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Upon arrival at 2060 The Newton Hostel & Market, guests are greeted with some very specific messaging accompanied by a drawing of an apple: black text against a white background reading 'welcome to the end of the world'. A nod to a certain Mr Isaac...
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Stuff Crush
“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” André Gide. From the quote that lies on the front inside of the book's partial dust jacket, you know that this is a project about pushing...
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Masa, the artisanal bakery and café from siblings Silvana and Mariana Villegas, is dropping jaws the world over thanks to having enlisted the expertise of New York-based Studio Cadena for their second outpost in Bogotá; creating what might be one...
Dispatches
If your New Year's resolution list contained anything about 'bettering your career' or 'getting your work in front of more people', the A' Design Awards could well be the opportunity you've been waiting for. And now is your last chance to make those...
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Embodying the concept of luxury with a philosophy rooted in community, aesthetics, and comfort, The Blake is a hotel steeped in authenticity for locals and travellers alike—a gathering place for likeminded souls to learn about and embrace the...
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Originally built as a refuge shelter in the middle of the 19th century at 2,200 meters below the rocky Sassopiatto, the Zallinger Hut was accompanied by seven barns and a church, the barns to be replaced by a single building some years on. In...
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When brothers Salvatore and Matteo Aloe opened their first pizzeria fresh out of University in 2010, little did they know that less than a decade later, two would turn into a team of roughly 90, with nine restaurants in their native Italy, and two...
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Fashion, music, food and lodgings collide at Hotel Koé Tokyo, a complex in the commercial heart of Shibuya set over three floors and offering a new concept in hospitality. Calling their concept 'new basic for new culture', Koé is a lifestyle and...
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A magnet for creative types, Philadelphia's Fishtown neighbourhood buzzes with cultural energy—brimming with galleries, studios, bistros, beer gardens and music venues. Befitting then that Lokal Hotel chose the area to lay the foundations for...
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It is said that once upon a time two guys by the names of Phil and Sebastian, disappointed by the lack of quality donuts in their vicinity, decided to create their own. Fast forward a few years, perhaps a few more pounds put on 'testing' their...
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Once housing the bridge keepers in charge of opening and closing bridges for boat traffic on the canals of Amsterdam, the city's many bridge houses are tiny structures perched on the waterside—iconic architectural monuments that have remained...
Dispatches
The house parties of your youth: grandmother’s best china turned to dust, the rough kids from the estate arriving uninvited, ‘dubious’ odours from behind the garage, soiled sheets, “did you see what Ian did in Debbie’s wardrobe”,...
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The stylish and leafy neighbourhood of Roma in sprawling Mexico City is home to Motín, a new all-day café that focusses on delicious plates—some naughty, some healthy, all mouthwateringly divine; much like their effervescent backdrop, a buoyant...
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A place for music lovers to engage and connect with sounds at a deeper level, Spiritland have opened their third location in London, the Southbank Centre's Grade I listed Royal Festival Hall now home to a 180-seat restaurant and bar, an...
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Relaxed Toronto all-day café cum cocktail bar, La Palma, has a new sibling located on the second floor of their 849 Dundas Street West venue, focussing on the finer things in life—think fresh seafood, sharing plates and exquisite wines—with a...
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Set within three adjoined buildings in Manchester's city centre, Whitworth Locke is the latest offering from Locke—the brand of design-led aparthotels that immerses guests in its surrounding neighbourhood culture, connecting travellers with...
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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...
Journal
Herr Robert G. Bartholot—or simply Bartholot—is a one-man photographic studio based in Berlin. An artist of many contradictions, his portraiture work is classic in pose and composition, yet utterly modern in colour and experimental artistry....
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“The difference between technology and slavery,” writes Lebanese–American essayist, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, “is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free.” Debt, social expectations, and the façade of democracy may have...
Dispatches
Wales is a beautiful, often untouched country. Raw and majestic, dramatic mountain ranges, rolling hills and breathtaking coastline. And, if you’ve ever heard Super Furry Animals or Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, it can be downright weird too. Wood...
Dispatches
If your New Year's resolution list contained anything about 'bettering your career' or 'getting your work in front of more people', the A' Design Awards could well be the opportunity you've been waiting for. And now is your last chance to make those...
Dispatches
Sleep is often overlooked in favour of those things we do during our conscious hours. We feel that we can’t control it, we desire less of it in the quest for productivity, but that mindset—says sleep scientist Matthew Walker—is killing us....
Dispatches
The house parties of your youth: grandmother’s best china turned to dust, the rough kids from the estate arriving uninvited, ‘dubious’ odours from behind the garage, soiled sheets, “did you see what Ian did in Debbie’s wardrobe”,...
