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Aureli Mora and Omar Ornaque of architecture practice AMOO have transformed an old bar in Barcelona's slow-paced Gràcia, transforming an elongated tube-shaped space—typical of buildings in neighbourhood—into a bright and contemporary locale...
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Bold, abstract, and emotive, Emma Howell’s work exudes energy and life. The Gloucestershire-based artist creates paintings made up of varying-sized brush strokes and dots that flow in movement. There is a vigour which creates almost...
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"We’ll tell our grandchildren: Once upon a time we had to wait." There is a stark polarity in this line from creative agency Lippincott's landmark consumer research report, Customer of the Future. On-demand everything has made our lives...
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Arresting spaces and A-nrd Studio are becoming synonymous, with the London-based practice churning out hit after hit. From MAMIE’S to Kudo, Señor Ceviche to Darjeeling Express, and now a ravishing Portuguese eatery for London Bridge: Casa do...
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Set within a Grade II* listed landmark building in the city's Bloomsbury neighbourhood, The Principal London has undergone an extensive refurbishment, paying homage to the notable history of a building whose doors first opened in 1898, and restoring...
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What makes the ideal place for a short visit or extended stay in France? Enchanting architecture? Beautiful beaches? Rich history and culture? The short answer: all of the above and much more. With companies like Brittany Ferries now offering...
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Inspired by its history as a part of the former BBC Radio 1 recording headquarters, Caravan's latest all-day offering—the Antipodean-minded chain's fifth—features a basement 'record room' for private dining and a sustainability concept that sets...
Stuff Crush
Invented and patented in 1998 as way for children and adults to learn about and explore magnetic construction, Geomag's products awaken a curiosity to build, understand, and create. Kits—available in varying sizes—contain magnetic rods and...
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Situated close to Town Lake (aka Lady Bird Lake)—a river-like reservoir on Austin's Colorado River—and the city's energetic Downtown, the Sydell Group's third LINE hotel continues in the vein of their Los Angeles Koreatown flagship and LINE DC...
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Nikolai Vassiliev, an author and historian specialising in architecture and urban history, has collaborated once more with Blue Crow Media. Following the 2016-published Constructivist Moscow Map, the publisher's ongoing series of architecture and...
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What was once one of the more run-down boozers in town is now a shining example of everything done exactly right—a boutique bar and restaurant with rooms. And bags of style. Oozing seaside charm and glamour, the property is located mere steps from...
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Originally built in 1891, the building that houses the hotly-anticipated The Broadview Hotel is a neighbourhood landmark with a storied past. (A few stripper poles remain in homage to its infamous past.) Today the much-loved edifice has...
The Edit
Bold, abstract, and emotive, Emma Howell’s work exudes energy and life. The Gloucestershire-based artist creates paintings made up of varying-sized brush strokes and dots that flow in movement. There is a vigour which creates almost...
City Notes
"We’ll tell our grandchildren: Once upon a time we had to wait." There is a stark polarity in this line from creative agency Lippincott's landmark consumer research report, Customer of the Future. On-demand everything has made our lives...
City Notes
Located in an unspoilt spot on the Algarve, 15 minutes from the town of Tavira and surrounded by authentic gastronomy and natural beauty, Fazenda Nova Country House introduce five new suites alongside changes to some of its alluring communal spaces....
Journal
Anna Keville Joyce is a food stylist, illustrator, and culinary creative director. Her work epitomises energy on a page and screen, and that’s what food is—an essential power source which she brings to life. From comedic sushi emojis...
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XPLR (ex^plore) is a studio conceived by artist and illustrator David Rice. Visualising themes of urban and wild nature through the medium of paint, Rice creates what he describes as "environments that exist beyond the parameters of the physical...
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elbgold—meaning ‘The Gold of Hamburg’—are the first speciality coffee roasters in Hamburg. As well as trading directly with coffee farmers in Honduras, Guatemala, Ethiopia, or India, the team are also café entrepreneurs. The duo's...
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Johannes Riffelmacher and Thomas Kosikowski are founders of Salt & Silver, a food and drink concept that comprises Hamburg's Salt & Silver — Zentrale; adventure, cookery, and photography books Travel, Surf, Cook and Tacos, Tequila, Tattoos;...
Dispatches
As the A’ Design Award & Competition continues to grow, some 1,962 winners from 100 countries across a total of 99 different design disciplines were recognised at a spectacular ceremony on the banks of Italy’s Lake Como earlier this year—it's...
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As the UK have revelled in an extended heatwave this year—or can we now just call it a summer?—people have drawn comparisons to the scorcher of 1976 when temperatures tipped 35℃ on on England’s south coast, and although Faversham, Kent,...
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From autonomous driving to smart parking, electric vehicle charging to car pooling and bike sharing initiatives, more and more of us are opting to live a considered urban existence; efficiency and convenience with a side of sustainability are no...
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Flick through the Instagram feeds of fashion editors, travel influencers, us average Joes … and—amid the selfies, wanderlust, and latest food fads—you’ll be sure to find snippets of mid-century modern design. Having been pretty much on-trend...
