Shanghai doesn’t simply sit on opposite banks of a river. It exists somewhere between two ways of living: one shaped by centuries of memory, the other moving at such speed it can feel as if the city has stepped straight into Back to the Future II.

There are places like Nayarit where you find yourself growing more impressed the longer you stay—its streets, its houses, its beaches. Almost without realising it, just by wandering and looking around, you begin to understand why so many people return.

In Interiorisme Réel, I write about cities with character, design that truly works, and places that value the beauty of small details. Today’s story takes us to Buenos Aires, with Palermo at its heart.