Interiors
“When I was little, I didn’t have a clue about what I wanted to do when I grew up. I was way more interested in Lego and exploring the bugs and animals in our back garden. I was still clueless when I graduated from high school, so it took some...
The Edit
I haven't had a music poster on my wall for donkey's years, but looking at the collection assembled for the Blisters poster show has got me thinking about venturing up into the attic to dig out the old halls of residence decorations. I seem to...
London
British design legend Paul Smith's flagship store on the corner of Albemarle and Stafford Streets has been significantly extended and now offers one-off pieces along with men’s and women’s clothing and furniture. Now occupying a...
Los Angeles
Anaheim is a city in the metropolitan area of Los Angeles, and it's chiefly known by non-Californians as being the site of the world famous Disneyland resort. The Golden State is also known for its fertile fruit-growing industry, and juice maker...
Interiors
Nothing gives a room a macabre twist like an animal skull. Of course there's always the ethical question of how the unfortunate animal expired – was the skull discovered poking from the wind-whipped shifting sands of an unforgiving desert, like in...
The Edit
“I love to eat - Kit Kats or cookies-and-cream ice cream. I need sugar like five times a day.” This is a quote from Kim Kardashian, owner of the biggest arse in all of Celebrityville, and the same Kim Kardashian who recently bemoaned her...
The Edit
The interior of Louisiana Museum of Modern Art looks as though it is still recovering from the terrible after-effects of Hurricane Katrina, with tonnes of rocks, silt and shale having washed through the building, carrying away all before it. But...
Stockholm
Finefood Kärlek & Mat (Love & Food – although presumably only the food part is on the menu) is a café in Stockholm designed to be as comfortable serving breakfast pastries as it is servicing the lunch trade and even serving a beer or two in the...
The Edit
If ever there was a business made to be a pop-up, it's the sex shop. Historically a discreet, even clandestine, sort of place, this particular sex shop is coming with as much noise as possible; it's opening up during the Folkestone Fringe festival,...
Melbourne
What to do when your art collection starts outgrowing your house, and you want the public to be able to enjoy it as much as you do? Melbourne architect Corbett Lyon and his family were facing that quandary in 2000, and decided that the solution was...
Melbourne
Melbourne's Chinatown district has more than enough eateries designed to reflect the origin of their cuisine in stereotypical style – red and gold, lanterns and dragon motifs abound – so the owners of Ruyi dumpling and wine bar asked interiors...
Journal
Torre de David is a towering symbol of capitalism gone wrong. Dominating the skyline of the Venezuelan capital Caracas, the 45-storey skyscraper was a project which began in times of plenty as a result of the country's rapid economic development. It...
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
There’s something quietly outdated about the way we’re told to sell a home. List it. Wait. Negotiate. Hope nothing falls apart. But in a world where everything else has sped up — from how we work to how we travel — the idea of waiting...
Dispatches
Traveling is an adventure, and dressing for the occasion should feel just as thrilling. It can be exciting to dream of yourself sitting in the sand in a billowing sundress or stepping out onto the city streets in your favorite women’s...
Dispatches
Missouri has quietly built one of the most compelling intersections of sports, hospitality, and design culture in the country. From St. Louis to Kansas City, the state’s boutique hotel scene frames the live event experience in ways that...
Dispatches
The paradigm of digital artistry is shifting under our feet. For the modern creative professional, the evolution of design is no longer just about mastering the Bezier curve or understanding color theory; it is about orchestrating a symphony of...