Meanwhile, the elegantly restrained, two-story Chinese restaurant Lu Yu, courtesy of LTW, avoids the trap of obvious chinoiserie: Stacked abacuses line a wall near the entrance, while pale celadon porcelain bricks adorn the upstairs entryway.

WSJ: Stays: Conrad Beijing

Even supplies are handled inefficiently, with rows and rows of auto parts stacked up along the assembly line, awaiting installation.

FORBES: Chery Picking

Behind the bar: the Guinness tap, the Smithwicks tap, the lager taps, the line of optics, the neatly stacked rows of glasses, and a high stool that sat by a wee slit of window that had a view across the water toward Mweelrea.

NEWYORKER: Fjord of Killary

The minister said with confidence that the business case stacked up in terms of facts and figures and was in line with the government's environment objectives.

BBC: Environment questions