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Shanghai
California-based Blue Bottle Coffee open their third spot in Mainland China, the Blue Bottle Zhang Yuan Cafe designed by Neri&Hu and inspired by the region’s rich history, located in a 'primitive shelter' within a Shikumen typology residence in...
Shanghai
Hong Kong designers, o&o studio, have converted an old grease factory in Shanghai's South Bund riverside complex into a craft beer and whiskey bar cum restaurant, the 130 square metre space made up of three connecting ground level units in the...
China
Rooted in the concept of 'Research and Development for Health', Chinese architectural practice Towodesign have completed an unforgettable aesthetic for bird's nest drink and dessert shop Dr. Bravura; the project featuring hexagons and curves as a...
Dispatches
We've received the first 'actual' image of Ian Schrager's The Shanghai EDITION, which is set to launch this October. Located in a 1929 art deco building on Nanjing Road—the former headquarters of Shanghai Power Company—the hotel will feature 145...
The Edit
Hands up what you think of when you hear the name Shanghai. A shiny skyline reaching up to the heavens? Of course you do. But even at the start of this century, the city was a very different place. In fact, keen eyes could probably pick out...
The Edit
Notre Dame Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower are Paris landmarks that draw thousands of tourists each day, but Michael Wolf has shunned the major sights to focus on an aspect of the city that even Paris natives rarely see —...
Shanghai
Bars specialising in a particular tipple have been popping up all over the shop for ages now. There's bars specialising in whisky of course, and rum is another drink that is enjoying a moment in the sun as the main attraction at certain drinking...
Shanghai
By the time you've ridden to Shanghai, your bike will probably need a few new parts, so swing by Changhua Road, where custom cycle firm Factory Five has all the kit to get you back in the saddle in a beautiful store put together by Linehouse...
Shanghai
The Press is a pretty nice little sandwich shop in Shanghai from designer Alberto Caiola with a lot to recommend it. We like the salmon bar paired with the polished concrete and dramatically-lit drop ceiling. We love the vintage Coca Cola vending...
Shanghai
Prolific restaurateur/hotelier Loh Lik Peng must have run out of room on Singapore, having set up projects including Esquina and Keong Saik Snacks, and has made the move to mainland China for his latest restaurant The Commune Social. As before he's...
Shanghai
It's that time of year again when shoe maestro Camper opens a new outlet and we drop everything and come running to see what kind of magic has been created this time around. Sure enough, over in Shanghai the ribbon has been cut on another top drawer...
Shanghai
It's a brave company that sets out to make its restaurant look like something out of Kill Bill, but that was the design brief Prism Design were given for the Shanghai branch of Japanese eatery Kemuri. Thankfully the result was not utter carnage –...
Stuff Crush
“I am not sure whether my father totally understood my fascination with his photographs of package holidays,” explains artist Jake Clark, whose obsession with seaside resort architecture has been informed by his childhood growing up in the...
City Notes
Opening today, 28 February, Hôtel Hana Paris is the latest addition to the Adresses Hotels Collection, a fancy group of decadent boutique hotels that includes Monsieur George and Saint Tropez's La Ponche; the five-star luxury property set to...
City Notes
Passing away at the age of 60 in May 2021, Michelangelo Lovelace was a Cleveland-based artist renowned for his vibrant paintings depicting quotidian scenes of urban life, policing, poverty, war, and personal investigations of Black Identity....
City Notes
An urban sanctuary so laid back it's horizontal, Pátio do Tijolo is a truly beautiful 24-room boutique hotel that offers its guests a fusion of authentic Lisbon tradition with soothing contemporary aesthetics. Drawing on the 'slow life' concept,...
Dispatches
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way many of us think about work. With lockdowns and social distancing measures making office-based jobs difficult over the past few years, working from home became the new normal for millions. As we move further...
Dispatches
If you can imagine putting wheels on your favourite luxury resort you'll get an idea of what your vacation can be when you use RVshare to rent an RV in San Diego. With RV vacationing, you can combine an adventurous road trip with luxury living on...
Dispatches
The world is your oyster and the streets of many foreign cities are waiting for you to walk them, but are your feet ready for it? If you do not have the proper walking shoes, then the answer is no. Some choices in walking shoes offer little to no...
Dispatches
As a single adult male in my forties, I was exploring various adult hookup apps first. My limited offline presence and introverted nature objected to my interest in finding ladies for meetup and casual encounters. But then a good friend of mine told...