Hotels
With 60 design-packed, fully furnished apartments housed set within a 25-storey building in Midtown Village, Philadelphia, ROOST East Market—the third and largest property to date for owners Method Co., the team behind Fishtown's ravishingly...
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When your new hotel project gets billed as "hell on Earth" by an internationally-known 'journalist', one might think you were on to a loser. But if said internationally-known 'journalist' was the regrettable oxygen-drain, Alex Jones, you might think...
Hotels
Embodying the concept of luxury with a philosophy rooted in community, aesthetics, and comfort, The Blake is a hotel steeped in authenticity for locals and travellers alike—a gathering place for likeminded souls to learn about and embrace the...
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A magnet for creative types, Philadelphia's Fishtown neighbourhood buzzes with cultural energy—brimming with galleries, studios, bistros, beer gardens and music venues. Befitting then that Lokal Hotel chose the area to lay the foundations for...
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A historic church, schoolhouse, rectory, and convent have been transformed in a venture between ASH NYC and Nathalie Jordi, the four notable New Orleans buildings now home to the august Hotel Peter & Paul; a discerning bolthole four years in the...
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With 119 rooms to bed down in, expansive communal spaces, and a choice of three restaurants—including the all-day rooftop eatery with views across the city—The Hoxton, Portland, is the second American outpost for the Ennismore-created brand;...
Bars & Nightlife
When a bar gets named after a host and performer renowned for exuberant nights of live music throughout the '60s, you know it's going to be a good one, and Dean’s One Trick Pony—situated on the ground level of the LINE Austin—is a liberal dive...
Eating Out
Led by husband and wife team Trey Cobb and Khanh Trang, Greater Goods Coffee Roasting Co. is a place to enjoy the finest coffee and tea sourced by Trang, whose diverse palate and nuanced understanding of flavours allow her baristas to find the right...
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Encompassing a bar, lush design hotel, and state-of-the-art recording studio, Gold Diggers returns as 'the' new East Hollywood hotspot—a campus boasting more than three decades of Hollywood history behind the storied doors of what was once a...
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Perched atop the highest four floors of Sin City's Park MGM hotel—a social hub that brings a boutique, city feel to resort scale—NoMad Las Vegas offers the refinement of a European home, its 293 rooms and suites residential in style with bespoke...
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The Carpenter Hotel Austin is the latest offering from hospitality group The Mighty Union. Housed in a concrete and terracotta block building a mere five minutes walk from Zilker Park, home to Barton Springs Pool, the hotel features 93 guest rooms...
Hotels
With a reputation of embodying the local spirit of where it resides, each property in The LINE Hotel portfolio is unique, bound together by community and culture. Having originally put (virtual) pen to paper in 2014, the original Los Angeles...
Stuff Crush
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
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 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
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
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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...