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Following a five-year development, Helsinki’s 50€ million cultural powerhouse, Amos Rex, opened last month, the architectural playground a new and playful icon for the Finnish capital's cultural quarter. Once home to Bio Rex, one of...
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As has been the case with Wynwood and the Miami Design District, many of the long-abandoned spaces dotted throughout Miami's urban core have seen regeneration at the hands of savvy developers who have one eye on the strong cultural reputation the...
Journal
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...
Stuff Crush
As IFA Berlin closes its doors on another successful year, the world's leading trade show in consumer electronics and home appliances once again turned out a number of spectacular announcements and digital lifestyle products; providing industry...
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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...
Journal
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...
Stuff Crush
Monocle editors have compiled a list of their top 100 hotels, which they present in the gestalten-published The MONOCLE Guide to Hotels, Inns and Hideaways. A travelogue for excursionists, hoteliers and entrepreneurs alike, the tome is cited as "a...
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Largely rebuilt after a devastating earthquake in 1963, Skopje—the Republic of Macedonia's capital and largest city—became home to one of the most potent architectural movements of the 20th century, Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect...
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Meaning 'story' in greek, the design concept behind ISTORIA hotel on Perivolos Beach, Santorini, was inspired by the tales of those who'd resided in the building over the years. On the edge of a dramatic black beach on the alluring...
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Leaving behind careers in advertising and production, Fergus and Sharmin Jackson hotfooted across the pond to San Francisco to indulge in their first love: bread. Specifically the crusty, chewy, slow-fermented, sourdough...
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Ian Schrager’s innovative vision expands with the opening of The Bodrum EDITION, an Aegean utopia with 102 guest rooms, bungalows with private pools, and—for those among us who have the cash to splash—a 14,000 EURO-per-night four-bedroom...
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Author, chef, and a pioneer of the Ibiza artisan food scene, Anne Sijmonsbergen is also the force behind El Portalon, a restaurant that serves up a seasonally-focussed menu in Ibiza Old Town; using produce from her very own organic farm as well as...
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The star of esteemed chef Ryan Butler (formally of Gramercy Park Hotel, Tocqueville, Django Restaurant and more) continues to shine, as his Williamsburg bakeshop and espresso bar goes from strength to strength; his Butler brand having announced an...
Journal
Situated on the Costa Blanca and spanning over 120 miles of coastline, the Alicante province is quite the utopia for travellers in search of sun, sea, and sand. Its proximity to the Mediterranean and some 2,800 hours of sunshine per year, coupled...
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Downtown Calgary restaurant Two Penny offers family style dining in a Chinese Deco-inspired space, serving up fare that nods to the Chinese cuisine owner Cody Willis grew up eating in Canada. Using only the the highest quality products...
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As has been the case with Wynwood and the Miami Design District, many of the long-abandoned spaces dotted throughout Miami's urban core have seen regeneration at the hands of savvy developers who have one eye on the strong cultural reputation the...
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Chotto Matte is drenched in the drama of Miami Beach from the moment you meet a mammoth pivoting door that punctuates a stark white façade. It only gets more impressive. A retractable ceiling sees Herzog & de Meuron's iconic 1111 Lincoln Rd car...
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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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Eduard Eremchuk has seen off typical associations with florists and floristry with a minimalist flower shop in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Moving away from a familiar abundance of flowers and natural tones, the architect instead concentrates...
Dispatches
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...
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Opening this December at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Escher X nendo - Between Two Worlds is an exhibition that presents Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher's iconic works—visual puzzles akin to optical illusions—seamlessly to life...
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Paying homage to the Irani cafés that once upon a time were the fabric of life in Bombay, Dishoom has been serving Bombay comfort food such as House Black Daal, Pau Bhaji, and the Bacon Naan Roll since 2010—when the first restaurant opened in...
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We've received the first 'actual' image of Ian Schrager's The Shanghai EDITION, which is set to launch this October. Located in a 1929 art deco building on Nanjing Road—the former headquarters of Shanghai Power Company—the hotel will feature 145...