Culture
UCCA
One of the many notable things about the People's Republic of China is that it's bloody huge, and the cities are no different. The capital, Beijing, is so big it even has a designated art district – the rather coolly-named 798 Art...
Latest from China
Hotels
EAST Beijing
Our partnership with Swire Hotels, and their very own culture and design blog You'd Be Much Better Here, continues this week as they celebrate the launch of their latest Asian property. "A business hotel with life" runs the strapline at Beijing's...
Lifestyle
The Opposite House
As Swire Hotels prepare to open their latest design-led, art-filled spectacle - EAST, Beijing - we've partnered with them, and the chain's very own culture and design blog You'd Be Much Better Here, to celebrate their portfolio of jaw-dropping Far...
Eating Out
MATTO Bar & Pizzeria
Shanghai, the world's biggest city and a figurehead for the super-powered development of China. Re-invention, re-genesis, development, all by-words for the city, and indeed Asia as a whole. So it's a pleasant surprise to find a restaurant in this...
Shopping
ALTER Concept Store
Inspired by M. C. Escher's famous experiments with perception and perspective, Roman architect Francesco Gatti has created an ALTERnative - you see what they did there? - fashion store for the usually conservative retail streets of Shanghai....
Staff Favourites
Stuff Crush
In the age of homogeny, individualistic architects' Weird Buildings are celebrated in a joyful new Hoxton Mini Press book...
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
Tiny Little Italy pasta and natural wine hotspot, Pasta Pooks, is making a big sound on Montreal's contemporary dining scene...
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
City Notes
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district is reincarnated as exquisite boutique hotel, The Douglas...
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
Dispatches
With a captivating and human touch, Elizabeth Waterman fixes her lens on the contradictions of Thailand's red-light districts...
In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
Dispatches
Dispatches
Self-care tips for busy adults, from freeing your time to building a new routine, this is why it matters and how to do it...
There's a paradox about self-care, which is that those who need it most are probably the least likely to practice it. If you're one of those people, you might even be put off by the term self-care. Maybe it sounds too self-indulgent to you. If...
Dispatches
Discover the top 5 affordable Japanese lessons in Chicago; how to find quality tutors without the premium price tag...
Looking for a Japanese tutor in Chicago without breaking the bank? You’re not alone. Whether you’re aiming to order ramen with confidence, ace a language exam, or shape your skills for business or travel, one thing’s clear: good private...
Dispatches
Maximise your balcony's potential with smart all-budget ideas for decking, greenery, comfort and ambience, safety and more...
If you’ve ever looked at your balcony and thought, “What a wasted space,” you’re not alone. Many of us live in homes where every square foot counts, yet balconies often remain underutilized. Whether it’s too small, too plain, or simply...
Dispatches
One of the A' Design Awards' most forward-thinking categories, does your work fit into 'Sustainable Products and Green Design'..?
Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...