Journal
Pulse is a design-led gift, homewares and accessories trade show, held every year at Earls’ Court. This year I was their official blogger and so I had a stand on which I was selling my book and conducting ‘live interviews’ with designers. I...
Journal
We've heard all about the potential problems, we all saw Panorama's Stadiums of Hate, and, let's face it; nobody's really talked about these Euros in any sense of "grand spectacle". Little has been made of the host nation's stadiums themselves -...
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Student Union bars. Wasting time, wasting money, just getting wasted. Libraries. Endless rows of dry old tomes and shushing bookworms. I spent, I will admit, many happy hours in my Student Union bar, although not as many as our esteemed editor, who...
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I love concrete. I think it’s inbuilt in design geeks to love concrete; something to do with the Barbican and brutalism. But concrete is a lot less brutal than it once was, as this collaboration from Timorous Beasties and Graphic Relief Ltd shows....
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You think of Texas, its landscape, the term 'big sky', and you think jeeps, pitchforks and manliness... lots of manliness, big strong manliness, tobacco chewing manliness. Well, I do, but then I'm a man - I'm not the grunting, hay bail shifting...
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Grudges, terrible things hey? Eat you up inside, turn you bitter. Well, I guess they can be, but then there's the other type... the ones that spur you on, motivate you, make you want to bake up all your talents, success and accolades into a...
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Anthony Dickens’ Tekio wound itself in and out, around and through his stand at The Farmiloe Building as part of Clerkenwell Design Week, like some sort of friendly glow-worm. Inspired by traditional Japanese ‘chochin’ paper lamps, Tekio...
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Having followed their work, since featuring their pop-up collaboration with fashion designer Richard Chai early on in We Heart's existence, New York duo Snarkitecture have continued to wow us with their playful fusion of architecture, design and...
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Walking down St John’s Street in the sunshine, while exploring Clerkenwell Design Week, I found a little wooden hut filled with pink post-it notes. It was Architecture for Humanity’s Love Hut, a very simple concept, which asked people to write...
Journal
Provocative with a wry smile, Milan-based artist/designer Andrea Maestri has created a debut collection with an intention to rock the boat. This is not the sort of design you'll be pairing with Laura Ashley curtains - MAESTRILAND is not for the...
Journal
I recently spent a very interesting evening exploring the Barbican’s new exhibition, Bauhaus Art As Life. I went to the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin many years ago and have been hooked on all things Bauhaus every since. The art and design school...
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Over in the Mexican city of Monterrey, local design studio Savvy have taken things a bit too far. Cakes, chocolate, sweet gooey indulgences... it's bad enough resisting temptation as it is. But these bastards have gone and made a whole shop that's...
City Notes
Bringing understated Scandinavian elegance to the edge of Warsaw’s historic Old Town, PURO Warszawa Stare Miasto is the latest addition to the design-led hotel group’s growing Polish portfolio, and possibly their most considered space...
City Notes
In Milan’s ever-evolving Isola district, MOGO has arrived on the scene, offering a destination where music, mixology, and modern Japanese cuisine come together in a high-design setting that will have aesthetics addicts frothing at the mouth. A...
City Notes
Opening its doors in February 2025, Ned’s Club Washington, DC marks the second collaboration between Soho House’s luxury brand and the design and architecture experts at Stonehill Taylor. Set across the 9th to 12th floors of two historic...
City Notes
After a century spent as apartment residences, and following a meticulous two-year transformation, Hotel Granada reopened its Spanish Colonial archways to guests in August 2024. Located at 1302 West Peachtree Street NW, this 120-room property now...
Dispatches
Buying a car can be a minefield. It doesn’t have to be, though! Indeed, there are plenty of simple ways you can simplify the process of purchasing a vehicle. Using a professional car history checking app is undoubtedly one of the best options in...
Dispatches
Many people dream of turning a creative interest — writing, design, art, photography, music — into a meaningful career. The leap from something enjoyed as a hobby to a fulfilling profession can feel both thrilling and daunting. Yet it’s...
Dispatches
Plumbing may not always be at the forefront of design conversations, but the comfort of our homes depends on it just as much as light, texture, and space. The gentle hum of a well-functioning water system is often invisible—until something goes...
Dispatches
Everyone loves the feeling of arriving at a charming vacation retreat. What if you could bring that travel vibe into your own home? With thoughtful design choices, your living room can feel like a curated destination. From tactile fabrics...