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Bedrooms are not what they once were. No longer just a place to lay your head, or others, modern life has encroached upon the inner sanctum - and now to the list of functions you can add office, bathroom, extra living room, and entertainment centre...
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The sophomore, as they'd say in the US, instalment of Audi's fledgling Urban Future Initiative (the first having taken place at 2010's Venice Architecture Biennale) was held recently in Istanbul - a showy affair that presented the works of...
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There is a long tradition of well-to-do Russians maintaining a second home in the leafier suburbs and countryside surrounding their cities, called a Dacha, where they can retreat to enjoy the fresher air and healthier pursuits during the more...
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Plug into the mainframe baby, and download data pack FutureIsHere™ v3.0 - here's a behemoth of a structure that is likely to cause irreparable heart damage to anyone who still wears denim jackets with heavy metal patches. For many years,...
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No prizes for guessing what the main material used in creating the Ceramic House was. The name may give it away, but the interior of this 50sqm apartment in Madrid doesn't reveal its technologically advanced secret at first glance. Spanish...
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You'd be hard pressed to find two more visually different structures placed on purpose in such close proximity than Tisse Métis Égal in the grounds of the Château Ramezay's Reford Gardens. Perhaps the Stedelijk Museum extension in Amsterdam has...
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Sounding like something from Star Trek, 21st Century Light Space Modulator is actually a renovation of unused and unloved space under Hungerford Bridge at London's Southbank. Created by Jason Bruges Studio, the project was commissioned by...
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Sitting in the middle of Guimarães, a UNESCO world heritage city in Portugal, this steel and cork structure may at first seem a bit incongruous with its surroundings, especially given that it has people's legs sticking out of the bottom. In...
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The concept of The Well Proven Chair started with a shocking statistic – between 50 and 80 per cent of the raw materials used to create usable wooden furniture ends up as waste in the form of sawdust, shavings and chips. Are you sitting...
The Edit
We first encountered Dutch designer Tessa Koot earlier this year, at this spring's Salone del Mobile - her whimsical furniture-cum-art the very last word in design/art boundary muddying. For her next act, the young designer has blurred those thinly...
Journal
When your old car has been driven into the ground, into the back of the car in front, or off a cliff - the usual sad path for it is the scrapyard, to be dismantled for parts of crushed into a cube for recycling. Quite environmentally friendly but...
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Anyone fancy a rocket lolly? Probably not in the middle of October, unless you're near the equator like me (small gloat there, sorry), so why not grab yourself a lolly made out of wood to stick on the mantlepiece and admire instead? Fair enough,...
City Notes
Located within London's Westfield Stratford City, decidedly decadent diner Super Club Roma serves up Roman-style pizzas (complete with their crispy and charred crusts) and fritti including lasagne, spaghetti and nduja bombs; the simple menu allowing...
City Notes
Lifestyle brand Miiro continues its expansion with the opening of Borneta, a breathtaking new hotel for Barcelona's charismatic El Born neighbourhood. Located among the iconic Porxos de Fontseré arches, the design tells a story of local tradition...
City Notes
With a striking 1970s Brutalism-meets-botany aesthetic, a Peruvian-inspired restaurant, and a rooftop bar and taqueria with extensive views over this vast city, The Hoxton Brussels offers a stylish and eclectic stay in the Belgian...
City Notes
Holloway Li has completed the remodelling of Club Quarters Hotel St Paul’s, the 265-room property embracing the architectural integrity of the original mid-century structure, nodding to post-war modernism along the way. Club Quarters called...
Dispatches
Tuscany is famous for its beautiful vineyards, rolling hills, and, of course, incredible wine. But did you know it’s also a fantastic place for families? Many wineries welcome kids, offering fun activities like juice tastings, farm visits, and...
Dispatches
If you want to compete effectively in the market, you’ll need to get a website. This is important for both online-based businesses and traditional brick-and-mortar businesses. You should remember that most people nowadays use the internet to find...
Dispatches
Can you get free real estate classes online in Georgia? Absolutely. Online platforms offer a wide range of free learning materials across various industries; including real estate education. If you are just starting out and looking for free or...
Dispatches
Whether you want to start sewing for the first time or you want to upgrade your current sewing machine, you might be wondering what’s on the market. Wouldn’t it be great if sewing machines were a one-type-fits-all kind of thing? However, the...