarh legacy

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

IN THE ZONE • The San Francisco live-work space of Indian studio Soft-Geometry provides the perfect place to work, rest and play

GOOD MIXER • A site-specific artwork at Hauser & Wirth Somerset serves up a cocktail of salvaged materials

SHAPE UP • A wellness-focused holiday apartment complex in Mexico offers a mindful getaway amid the tranquil curves of its immersive architecture

JUNE IS ALL ABOUT… WANDER LUST

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

UP AND AWAY • New London hotel The Emory presents the perfect showcase of RSHP’s signature functionalist style and hospitality group Maybourne’s elevated luxury

SAHARA NOIR • We’re back to black and staying cool at our Maghreb hideaway

DESERT ROSE • Set within an oasis of palm and olive trees, Aman’s Moroccan outpost, on the outskirts of Marrakech, is a peaceful palatial paradise

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Where to go: CANNES • In the first of our new-look Navigator travel guide series, we reveal the highlights of a sojourn in the film capital of France