Melbourne
Super-cool bakeries are all the rage, hey? Last year we featured Turin's VyTA Boulangerie and Greek bakery Elektra - both of which looked more like swanky bars than humble purveyors of bread. The latest in this international trend is Baker D....
Netherlands
Amsterdam-based architect/designers Tjep have revisited the train cabin style booths that they devised for Rotterdam restaurant Fabbrica at the eatery's new offshoot in the Dutch town of Bergen; amongst other delightfully rustic and retro touches....
London
If Batman were to have a favourite Vietnamese restaurant in London, it may well be Shoreditch's new subterranean delight; Viet Hoa Mess. Designed by local branding/design/interior maestros, VONSUNG, Viet Hoa Mess is the Batcave-like underground...
Italy
With echoes of a couple of recently featured establishments - the black and gold elegance of L.A's Tsujita and the honeycombed glitz of Wonderwall's OZONE at Hong Kong's Ritz-Carlton - but more than a strong identity of its own, Turin's VyTA...
London
If you weren't living under a rock this summer, then you won't fail to have missed the UK's food-truck obsession reach feverish heights. Yianni Papoutsis' Meatwagon was one of the summer's biggest stars with appearances at Glastonbury and Secret...
Melbourne
Early last year we featured Melbourne's Café Vue at 401 St Kilda Road, one of a chain of cafés that were born from the success of chef-owner Shannon Bennett's Vue de Monde. Located at the time in Melbourne’s central business district at the...
Bucharest
The last pub we were lusting over was Copenhagen's Mikkeller Bar, back in June, and judging by this watering hole in Bucharest's old town; it looks like we've got 'a type'. Constructed by designer Corvin Cristian, with the help of architect Serban...
London
It must be a daunting prospect for any designer to work on revamping classic properties; let alone when that classic property is Regent Street's iconic bastion of style and design, Liberty. Originally built using the timber from two warships in...
Lodz
It's been said that Lodz is the "Manchester of Poland", once a hive of successful industrial businesses it's experienced the troubles that have followed their demise yet remains a culturally rich city. As one of the cities many up-and-coming venues,...
Melbourne
Taking something from nature, giving it depth and warmth and turning into something special. It's a simple, age-old process. Coffee dates back as far as the thirteenth century, and espresso so the early 1800s. Melbourne's Slowpoke Espresso is not...
London
We're loving NOPI, the new Soho based restaurant from the team at Ottolenghi's for two reasons. First, for the array of fresh and innovative sharing plates and the second for the interiors of clean white, brass and gold designed by award winning...
Mykonos
Alemagou is a bar and restaurant set beautifully on the sand of Ftelia Beach on the Greek island of Mykonos. Taking inspiration from typical Cycladic architecture, local firm K Studio have used the whitewashed, smooth-edged houses and dry stonewalls...
Stuff Crush
Brutalism isn’t just about hulking façades and raw concrete shells. Step inside and another world reveals itself; geometry and light collide, concrete feels equally monumental as unexpectedly intimate. These spaces are the territories explored in...
City Notes
Zoretsvit brings a new rhythm to Lviv dining, transforming a former auto mechanics garage into a 250 square metre restaurant where contrasts define the experience. Designed by Replus Bureau, the project balances high-end cuisine with the pulse of...
City Notes
STRICHKA, a contemporary Ukrainian restaurant designed by AIIX studio, celebrates the quiet strength of cultural identity through food, craft, and design. Opened in 2024, the Kyiv project takes its name from the word for 'ribbon,' weaving together...
City Notes
Established in 1919, Hotel El Roblar has long stood as Ojai’s grande dame. After half a century closed to the public, the storied property has been reawakened by Eric Goode, Ramin Shamshiri, Warner Ebbink, and Jeremy McBride, who have given the...
Dispatches
Many landlords battle with late bills each month. You ship reminders, make calls, and nevertheless watch for lease that doesn’t come on time. It’s disturbing, in particular whilst your bills and loan rely on those payments. You begin thinking if...
Dispatches
The Adventure of Traveling Alone Travelling alone has a unique charm. You get to move at your own pace. You pick destinations without debate. You decide what feels exciting. You feel freedom in a way that group travel rarely allows. Solo travel...
Dispatches
Pregnancy is an amazing and life-changing event in a woman’s life; however, it comes with some challenges that are quite different from what the woman has previously...
Dispatches
When it comes to vision correction, many people experience challenges as they age. One of the most common issues is presbyopia, a condition that makes it harder to see objects up close, such as reading a book or using a smartphone. As a result, many...