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Pop art icon pops up in Paris...
Hands up who had an imaginary friend when they were a child. Oh you poor things. You must have been very lonely. If you've still got one, there are people you can talk to about it, they can help. New York...
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Life and death existing cheek by jowl...
The grotesque meets the beautiful to arresting effect in this collection of images and sculptures by an ensemble of multi-disciplined artists under the Guerilla Zoo umbrella in London. Even notorious prison eccentric Charles Bronson chips in, it's...
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Chatting to the indefinable creatives slash promoters...
Adam Towner and Katy Gray Rosewarne are The Dead Dolls Club. An artist's studio in Hackney, a bar in Dalston and the design label/studio Tinker Tailor - The Dead Dolls Club, brand/collective/promoter, is somewhat hard to define. I tracked down...
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Bringing a whole new meaning to killer riffs...
Whilst in town for Audi's Urban Future Initiative, we had the pleasure of taking in Istanbul's inaugural Design Biennial - essentially a duo of exhibitions curated by Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima, for the Istanbul Found. for Culture & Arts, that...
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Floating hotel is right up our... river...
Being a design-focused magazine, we're here to bring you the best that's out there, and this place really is out there – all the way up the Amazon, to be precise - and the fact that this floating hotel even holds its own against the splendour of...
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The boundaries of art and design taken to another level...
We talk a lot about the blurring of lines between what is considered art (concept, sculpture, painting, performance) and what we know as design (furniture, interiors, architecture), yet little has taken the aforementioned blurring of those lines so...
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Old meets new, as function meets form...
I spent a fair amount of time in recording studios as a young lad, perhaps if they'd've looked this good I wouldn't so flippantly have shelved my dreams of musical stardom after a few minor setbacks. Who knows. What we do know is that thanks to...
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Action film pastiche is a brolly good show...
Anyone who has watched the latest instalment of the James Bond series, Skyfall, will have seen some iconic British landmarks getting bashed about and blown up in the name of entertainment. While the budgets of the two projects may be slightly...
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A touching document of life off the grid...
Photographer Lucas Foglia had an unconventional upbringing. While the world was throwing up malls, sending up defence satellites and lapping up consumer technology in the 80s, his home was a Long Island farm, just 30 miles from the Gordon Geckos of...
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Making sense of the big vote through creative intervention...
Apparently some Americans are set to take part in some vote today - god, I wish the media would have kept us informed on this. Anyway, in another classic case of good versus evil, we're all praying (in god we trust) that Mitt doesn't get into power...
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Eco brownfield build stacks up nicely...
The Slip House in Brixton is an attempt to shake the brownfield boroughs of London from their Victorian slumber and create something more adaptable for the changing needs of the capital's populace. Looking like a cross between a stack of shipping...
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We're briefed on Audi’s new design strategy in Munich...
Arriving at Audi’s Concept Design Studio on a snowy morning at an ungodly hour was rather surreal. Hidden amongst residential multi-storey apartments, one would never know that their previously secret location in Munich would be so mundane. This...
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A five-star return for Hôtel Saint-Georges, shaped by storytelling, intrinsic detail and a contemporary approach to alpine design...
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...
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The Zetter Bloomsbury offers a calm, characterful stay shaped by design, craftsmanship and its neighbourhood's history...
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...
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Sooji Im opens TOKKIA in Covent Garden, making the UK capital home to Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house...
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...
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New from Bunkhouse, Hotel Daphne is a beautiful Arts and Crafts–inspired design hotel rooted in the character of Houston Heights...
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...
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How to separate properly tested high quality Kratom gummies from products that rely on bold claims and vague promises...
You're looking at kratom gummies online or in a store, and they all claim to be high quality. Premium ingredients, potent extract, laboratory tested, maximum strength. Everyone says their gummies are the best. How do you actually separate quality...
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Human hair extensions are shaping how influencers, performers, and everyday wearers curate their appearance across digital and physical spaces...
Human hair extensions have quietly become one of the defining materials of contemporary self-presentation. Once confined to salon makeovers and celebrity transformations, they now sit at the intersection of personal branding, performance, and...
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How AI automation is multiplying business productivity without multiplying headcount and creating a competitive advantage...
In most modern history, all these years, “doing more” usually meant “hiring more”. Growth was believed to be directly proportional to headcount because the work was manual. More customers created more tickets (issues), more orders created...
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Redesigning Luxury: From lobby to tower, this is the story of how aL as Vegas hotel captures every detail before transformation...
The story of how a billion-dollar casino hotel that reinvents itself while guests sleep, and why precision documentation is the invisible foundation of every great renovation. At 3am on a Tuesday, while high rollers chase fortunes on the casino...