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Japanese designers Nendo are a busy little bunch. They throw out splendiferous designs even more frequently than David Guetta throws out ear-bleedingly-bad, misogynist euro-pop, and that's saying something. Their latest endeavour is for the oldest...
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It's late March and the phone rings, it's Whyte & Mackay, the famous Scottish company that own The Dalmore Distillery - producer of seriously high-grade single malt whisky since 1839. Such is the quality of their Scotch that, last year, two bottles...
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As tomorrow's Independent Label Market fast approaches and details of über-exclusives - XL Records' “Record Label Starter Kit” for example - continue to emerge, we wrap up our series of chats with some of the label bosses involved with...
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We continue our discussions with some of the label bosses involved in Saturday's Independent Label Market, this time catching up with Merok Records' Milo Cordell, who you may know better as one half of The Big Pink. Introducing us to Crystal...
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Back in February we featured Dishoom, the beautiful Covent Garden restaurant inspired by the faded elegance of Bombay's 19th century cafés. This week the St. Martin's Lane establishment has dragged itself down to the beach - well, London's cultural...
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As we mentioned in our last post about Saturday's hugely exciting Independent Label Market, we're catching up with some of the labels involved to discuss them, the industry as a whole and their thoughts on meeting their customers face to face....
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This Saturday, Soho's Berwick Street plays host to perhaps the most fascinating record buying event it's seen since its heady days as one of the country's epicentres of independent music in the 1990s. Having once been packed to the rafters with...
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If you peruse the online design world you’ve probably come across Swiss artist Zimoun’s incredible cardboard box installation – and if, like us, you were blown away by the sheer aesthetic of it and didn’t even watch the accompanying video...
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Sick of Swedish jeans brands - Cheap Monday, Nudie, Acne, Whyred, H&M etc. - owning some sort of Scandinavian jeans hegemony, Anti Sweden are doing something about it. Taking their influence from the unmistakably Norwegian institution of Black...
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Our favourite Japanese designers, Nendo, have just finished the understated yet mesmerising interiors for Puma House Tokyo, a multi-purpose media and events space for the brand, located in the city's Aoyama design district. The brand's Japanese...
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Famed Scottish brewery BrewDog have recently begun opening a chain of bars creating a special outlet for their unique blend of craft beer. The first two are located in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, and are designed by local firm CM Design. Drawing on the...
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Anyone who was a teenager in the 90s will, whether they know it or not, be familiar with the subversive genius of Ian Anderson and the studio he formed as a student in Sheffield - from record covers for the likes of Pop Will Eat Itself, Aphex Twin,...
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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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...