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On one of the Cyclades’ smallest islands, Kimolos welcomed its first five-star hotel in the summer of 2025. Espera Suites — an 18-suites boutique offering — occupies a quiet corner of the island, just 500 meters from two of its most celebrated...
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In Kraków’s historic Kazimierz district, restaurant Dala brings a slice of Sweden to southern Poland, its interiors conceived by local design studio Znamy się as an ode to ritual and landscape. Named after the dalahäst — the painted wooden...
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Overlooking the wide, sandy curve of Cala Llonga, where shallow turquoise waters meet pine-covered hills, Mondrian Ibiza is situated right on the shoreline of one of the infamous island’s more laid-back bays. Just 15 minutes from Ibiza Town —...
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It’s 1918, and in a letter to a friend, Henri Matisse writes of Nice: “It's like a paradise you have no right to analyse.” 108 years later, faced with Thailand’s Iniala Beach House, I find myself at a similar loss. You see, this is...
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Just a few minutes’ walk from Stratford Station, Conductor has arrived as the latest addition to Coppermaker Square, the build-to-rent development by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW). The new flexible workspace occupies 30,000 square feet, offering...
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Schotten & Hansen has brought its signature Long Board flooring to the newly opened Chiemgauhof Lakeside Retreat on the shores of Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria, Germany. Opened in 2025, the property has been fully reimagined as a series of elegant new...
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In Courchevel 1850’s prestigious Jardin Alpin enclave, where pine forests meet immaculate pistes, Rosewood has opened its very first ski property: Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin. With direct access to Les Trois Vallées and a setting long...
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In Soho, the iconic Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club has reopened its first-floor space as Upstairs at Ronnie’s, introducing a refreshed setting for live music within one of London’s most established venues. The 140 seat room, long known for...
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In Mérida’s La Mejorada neighbourhood, Hotel Cigno Mejorada brings new life to a protected heritage house, combining careful restoration with contemporary additions shaped by climate and material. Led by architect Roger Escalante, the project...
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Independent restaurant brand Forza Wine opened its debut central London outpost 2 March, landing in the thick of Soho with a new restaurant and terrace on Manette Street. Taking over a prominent corner site, the 100 cover indoor space and 70 seat...
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At the foot of Utah’s Mount Timpanogos, The Inn at Sundance Mountain Resort introduces a new chapter for the alpine retreat shaped by Robert Redford’s original vision. Designed by London- and Los Angeles-based interior architecture studio...
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In Kraków’s historic Kazimierz district, restaurant Dala brings a slice of Sweden to southern Poland, its interiors conceived by local design studio Znamy się as an ode to ritual and landscape. Named after the dalahäst — the painted wooden...
City Notes
Overlooking the wide, sandy curve of Cala Llonga, where shallow turquoise waters meet pine-covered hills, Mondrian Ibiza is situated right on the shoreline of one of the infamous island’s more laid-back bays. Just 15 minutes from Ibiza Town —...
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Cometa, a contemporary Mexican seafood restaurant from Carousel co-founders Ed and Ollie Templeton, has opened its doors, bringing a fresh perspective to Charlotte Street with a menu that celebrates the best of British fish and seafood through a...
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Occupying a full city block in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant, The Hartby marks the careful reinvention of a 19th century institutional building into contemporary residences. Originally constructed in 1872 as St. John’s College, the five storey...
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Salon Volta is a new barbershop in Laval, Quebec, that rethinks the familiar codes of grooming through a concept centred on craft and community. Moving away from the traditional model, the project positions itself as a space where barbering unfolds...
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Interior design studio and creative consultancy Ste Marie has completed Olia Ristorante and Mimi Bar, a pair of hospitality venues conceived as a day-to-night sequence at the base of new residential tower Citizen on Jasper. Commissioned by Corso 32...
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On a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group has reimagined the traditional mazanka — the archetypal rural home — for the contemporary era. These 50 square metre guesthouses reinterpret the vernacular, translating thick whitewashed walls...
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Situated at the edge of Montmartre, where Pigalle’s energy meets Parisian rooftops, Hôtel Rochechouart is a 1929 Art Deco landmark given a contemporary pulse. Design duo Festen has restored the building’s historic details while threading a...
Dispatches
Walk into a well-designed hotel bathroom, and something stops you. It is small, sometimes very small, but it feels considered. The tile choice is unexpected. The vanity has a presence. The mirror sits perfectly. You stand there thinking this feels...
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Some people discover mixology behind a bar on a busy Friday night. Others come to it through years of hosting dinner parties, obsessing over flavor combinations, or spending too much money on bitters collections they absolutely did not need. However...
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There was a time when wedding bar service meant a single bartender, a few bottles of wine, and maybe a keg if the couple was feeling casual. Those days are long gone. Today's couples are rethinking the bar as one of the most meaningful parts of the...
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Do you want to give your bathroom a fresh, trendy look with new tile? Tiles in the bathroom do more than just keep water from getting on your walls and floors. They can also give your area a joyful, colourful, tranquil, or futuristic vibe. There are...
