Journal
David Buckingham’s debut UK solo show, Under The Influence, recently opened at Scream in London. The exhibition presents a colourful collection of his reclaimed metal sculptures and wall-reliefs. The Los Angeles-born artist has a penchant for...
Bangkok
Onion Interior Architects really had its work cut out on the Sala Rattanakosin project. The brief was to convert seven “shophouses” in the Ta Tien community of Bangkok into a top drawer, 17 room boutique hotel, complete with restaurants, an...
Journal
Michelle Hamer's first exhibition was a solo show. She is defined as 'mid-career', but has only recently handed over her representation to a gallery. An architect with no art-schooling who began toying with needlepoint samplers as a means to keep...
Stuff Crush
"The meatballs, spaghetti and garlic bread sell well", Zoë Lea tells me. "The tuna, and the sausages too". The folk at the table next to us probably think we're conducting a stocktake of sorts, Lea the restaurateur, I the supplier perhaps....
Journal
The film Longing to Fly, Longing to Fall premiered during Stockholm Design Week. It’s an unusual and captivating collaboration of dance, music, furniture design and cinematography, directed and composed by Erika Janunger, produced and...
Journal
Festival-goers might recognise the enormous inflatable Lionel Richie head that's been doing the rounds. Launched at Bestival last summer, the sculpture is the brainchild of Barcelona crackpots Hungry Castle, who invited revellers to step inside the...
Journal
It’s over four years since the Arab Spring, doesn’t time fly when you’re having a revolution? Since December 2010 governments, regimes and dictatorships have been forced from power with varying degrees of violence. Some have returned,...
Stockholm
Petter Johansson is not your typical Swedish designer. He says he hates art, but loves artists; he describes Swedish design as “safe”, despite confessing to a house full of it; and recommends beer as a way to stay creative and experimental. He's...
Opening Soon • Wakefield
It's difficult to decide if Philip-Lorca diCorcia's photographs fall into the category of documentary or portraiture, and in fact they straddle both. The American's images are elaborately staged versions of real life, painstakingly constructed and...
Journal
The “selfie” (or self-portrait photograph, usually taken with a mobile phone camera) is a modern phenomenon, made possible by ubiquitous technology and fuelled by social media. In fact the selfie is such a thing nowadays that some boffins have...
Journal
The humble summer festival, a phenomena that has teetered on the edge of self-implosion of recent years. Michael Eavis' prediction of doom and gloom has become somewhat of an annual event in itself, whether they are a Sir Alex Ferguson style attempt...
Opening Soon • Liverpool
Never complain about a stressful day at work ever again, chances are Letizia Battaglia has you well beaten. For more than 20 years the Italian confronted the bloody fallout of a nation in the grip of organised crime, unflinchingly capturing the...
City Notes
A striking new addition to Prague’s culturally minded hospitality scene, Sir Prague opens its doors inside a meticulously restored neo-Renaissance building dating back to 1884. The latest venture from Sir Hotels, this sophisticated stay blends...
City Notes
Located in Copenhagen’s tranquil Østerbro district, Amator is an attractive new spot that blends the warmth of home dining with the refinement of a contemporary café and restaurant. The brainchild of chef Mateusz Sarnowski, better known as Mati...
City Notes
Bringing a sleek blend of Japanese-inspired aesthetics and high-fidelity audio to the heart of Williamsburg, Hear & There is the latest destination for those seeking an immersive dining and drinking experience. The debut concept from...
The Edit
Marking the opening of EMOP Berlin 2025, the Helmut Newton Foundation unveils Polaroids, a striking new group exhibition celebrating the art of instant photography. A defining medium of the 1960s, Polaroid photography was revolutionary, offering...
Dispatches
When the weather's great it can be easy to forget how winter can be brutal. Nothing feels better than retreating into the warm, cozy confines of your home when the chill sets in. But to ensure those toasty vibes, there's some important groundwork...
Dispatches
Sick and tired of neutral interior spaces? Beige, bland, boring... But something exciting is happening in kitchen design. Bold colours are making a comeback, patterns are stepping into the spotlight, and homeowners are embracing personality over...
Dispatches
Cafés are everywhere, and with so much competition, blending in is a fast track to obscurity. To stand out, you need more than a Facebook page and a logo on your latte cups—you need strategies that make people talk and keep them coming back....
Dispatches
Bingo is much more than a game, it is a social activity that has been bringing people together for generations. The game dates all the way back to 16th century Italy where it evolved from a lottery style game. Now in the modern day, millions of...