Interiors
This might be a bold statement, but I reckon brass is one of the most attractive metal alloys. There, I've said it. But the biggest problem with brass is all the polishing that's necessary to keep it looking tip top. If only there was a way to halve...
Bergen
The former United Sardine Factories (USF) Ltd is now a hothouse of creativity, housing artists and designers from across the spectrum of disciplines - and it all started with just one artist. In 1983, the family of John Saetre owned the empty...
The Edit
Those ancient Greeks certainly knew how to spin a perverted yarn. One of the most famous characters from the classical tales is the Minotaur, the fierce creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man who roamed a maze on the island of Crete....
Barcelona
There's so much going on at Artte, in the Eixample district of Barcelona, that it's quicker to mention what isn't on offer here. Paintball. Pretty sure there's no paintball action here. And we didn't see any lion tamers. But other than that,...
Interiors
Delicious product design ahoy! Following on from his acclaimed Interbau Collection, Liam Treanor is back with the Santiago Collection, set to debut at this month's London Design Festival. The latest work is marked by the same understated elegance...
New York
I would like to open up a restaurant inspired by my travels, and aside from the fact that I can't cook and have no head for business, it would certainly be a roaring success. New York restaurateurs Carlos Suarez and Mark Barak were similarly moved...
The Edit
Do you work well with others? Is your creative process helped or hindered by having someone else in on the job? Collaboration can be a great thing – just think of Lennon and McCartney – but it can also lead to frustration and fall-outs. Just...
The Edit
Sometimes you can't appreciate an object or situation without taking a step back, getting a fresh perspective and taking it all in as a whole. In other cases the opposite is true, and a close-up view examining things in detail is the way to go....
London
The great geometrician Pythagoras would have been given pause by the challenging shape of OPSO, a Greek restaurant in London, but the problem of the corner property at the intersection of Paddington Street and Nottingham Place was actually solved by...
Publications
Douglas Coupland must have at least three brains. The Canadian graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver in the mid-1980s, and continued his studies in that field in Japan and Italy. Then came a change of direction;...
The Edit
Genetically modified foods – or “Frankenfoods” as the tabloids rather catchily refer to them – have been a topic of heated debate since their introduction in the 1990s, but producers have been fiddling with our food for far longer than that....
London
Built by the people, for the people, of South London and beyond, The Paperworks is a collaborative creative events space bringing some much needed niceness to the building site that is Elephant & Castle. The area's ongoing regeneration process might...
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
The Adventure of Traveling Alone Travelling alone has a unique charm. You get to move at your own pace. You pick destinations without debate. You decide what feels exciting. You feel freedom in a way that group travel rarely allows. Solo travel...
Dispatches
Pregnancy is an amazing and life-changing event in a woman’s life; however, it comes with some challenges that are quite different from what the woman has previously...
Dispatches
When it comes to vision correction, many people experience challenges as they age. One of the most common issues is presbyopia, a condition that makes it harder to see objects up close, such as reading a book or using a smartphone. As a result, many...
Dispatches
An engagement ring is one of the most personal pieces of jewellery you’ll ever own. It’s not just a symbol of love, it’s a statement of identity, taste, and individuality. Finding the right style isn’t about following fleeting trends, it’s...