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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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Set within three hectares of parkland overlooking the river Aven, Maison Roz is a refined Breton retreat with a strong sense of continuity. Reached by a path of centuries-old trees, the 19th-century house sits comfortably within its surroundings;...
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Reopened in the centre of Megève, Hotel Saint-Georges returns as a thoughtfully reimagined alpine retreat with a new visual language and razor-sharp focus. Set within a traditional chalet, the five-star hotel has been reimagined by Paris-based...
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HBA San Francisco has completed the redesign of Sofitel New York, delivering a refreshed vision for the brand’s US flagship in Midtown Manhattan. The project brings Parisian savoir-faire into conversation with the pace and precision of New York,...
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We don’t often feature residential projects, but for Cielo we're making an exception. Located in the heart of Nagpur, Maharashtra, Sanjay Puri Architects' almighty Cielo rises as a compact, climate-conscious building. Designed on a modest 900...
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SLS has landed on Saudi Arabia’s Shura Island, and with it arrives one of the Red Sea’s most visually charged new resorts. Now officially open, SLS The Red Sea brings the brand’s unmistakable mix of bold design, social energy and playful...
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AINEN, located within the Tersane İstanbul shopping centre, is a burger joint that’s as smart as it is delicious. Designed by URBANJOBS, whose previous projects Esca in Izmir and Scalla in Istanbul have been featured on these fair pages, the...
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This is it. The final call. The door is almost shut on the 2025—2026 edition of the A’ Design Awards & Competition, and if your work is sitting on a hard drive waiting for the right moment, this is that moment. With submissions closing on 28...
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Long-time devotees of Barcelona’s open-air dance circuit will need no telling that SOUNDIT has confirmed itself as the city’s go-to regular day rave for those with a more discerning taste for electronic music. Having welcomed the likes of...
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Gambit Bar has opened beneath Newman Street, a moody subterranean addition to Fitzrovia’s late-night landscape. The new venue comes from London hospitality group Kinsfolk & Co, set within The Newman hotel on the corner of Newman and Goodge Street,...
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blanchette archi.design presents Siège Social bistro and Café Social, a new hybrid hospitality space on the ground floor of 1111 Saint-Charles Street West in Longueuil, Quebec. Commissioned by Groupe Mercille and delivered by PR Desjardins, the...
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ROOST Rainey has arrived in Austin, marking Method Co.’s first Texas property and eighth apartment hotel nationwide. Spread across four floors of Paseo — LV Collective’s 48 storey mixed-use tower at 80 Rainey Street — the 59 unit hotel...
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ERE has opened in Montreal’s Cité du Multimédia, positioned at the intersection of Griffintown and Old Montreal. Occupying a 4,415 square foot ground floor corner unit within a seven storey office building, the fitness and community space is...
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Set along South Africa’s Garden Route in the Western Cape, Tamodi Estate & Polo Reserve presents a considered approach to rural hospitality. Surrounded by the rolling slopes of the Tsitsikamma mountain range and tempered by a gentle ocean breeze,...
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MasaHouse is a new Mexico City restaurant by Estereotomia Architects where food and design are given equal billing. The project brings together steel, wood, glass, and light in a space that offers diners an experience shaped as much by its...
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Reopened in the centre of Megève, Hotel Saint-Georges returns as a thoughtfully reimagined alpine retreat with a new visual language and razor-sharp focus. Set within a traditional chalet, the five-star hotel has been reimagined by Paris-based...
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The Zetter Group is set to deepen its connection to the UK capital with the opening of The Zetter Bloomsbury in March 2026, a 68 bedroom hotel housed across six interconnecting Georgian townhouses moments from Russell Square. Sitting directly...
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TOKKIA is a new addition to Covent Garden, and Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house. Founded by Sooji Im — who previously introduced London to Korean tea culture with be-oom in Exmouth Market — the project brings a focused look at Korean...
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Bunkhouse Hotels expands its Houston presence with the opening of Hotel Daphne, a 49 room refuge in the historic Houston Heights. Following the success of the exquisite Hotel Saint Augustine in Montrose, the Austin-based brand continues its mission...
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You're looking at kratom gummies online or in a store, and they all claim to be high quality. Premium ingredients, potent extract, laboratory tested, maximum strength. Everyone says their gummies are the best. How do you actually separate quality...
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Human hair extensions have quietly become one of the defining materials of contemporary self-presentation. Once confined to salon makeovers and celebrity transformations, they now sit at the intersection of personal branding, performance, and...
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In most modern history, all these years, “doing more” usually meant “hiring more”. Growth was believed to be directly proportional to headcount because the work was manual. More customers created more tickets (issues), more orders created...
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The story of how a billion-dollar casino hotel that reinvents itself while guests sleep, and why precision documentation is the invisible foundation of every great renovation. At 3am on a Tuesday, while high rollers chase fortunes on the casino...
