Journal
When you're invited to take a peek behind the wizard's curtain into the world of a fictional 20th Century advertising agency, you may well be expecting 60 minutes on the sofa with Don Draper and the rest of the Manhattan Mad Men. Well, yes and...
Journal
You know those great ideas that are so simple they're brilliant? Well this isn't one of them, this is one of those great ideas that takes a load of effort and time to make happen. However, The Glass Farm in the Dutch town of Schijndel was...
The Edit
There's always one desperate, sandal-shod chancer at every party telling anyone who'll listen that growing hemp is the only way the Earth is going to survive in a post-fossil fuel scenario. They are usually stoned, or in the process of becoming so,...
Journal
For good reason, the lighting designer is often an interiors project's unsung hero. The deft touch of those who know a thing or two about creating and/or enhancing mood, is often the touch that defines a project as having a wow factor that can...
The Edit
This collection reminds me of an old joke. What do you call a creature in a floral jacket with the body of a man, the head of a fox and a huge gold-plated pistol? Sir! Ahem, sorry, probably a bit early in the day to be polishing off the inexplicably...
Journal
If there's one thing we love, it's creatives throwing genres, styles, dogmas and trends together like a seasoned mixologist, and giving them a good ol'session in a cocktail mixer (think more Bryan Brown than Tom Cruise). Like a good cocktail, a...
Journal
In profile, HUS-1 by Tosten Ottesjö slides across the landscape and stops abruptly like a cleavered snake, the scaly wooden tiles of its outer surface coming to a sudden end with the head and tail of the beast removed, leaving only the abdomen...
Journal
Grown weary of the well-trodden Christmas retail path? Well, tune your radars into East London - more precisely Hackney Road - this weekend, for a pop-up dose of designery retail respite. There'll be no hoards of moronic shoppers, who seemingly only...
The Edit
Hands up if you've ever described an object as 'sexy'. I'm sure Apple fanboys are particularly guilty of this sin: "phwoar, look at the bevel on that". Opening last week at La Triennale di Milano, KAMA, Sex and Design is an exhibition that seeks to...
The Edit
This is a niche project if ever there was one – preserving the neon signs of Cold War Poland. However, the country's first (and we'll venture only) neon museum, in Warsaw, attracted 10,000 visitors in one night at a recent event, which isn't to be...
Journal
Injecting a whole load of new into a very old space can be a risky business, but in the case of the CONtemporary Library, the gamble has paid off in spades. A Turkish bath in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, is the setting for this installation – a wonderfully...
Journal
Who said beauty has to be more than skin deep? Just listen to half the actors in Hollywood being interviewed. We don't mind getting a bit shallow here at We Heart; not everything enjoyable or worthwhile in life is an intellectual exercise, and this...
City Notes
Reopened in the centre of Megève, Hotel Saint-Georges returns as a thoughtfully reimagined alpine retreat with a new visual language and razor-sharp focus. Set within a traditional chalet, the five-star hotel has been reimagined by Paris-based...
City Notes
The Zetter Group is set to deepen its connection to the UK capital with the opening of The Zetter Bloomsbury in March 2026, a 68 bedroom hotel housed across six interconnecting Georgian townhouses moments from Russell Square. Sitting directly...
City Notes
TOKKIA is a new addition to Covent Garden, and Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house. Founded by Sooji Im — who previously introduced London to Korean tea culture with be-oom in Exmouth Market — the project brings a focused look at Korean...
City Notes
Bunkhouse Hotels expands its Houston presence with the opening of Hotel Daphne, a 49 room refuge in the historic Houston Heights. Following the success of the exquisite Hotel Saint Augustine in Montrose, the Austin-based brand continues its mission...
Dispatches
One of the most frequent questions that pregnant mothers ask themselves in their research of natural methods to remain comfortable, active, and ready for childbirth is how to use a pregnancy ball. During pregnancy, numerous physical transformations...
Dispatches
For those seeking safety and stability, applying for a Protection Visa Subclass 866 can become a defining step in rebuilding a life. The process is structured, but often complex, requiring applicants to present detailed personal histories,...
Dispatches
What does your handbag say about you before you even open your mouth? It says everything. It announces your taste, your confidence, the way you move through the world. A truly exceptional handbag doesn't just complete an outfit, it completes a...
Dispatches
Let's settle something once and for all. The straw bag is not a beach bag. It never really was, at least, not exclusively. Somewhere along the way, fashion decided that woven textures, natural fibers, and handcrafted silhouettes belonged only in the...