Drawn to a warm climate, Southern hospitality and economic opportunity, 1.2 million people left the Northeast and Midwest for the Sun Belt states between 2010 and 2013. But how will this mass migration to the South shape America’s urban development, cultural diversity and economic future?

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,” so the saying goes. But men and women between the ages of 30 and 39 are fleeing the capital. Are property prices just driving them out, or is London really cooling? Will the supposed mass migration prompt a rebalancing of pricing and opportunities?

French design show Maison&Objet has adopted a ‘wild’ theme for 2016, coinciding with an increasing desire to bring nature into the home. Time spent in nature is proven to better our moods and health, so as populations increasingly migrate to cities, inviting the outdoors in makes sense.

Between Bed-Stuy and Bushwick you're now likely to find some baguettes and berets; record numbers of French tourists are taking tours around the undiscovered parts of Brooklyn. In 2014, 734,000 French people visited the Big Apple, with many crossing the bridge to the nearby borough.