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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London Design Festival 2015
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Eating Out
Peggy Porschen, King’s Road
Having built up an enviable client list since inception in 2003, Peggy Porschen—along with husband Bryn Morrow and their talented team of pastry chefs and sugar-craft artists—create edible works of art for all from Royals and A-list celebs to...
Eating Out
Greenwich Grind
Divided into three distinct spaces in a heritage-listed building—formerly home to the Jamie’s Italian restaurant opposite Greenwich Market—Greenwich Grind is an all-day restaurant, café and cocktail bar that offers a blend of music, coffee,...
Eating Out
EartH Kitchen, Dalston
Hungry for fine music or finer food, those in search of the perfect night out will be wowed by a new east London venue. The kitchen of Dalston's music and arts venue EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) brings together Auro Foxcroft, the force behind...
Eating Out
Provisioners at The Dixon, Tower Bridge
Housed within boutique-style hotel The Dixon at the former Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, Provisioners is a casual restaurant with a strong focus on design—offering an all-day menu that comprises fresh, uncomplicated and comforting food alongside...
Lifestyle
The Conduit, London
Bringing together social entrepreneurs, creatives, business leaders, and philanthropists passionate about social change, The Conduit London serves as a catalytic platform for those among us tackling some of life's most pressing challenges....
Lifestyle
Kindred, Hammersmith
Hammersmith is home to a new creative space designed to promote community spirit and collaborative working for local individuals and businesses who'll have the opportunity to work, relax, interact and experiment together in handsome...
Eating Out
A.O.K Kitchen & Bakery, Marylebone
With a focus on nourishing and seasonal food, Kelly Landesberg's all-day dining space, A.O.K Kitchen & Bakery, has opened on Marylebone’s Dorset Street—combining first class hospitality and topnotch ingredients with splendid surrounds; the...
Bars & Nightlife
The Belrose, Belsize Park
Housed in a Grade II* listed building that dates back to 1863, The Belrose—a neighbourhood pub with its own on- site microbrewery—serves up a menu of Italian-inspired dishes, signature house IPA, and boasts a sizeable, south-facing beer garden,...
Eating Out
Spiritland Royal Festival Hall
A place for music lovers to engage and connect with sounds at a deeper level, Spiritland have opened their third location in London, the Southbank Centre's Grade I listed Royal Festival Hall now home to a 180-seat restaurant and bar, an...
Eating Out
Wild Food Café, Islington
One of London's most revered vegan restaurants has opened a second and larger outpost on Islington's Upper Street, enabling its founders—raw food pioneers Joel and Aiste Gazdar—to expand on their vision for plant-based innovation, offering a...
Eating Out
Berenjak, London
"Every Iranian will tell you that their mum’s cooking is the best," says Kian Samyani, founder of Berenjak, a Soho eatery that reinterprets the classic hole-in-the-wall kabab houses of Tehran. Growing up making childhood memories around dinner...
Hotels
Bankside Hotel, London
With easy access to the Tate Modern, Borough Market, and Somerset House, the new design-led Bankside Hotel combines the influences and culture of its surrounding neighbourhood with genuinely friendly service, art-informed interiors, and a commitment...
Staff Favourites
City Notes
Just 45 minutes from Lisbon, Casa das Arribas is a whitewashed design haven standing proudly on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean...
Located high above the Atlantic Ocean, close to the cliffs of Portugal's Azenhas do Mar—a seaside town with whitewashed cottages and beachfront restaurants—Casa das Arribas welcomes guests looking for serviced holiday apartments combined with...
City Notes
Fusing fashion and art, Forty Five Ten New York is a breathtaking retail experience that one might confuse with a trip to a gallery...
Occupying four distinct fifth-floor storefronts over a total of 16,000 square feet at mega-money project The Shops at Hudson Yards, Forty Five Ten—the forward-thinking Dallas-founded brand that merges fashion and art—brings the new, the...
Journal
Paul Smith explains his collaboration process, as the design icon unveils ceramics partnership combining tradition and modernity...
Britain’s national treasure, fashion designer Sir Paul Smith (CBE RDI), is globally celebrated for his distinctive coloured stripes that accentuate, individualise and enliven his many fashion wares and accessories. Combining tradition with...
City Notes
Shinola shine on, as the lauded lifestyle brand apply their design noggin to a debut hotel project at home in resurgent Motor City...
Located in a former Singer sewing-machine store and onetime hardware outlet T.B. Rayl and Company, the two buildings—married in a thoughtful restoration by architects Kraemer Design Group before being decked out impeccably by designers Gachot...
Dispatches
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As the traditional office shifts toward the more socially conscious, employers may now sing a different tune in uplifting the workplace...
The nine-to-five cubicle office workplace is a relic, clinging onto society like a Brexit uncle who just won’t go away. The rise of creative companies, Silicon Valley influence, the coworking phenomenon … if an office space doesn’t share...
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New York-based artist Al Freeman brings her special brand of irreverence to Dallas's Forty Five Ten for a summer of soft...
Al Freeman's summer exhibition at Forty Five Ten's Dallas boutique is a tongue-in-cheek show that turns common objects such as razors, cigarettes, toilet seat covers and lava lamps into mammoth deflating synthetic leather pillows. Located...
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Learn how understanding and changing your cat's sleeping patterns can help you make the most out of your own sleep...
What did domestic cats do before the internet? LOLCats to I Can Has Cheezburger?, dogs—traditionally our favoured house pet—never found the same fame online as their feline foes. A 2010 research found that some 42% of Americans identified as...
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Another season of A’ Design Awards & Competition wraps up with a myriad of design talent recognised as 2018—2019 winners...
And just like that, the 2019 edition of the A’ Design Award and Competition has drawn to a close. The competition—the world's largest of its kind—recognises the best designers, architects, and design-oriented companies globally; a jury made up...