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The fifth edition of D.A.T.E.—Discover Antwerp Through Experience—was hosted by This is Antwerp during an inspirational five days between 27 September and 1 October, where eight creative tech entrepreneurs from varying reaches of Europe and...
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Tea, coffee? Coffee tea? There's some debate over which is the world’s most popular beverage after the necessity of water, but with over two billion cups consumed each day, coffee is undoubtably integral to our daily lives. The global...
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Shantell Martin's art is about connections. The connections that surround us. It is—like us—at once chaotic and uniformed. The New York-based British artist's practice is shaped by a stream-of-consciousness that is creative thinking in its most...
Dispatches
One of the things to admire most about those behind the A’Design Award is their sheer commitment to recognising new talent across an exhaustive spectrum of design. In fact, with some 100 categories, plus many more sub-categories and...
City Notes
Fusing elements of Japanese and Brazilian culture inspired by owner Mireia's love of surfing and all things Tropicália, Valencia's Kaikaya is the 'first tropical sushi restaurant in the city', and a place where—according to Mireia—history and...
Stuff Crush
Gentrification might continue to sweep New York City's most populous borough, but Brooklyn still refuses to be defined by it. A cultural capital with artists, designers, writers, musicians, and creatives from the world over calling it home, Brooklyn...
Dispatches
We live in times of unparalleled exposure to brilliant design. It's everywhere. When Jony Ive took Dieter Rams's principles of design mainstream, a whole generation became more in-tune, gained a higher capacity to appreciate great design, demanded...
City Notes
The good people behind slick Canadian sushi chain Ryú take the importance of serving good and nutritious food seriously—ensuring their fish and seafood is 100% sustainable and origin verified, their chicken and pork raised naturally, food waste...
City Notes
Inside Newington Green's bakery-restaurant, Jolene, Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim and David Gingell have teamed up with farmer Andy Cato to create a menu in which his grains will be used daily in everything from bread, pastries, and sausage rolls, to...
City Notes
Set on an estate built by Austrian emperor Joseph II to protect the Hazegras lock, a breathtaking moment of serenity awaits visitors to The Bunkers; a private villa with five double rooms located in heart of the polders at the Belgian...
City Notes
Quite the place to while away some hours, Bar Beau is a Brooklyn all-day café meets cocktail bar—where guests can gather in informed yet informal surroundings that fuse the necessary atmospheres to accommodate both day and night....
City Notes
We Heart are big fans of PURO Hotels' forward-thinking philosophy and the design-led experiences that come hand-in-hand with their brand. Having opened up their 'largest lifestyle hospitality' project to date, the team were imbibed with some...
Stuff Crush
Spending the majority of my days in Barcelona, a city fringed by the sparkling blue Mediterranean, I see sports lovers out and about everyday. Whether pounding the streets, cycling around the Collserola mountains, swimming in the warm waters, or...
Stuff Crush
Since launching her first wooden assemblages—conceptual representations of buildings and spaces—at her debut solo show at KK Outlet back in 2016, London-based designer Emily Forgot has gone on to create new collection seasonally, the latest...
City Notes
Kiev-based designers Artem Trigubchak and Lera Brumina have collaborated on the candy-hued interiors for Odessa café and bakery, Breadway. Located in the heart of the Ukrainian port city, Breadway Bakery is its latest 'hip hangout', and...
City Notes
IK LAB Tulum, located in the famed resort on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, opened earlier this year—the contemporary arts space a fitting cultural addition to the bohemian town. Situated within Azulik, an inspired sanctuary of inimitable...
Stuff Crush
The rise and rise of indie publishing is a beautiful thing. In many ways—as a rebuttal to the inane online culture of writing for algorithm over reader, as an antidote for the perma-connected generation whose mental health is increasingly at...
City Notes
The Hoxton have gone Stateside, calling Williamsburg home for its first foray onto American ground. A fitting locale for the hotel chain born in Shoreditch, The Hoxton Williamsburg is situated on the former site of the Rosenwach water tank factory...
City Notes
Located within Ghent's Zebrastraat—a social housing project cum culture and conference centre—the XYZ Lounge serves as a focal point for the venue, a blisteringly beautiful space that its designer, Didier Faustino, says "questions the...
Dispatches
One of the things to admire most about those behind the A’Design Award is their sheer commitment to recognising new talent across an exhaustive spectrum of design. In fact, with some 100 categories, plus many more sub-categories and...
Dispatches
We live in times of unparalleled exposure to brilliant design. It's everywhere. When Jony Ive took Dieter Rams's principles of design mainstream, a whole generation became more in-tune, gained a higher capacity to appreciate great design, demanded...
Dispatches
PUMA have been pushing the boundaries of sports and culture for the last 70 years, collaborations with renowned designers ensuring the brand is seen on athletes the world over. Their latest sneakers channel West Coast USA, the reimagined Cali...
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The hip Everly Hollywood—part of Kimpton hotel brand—have embarked on a headline-grabbing collaboration with LA-based artist Colette Miller. Renowned for her Global Angel Wings Project, whereby she paints interactive (and Instagram-ready) street...
