Shopping
Formerly home to a glamorous cocktail bar, Kiev joint Punkraft is now attracting a different crowd. Selling one of the widest selections of craft beer in Kiev, these days the vibe is more down-to-earth, interiors combining the right amount of grunge...
Eating Out
Kiev-based designers Artem Trigubchak and Lera Brumina have collaborated on the candy-hued interiors for Odessa café and bakery, Breadway. Located in the heart of the Ukrainian port city, Breadway Bakery is its latest 'hip hangout', and...
Bars & Nightlife
Encapsulating the resonant spirit of French cinema's glory days, new Kiev speakeasy Pink Room has been designed with the desire of adding a little je ne sais quoi to the Ukraine capital's existing speakeasy scene. Occupying a tiny 60m2...
Eating Out
Space. There's just not enough of it, especially in the big cities. Developers are going to extremes to maximise space in some places; an entrepreneurial sort in London recently bricked up an alley between two terraces and put the newly-created...
Bars & Nightlife
If all you have in your loft are some magazine back-issues, a half-built train set and the entire cast of extras from Arachnophobia, you may be thinking of sprucing the space up a bit. You'll need some serious real estate and the design chops of...
Hotels
To many people a mirror is just the bearer of bad news in the morning. On its own, bearable enough, but stick a load of the reflectors together and the bad news gets a lot worse – just ask Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon or Scaramanga in The Man...
Eating Out
You're in Ukraine, you've just had your fifteenth bowl of mouth-puckering vinegar soup in three days, you suddenly crave an Italian. We hear you. Now tourists and Odessans alike can say boo to borscht and instead enjoy some mouth-watering...
City Notes
Located in the heart of Paris's Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighbourhood, Le Grand Hôtel Cayré encapsulates the refined spirit of its surroundings whilst honouring its vibrant creative past. With 123 tasteful rooms and suites that combine Parisian...
City Notes
At the intersection of Marylebone, Mayfair and Soho, a new five-star hotel conjures the singular essence of Marylebone Lane’s village-like aura. An ode to “life on the Lane,” The BoTree distills all the style and elegance of Marylebone, a...
City Notes
There is a much-repeated notion that artificial intelligence is the death knell for the creative industries as we know them. For Barcelona-based architecture studio External Reference, led by Italian PhD architect Carmelo Zappulla, that notion is...
City Notes
Following a successful first 12 months, Amsterdam's Stacks Diner opens Stacks Deli, located just three doors away and set to offer a variety of fresh baked sweets, soft serve ice cream, and sandwiches to complement the American homestyle cooking of...
Dispatches
With almost 200 categories, the A'Design Award and Competition spans the full spectrum of design and innovation, offering designers, creatives, entrepreneurs and visionary artists a space to showcase their excellence in their chosen discipline....
Dispatches
When you're considering a swimming pool installation, it's important to know what to expect throughout the entire process. You'll start by evaluating your backyard space and deciding on the right type of pool for your needs. From there, selecting a...
Dispatches
Self-expression through hairstyles has a great hand to play in the perception of gender identity. For transgender people, they often can find the right haircut an empowering expression of affirmation and self-expression. It’s not just about what...
Dispatches
There’s something undeniably special about watching a sunset. Whether you're perched on a cliff with the sea stretching out before you or gazing over a bustling city, sunsets have a way of captivating us and putting the day to a peaceful close....