London
London City Guide
It’s frustrating; intense; busy; inexplicably expensive. Its government is turning it into a playground for the unfathomably wealthy — yet London still remains at the heart of international creativity. It’s a prickly, peculiar beast that is at odds with its thriving creative scene. People live in shared shoeboxes and dine on Pot Noodles just to call London home. But it’s often with good reason.
Love it. Hate it. London is divisive in the best possible way. The Brits have the cultural swagger that all else want to buy into, and London is their temple of self-assurance. Food; drink; music; art; wanton creativity — it made perfect sense that London would be our debut City Guide. Constantly updated, our city lowdowns will offer up the latest places to be, do, to get your head down — and all else in between. Our City Notes guides are free, carefully-curated and constantly evolving.
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Hotels
Locke at Broken Wharf, London
Design-led hospitality brand, Locke, has opened its second London-based hotel; Millennium Bridge the chosen location for a staggering 113-room property, and setting the stage for two more openings in the capital later this year. Locke at...
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Silo London
Having been following the jaunts of Doug McMaster since 2012—documenting his collaborative eco-friendly café with artist, Joost Bakker, before his return to the UK with restaurant, bakery and coffee house, Silo, in Brighton (both venues now...
Lifestyle
Working From_Southwark
With 744 desks; five meeting rooms; daily classes classes curated by The Refinery E9; a winter garden; booths for making private calls; and all of this spread over six floors at The Hoxton Southwark, the hip hotel brand's new 'official' coworking...
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Bluebells Restaurant, Ascot
Combining a relaxed yet formal approach to dining with lashings of glamour, Bluebells Restaurant by Penson (the self proclaimed 'global disrupters in architecture and interior') graces its diners with "an imaginative heart-warming dining...
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Casa do Frango Shoreditch
Whilst charcoal-grilled piri piri chicken undoubtedly takes centre stage at Casa do Frango's new Shoreditch restaurant, guests can also sip on a selection of Portuguese wines, signature Casa cocktails, and Portuguese sharing snacks known as...
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Great Scotland Yard Hotel, London
A recent newcomer to the streets of Westminster is the Great Scotland Yard Hotel. Technically, the building has stood there for an age; the iconic landmark formerly home to the Metropolitan Police and Scottish royalty. Steeped in over 1,000 years of...
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Da Terra, London
East London has long been one of the capital's most exciting go-to restaurant destinations for visitors and locals alike; and it continues to be the case. Back in October 2019, Bethnal Green saw its newcomer, Da Terra, receive its first Michelin...
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Kolamba, Soho
Situated over two floors in the very heart of London's Soho, Kolamba serves up unpretentious, fresh Sri Lankan fare that is already winning rave reviews. Its interiors come courtesy of local designers, Studio Fils, and offer a nod to the Tropical...
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The Laundry, Brixton
Serving everything from takeaway coffee and breakfast dishes at the vibrant bar and restaurant through to locally produced plates that pay homage to classic international techniques, all-day neighbourhood bistro and wine shop, The Laundry, has...
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Lina Stores King’s Cross
A beacon of Italian culinary culture in London since 1944, Soho's oldest Italian delicatessen marks its 75th birthday with the opening of Lina Stores King's Cross; a new outpost housed in a heritage building behind Granary Square. With...
Hotels
Ace Hotel London Shoreditch
The unveiling of the Ace Hotel in Shoreditch in 2013 marked a pivotal point in the neighbourhood's history. It cemented the locale's developmental direction and its expansion into one of the most sought-after hospitality and business hotspots in...
Lifestyle
The Wing, London
Having made its way over the Atlantic, the first international outpost—having already taken over New York; Washington DC; San Francisco; Chicago; Los Angeles; and Boston—of The Wing has opened in London's Fitzrovia neighbourhood; the women's...
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Stuff Crush
It's not a city for little people, rather a spectacular digital-handmade one-off sculpture perfect for big people who love their cities...
Handcrafting precise physical representations of famed architectural landmarks and cityscapes since 2011, brothers Robert and Gavin Paisley of Chisel & Mouse have meticulously cast over 90 celebrated buildings—including architect Gottlieb Eliel...
City Notes
Inspirational Copenhagen research lab, SPACE10, is running a pop-up platform at Delhi's creative Chhatarpur Dhan Mill Compound...
International research and design lab SPACE10 has opened a outpost in India, the centre—based in Copenhagen, and having popped-up in cities such as New York, London, Shanghai and Nairobi—having chosen Delhi to create a collaborative platform...
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Los Angeles's Silver Lake Pool & Inn amalgams Mexican Modernism and old Hollywood glamour under the beating Californian sun...
Located south of Sunset Junction in the heart of the Silver Lake neighbourhood of Los Angeles, Silver Lake Pool & Inn sees an evocative 1980s motel reimagined into an alluring design hotel with 54 rooms, an elevated pool deck, and an Italian...
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Throw yourself into a world of extreme comfort and hygge, as Ambient Lounge unveil a duo of luxury throws you won't be able to resist...
As those of us in the Northern Hemisphere enter the third and final month of meteorological winter, there are tiny differences in temperature and light. Although they may not be much, they're enough to have us looking forward to springtime; the...
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As the reality of travel turns fantasy for many, here are 15 overlooked destinations to discover when the world returns to normal...
To put it mildly, 2020 hasn't started off the way we would have liked. We could never have imagined such a time of crisis, and travel bans are implemented almost worldwide. But we must look on the bright side, this will blow over. Eventually....
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In times of crisis, design and visual messaging are more important than ever, discover the projects helping stop the spread of COVID-19...
Design and visual imagery has always been at the centre of propagating messages to the people. From the stone reliefs celebrating Assyrian victories in 860BC to the Bayeux Tapestry in 1066; the constructivist propaganda posters of Soviet Russia to...
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CBD hemp oil can be helpful for many people looking for more health support. What benefits can CBD hemp oil be able to provide for you?
If you’ve never paid much attention to CBD, you may now be a little lost in the huge assortment of information available out there regarding CBD. CBD—also sold as hemp oil; CBD hemp oil; and a variety of other names—can provide health...
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With more hours in your day than ever before, how does one stay sane by diverting the boredom of coronavirus lockdown?
Due to the horrific circumstances around the world currently, us creative types are having to adapt and find new ways to satisfy our creative needs. It isn’t easy, and it is certainly a struggle at times. Boredom can set in, can’t it?...