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Stuff Crush
It barely seems like months since we were uncovering, and interviewing, British creatives — posing questions like "does location effect creativity?"; "is Britain’s creative industry too London-centric?"; "you couldn’t live...
Stuff Crush
As we look forward to exciting times for We Heart in 2013, we look back proudly at all we achieved in 2012; including Create GB, our massively successful Olympics-inspired stint of showcasing Britain's most exciting creative talent. We uncovered...
Stuff Crush
Well, it's taken a little longer than we initially anticipated, but our Create GB publication is finally set for release - and just in time for Christmas. Documenting 39 of the eclectic array of creatives featured during this summer, Create GB...
Journal
Those of you who are regular readers, and haven't spent the last few weeks living under a rock (or in a chain and whip dungeon - we know what some of you buggers get up to), won't fail to have noticed that we put on a little soiree in Shoreditch...
Journal
There's little more quintessentially British than the rag and bone man; a street scavenger, collecting and selling on whatever odds and sods he could find. However, less Steptoe and Son, and more upcycling innovator, Paul Firbank - aka The Rag and...
Journal
Juxtaposing traditionally masculine subjects with traditionally feminine colour palettes, young designer Ellie Andrews' pastel-infused scenes of football, dog-racing and WAG-life are elegantly geometric, awkwardly fanciful, and utterly compelling....
Journal
Having just finished up at Bath School of Art and Design, Callum Robey is a young illustrator at the dawn of his career; not that you'd think it, Robey's work is brimming with confidence, irreverence and flair, owing much to the DIY gusto of zine...
Journal
Monsters, wenches, tattooed dolls, robots and mermaids... Liam Barrett's world is one of fantasy, mystery and absolutely shit-loads of fun. Having created his curious brand of illustrative wonder for the likes of Urban Outfitters, Vice, and NoBrow,...
Journal
We've been big fans of the up-cycling artistry of design duo Tinker & Tailor for some time. With an astute ability to be able to weave magic on the tightest of shoestrings - (their £500 house has to be seen to be believed - Adam Towner (the...
Journal
As we approach the much-moved finishing line of Create GB, our Olympics-inspired look at contemporary British creativity, we can look back on cutting-edge fashion, convention-defying art, and all manner of trends that fuse old and new in surprising...
Journal
Founded in 2011 by designer Jo Robinson, HAM follows the chirpy little farmyard trio of a pig, a rabbit, and a horse; across stationery, tea towels, prints, mugs and aprons. But not nearly as frightfully twee as that sounds. Thankfully, Robinson is...
Journal
It's less than six months since we last spoke to design duo Anna Fulmine and Victoria Shahrokh - aka Lightning & Kinglyface - yet, as we speak to the ladies about all things Create GB, the duo already have so many more spellbinding images to share....
Stuff Crush
“I am not sure whether my father totally understood my fascination with his photographs of package holidays,” explains artist Jake Clark, whose obsession with seaside resort architecture has been informed by his childhood growing up in the...
City Notes
Opening today, 28 February, Hôtel Hana Paris is the latest addition to the Adresses Hotels Collection, a fancy group of decadent boutique hotels that includes Monsieur George and Saint Tropez's La Ponche; the five-star luxury property set to...
City Notes
Passing away at the age of 60 in May 2021, Michelangelo Lovelace was a Cleveland-based artist renowned for his vibrant paintings depicting quotidian scenes of urban life, policing, poverty, war, and personal investigations of Black Identity....
City Notes
An urban sanctuary so laid back it's horizontal, Pátio do Tijolo is a truly beautiful 24-room boutique hotel that offers its guests a fusion of authentic Lisbon tradition with soothing contemporary aesthetics. Drawing on the 'slow life' concept,...
Dispatches
Have you ever wondered about the beams of light that shape our modern world? Once known as only a futuristic concept, laser technology is now relevant in all of our daily lives. From precision manufacturing to medical breakthroughs, lasers have...
Dispatches
A dog, just like a human, needs a balanced and healthy diet to stay happy and active. However, with the ever-growing pet food market and conflicting information available online, it can be overwhelming for dog owners to determine what's best for...
Dispatches
In the realm of contemporary living spaces, an intriguing trend has emerged that blends the rustic charm of barns with the functionality and style of modern homes. This trend, known as barndominiums, has been steadily gaining popularity among...
Dispatches
Owning a house is a milestone many aspire to achieve. And if you’re lucky enough to have one, you should spruce it up how you want to. Homeowners with ample outdoor space have the liberty to design and make use of their natural surroundings. One...