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Integrated into a lush national eco-reserve, consisting of 120 hectares of rolling hills and over 13,000 olive trees, owners Vitor Borges and Franck Laigneau fell head over heels in love with this serene spot in Portugal's Alentejo region...
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You’ve seen the lab-like vessels occupying space in the world’s hippest coffee shops. It’s the 12-hour method of methodically dripping water over coffee beans that typifies the nerdy attention-to-detail that’s seen third wave coffee elevate...
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Energetic, youthful, and fun, the work of photography duo Ilka & Franz makes one smile instantly. Mostly self-taught, they use a vivacious palette and block backgrounds to depict people and objects using their unique narrative. Blurring the lines...
The Edit
Three local collaborators have created a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional Swedish Christmas market—offering a composed and creative shopping experience in what is otherwise a time of stress and panic. Located at...
City Notes
With easy access to the Tate Modern, Borough Market, and Somerset House, the new design-led Bankside Hotel combines the influences and culture of its surrounding neighbourhood with genuinely friendly service, art-informed interiors, and a commitment...
The Edit
Honouring the 70th anniversary of the declaration of human rights—a milestone document proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December, 1948, recognising the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all...
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You’ve seen the lab-like vessels occupying space in the world’s hippest coffee shops. It’s the 12-hour method of methodically dripping water over coffee beans that typifies the nerdy attention-to-detail that’s seen third wave coffee elevate...
City Notes
Community-focussed art hotel The Devlin Dublin—situated in the urban village of Ranelagh, with its pubs, restaurants, independent shops, and easy access to the city centre—boasts 40 design-led guest rooms, a rooftop restaurant with epic views of...
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Energetic, youthful, and fun, the work of photography duo Ilka & Franz makes one smile instantly. Mostly self-taught, they use a vivacious palette and block backgrounds to depict people and objects using their unique narrative. Blurring the lines...
City Notes
Founded by social entrepreneur Roth (Eduardo Neira)—of the impressive AZULIK Tulum and neighbouring genre-defying art space IK LAB Tulum—AZULIK Uh May is a confounding proposition; a trans-disciplinary site for creative endeavour set deep within...
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Located in the old-town neighbourhood of El Carmen—a bustling 'barrio' with narrow streets home to cafés, tapas bars, and independent shops—new cultural and gastronomic space Convent Carmen is attracting a like-minded community of locals and...
City Notes
Designed by post-war architect Constantin Brodzki for cement company CBR in the late 1960s, the awkward allure of this building with a façade made from 756 prefab convex oval concrete modules is today home to "Belgium’s finest office"—Fosbury &...
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From the 52 square metre Aviator rooms, complete with views of the rambling courtyard, through the more industrial Aviator Signature room with oversized windows that allow natural light to flood in over the free-standing brass bathtubs and showers,...
City Notes
Every port city in Northern Europe seems to have rediscovered a collective love for their waterfronts. From Liverpool to Rotterdam, Hamburg to Bilbao, these once great bastions of industry and trade have transformed into contemporary living spaces,...
The Edit
From bold paintings and simple and elegant line drawings, to experimental collages and large wall murals, Lynnie Z's latest exhibition at The Book Club highlights the spontaneity of the East London-based artist's fervent creative...
Stuff Crush
As a member of the Colab art collective formed in 1977, American painter Jane Dickson—alongside collaborators including painter and sculptor Jolie Stahl and Dickson's husband Charlie Ahearn—was a central figure of New York’s explosive art...
Journal
The charming folk of Tuscany have an awful lot to be proud of. The region, famed for its landscape, artistry, wine and culture, is arguably one of the most celebrated in Europe. A territory boasting excellence in architecture, fine dining,...
City Notes
Encompassing a bar, lush design hotel, and state-of-the-art recording studio, Gold Diggers returns as 'the' new East Hollywood hotspot—a campus boasting more than three decades of Hollywood history behind the storied doors of what was once a...
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American sound system pioneer Sonos has joined forces with Danish design powerhouse HAY to unveil a new collaboration, which unites sound and colour in perfect harmony. Seeking to discover more about the limited edition collection, We Heart recently...
Dispatches
It’s been called the next gold rush. And with a study suggesting that the United States’s legal marijuana industry could generate $40 billion in economic impact by 2021, that’s not an understatement. With more than 400,000 new jobs predicted...
Dispatches
Websites have grown bland in the contemporary digital age. Template-driven and generic, homogenised by the frameworks of big-name content management systems. The internet is a place of dry technicality; portals seeking to convey information or to...
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It's easier than ever to be green, as healthier alternatives have finally found the acclaim they deserve. Matcha tea has become a commonplace flavour in the dessert world, including those of famed Belgian chocolatier Godiva. And this is a trend that...
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As the East Fremont area of Downtown Las Vegas began a cultural transformation, a festival celebrating creativity and difference was born. Called Life is Beautiful, it would grow to become a three-day extravaganza for likeminded people to immerse...