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Located among the dunes of North Holland's Castricum beach, Beach Hotel Zoomers is a stunning creative collaboration between Dutch interior brand HKliving and the property; the design-led concept born this year to offer guests a slow pace of life...
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Elephants with tiger’s bodies, donkeys with wings and peanut flavoured raindrops; these are just some of the magical creatures Núria Martí Casanova wants us to be free to imagine through the bold graphics of her new children’s knitwear range....
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A way to express our personality, character and the way we live, our private living spaces shape our everyday routines (more so now that many of us continue to work from home due to the current pandemic) and affect our wellbeing; many homes...
Stuff Crush
Shunning the 'tourist board' view of Palm Springs—of pastel hues, beautiful people sipping cocktails on floaties in the pool, desert art installations and midcentury modern—photographer John Brian King has centred his focus upon “the...
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As Bali’s first 'creative village', Desa Potato Head merges music, art, design, food, wellness and sustainability; founder Ronald Akili commenting "we’re not trying to change the industry, we want to create an entirely new model for it. If we...
Journal
Elephants with tiger’s bodies, donkeys with wings and peanut flavoured raindrops; these are just some of the magical creatures Núria Martí Casanova wants us to be free to imagine through the bold graphics of her new children’s knitwear range....
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With 86 rooms and 27 suites, The Chow Kit by Ormond Hotels is the city's premier design-led, experience-driven accommodation which—inspired by the gritty neighbourhood it's chosen to call home—is a traveller's sanctuary for exploration; bringing...
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Amongst the former warehouses and factories of the Downtown L.A. Arts District, LOQUI—the vibrant Mexican eatery that began as a weekly pop-up at the Tartine Bakery in San Francisco in 2013—has opened a second venue; the restaurant led by...
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Beer and pincho bar, La Cervecería, brings a touch of the Mediterranean to Amsterdam, its kitchen—run by a Catalan chef—delighting diners with traditional tapas, charcuterie and paella; the small dishes designed for sharing and washed down...
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Located in the centre of the city at 68 Rue des Martyrs in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, HOY Hotel integrates the need for calm in the present time, a place for travellers to rediscover their energy. Be that in one of the 22 guest rooms, through...
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George Elsasser's newly published photo book, American Psyche: The Unlit Cave, sums up the events of 2020 and the state of the USA under the helm of Trump with unsettling precision; the monograph, published by Daylight, featuring the artist and...
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"In a market flooded with watered-down options and brands dictating experience for their guests, we create an environment that is comfortable and well-appointed for discovery, you take it from there". With an ethos like this, we cannot...
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Hailed as the world’s largest and most influential design award, A’Design Award & Competition is back; the 2020—2021 edition now accepting submissions from brands, businesses, designers, architects, artists, academics and many more creative...
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Known for her street photography—mainly around the working class neighbourhoods of Greater Manchester—Shirley Baker was one of a very few female street photographers in post-war England; her quietly enrapturing images possessing an individual...
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Following on from the 2018/2019 photography exhibition City Metro at Galerie Bene Taschen, Cologne, the gallery has released a stellar new book of the same name, curated by Bene Taschen. Jamel Shabazz, All ears, NYC 1980 © Jamel Shabazz,...
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Design and visual imagery has always been at the centre of propagating messages to the people. From the stone reliefs celebrating Assyrian victories in 860BC to the Bayeux Tapestry in 1066; the constructivist propaganda posters of Soviet Russia to...
Journal
As we are shuttered in, watching the world through a window, our appetite grows for finding the offline online; searching for a semblance of normality. Public access to arts and culture has always been paramount in the collective and individual...
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I stand in solidarity with anyone who does a little bit of sick in their mouth when they hear the phrase: “they don’t make ‘em like they used to.” But in the case of Doug’s Gym, downtown Dallas, there is little else to say. They simply...
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Design-led hospitality brand, Locke, has opened its second London-based hotel; Millennium Bridge the chosen location for a staggering 113-room property, and setting the stage for two more openings in the capital later this year. Locke at...
Dispatches
If you are not an architect or interior designer, it is hard to follow how design is evolving in real time. It is much easier to look back a few years later and track the progression. For those who are in the hospitality industry, hindsight is not...
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When it comes to treating certain conditions or symptoms that we face, it’s actually incredibly common for people to rely on alternative remedies and therapies instead of blindly taking medicine. There are actually a number of reasons why people...
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We’ve all been spending more time at home lately. After a while, looking at the same thing every day starts to get old. Many of us are ready for a change. With all the extra time at home, it’s the perfect opportunity to tackle a redecorating...
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The last few months have been a time for reflection for all of us, so much time in isolation has us all questioning if we were being the best version of ourselves prior to the coronavirus lockdowns. It is as good a time as any to take stock of where...
