Why we need beauty

Ten ways to make breakfast special (and not only on the weekend)

A special breakfast does not depend on the free time of the weekend; it depends on the attention we bring to it. From east light to the wheel-thrown ceramic cup, from the Viennese tray to the linen napkin, this guide gathers ten bio-architecture gestures for the home that turn the first fifteen minutes of every weekday into a ritual, even one that lasts only a few minutes.

Where the camera stood: another way to travel

Some archives do more than record where a film was shot; they place the original frame beside a photograph of the same spot as it looks today. From Davinotti in Italy to ReelStreets in the United Kingdom, and from L2TC in France to Scouting NY, these tools suggest a different way to plan a trip: a few stops, chosen shot by shot, and observed with the eye of someone who notices the details.

Vienna, Schiele, and Rubens: how I put the pieces of my memory back together

A return to Vienna to say goodbye to Erni Mangold becomes a journey into the objects that describe us. From Egon Schiele's personal display cabinet to the Rubens drawings at the Albertina, Isabella Goldmann explains why a true souvenir is bought only for love, and why those who travel with their senses wide open bring home colored tiles for the mosaic of our memory.