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We've been in love with Rhonda Drakeford and Lulu Roper-Caldbeck’s inspirational London concept store, Darkroom, since it opened at the end of 2009, and after introducing the theme of 'Into Africa' for their inaugural summer season in 2010,...
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We're blown away by these beautiful images from this year's VICE Fashion Issue that was released yesterday. Teaming up super-cool, London-based analogue photographer Ellen Rogers with South African, Aldene Johnson - the lady behind Florence Welch's...
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Famed for their witty sculptures and installations that toy with surroundings and contexts - you may well be familiar with their brilliant Texan installation, Prada Marfa - Scandinavian duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset are once again...
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From today, the 15th, until 20th March, Somerset House in London will be hosting the Joy of Living exhibition, a charity project that unites over 100 leading lights of the design community in support of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres. Design...
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Occupying Selfridges’ world famous Oxford Street windows throughout this month, and last, have been some of the iconic store's most fabulously extravagant displays we can recall for some time. Celebrating "Bright Young Things", the London store's...
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Back in the early 80s, before pyrotechnics, orchestras and 24 month world tours, Metallica were tearing apart the 'bay scene', punishing audiences in California with their super-fast, raw metal. Photographer Bill Hale was in the right place at the...
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Something very special is happening in Downtown Manhattan right now, as a collective of interior designers, a graphic designer, composer and Michelin starred chef take over a reclaimed space for the next 9 months, transforming it every 30 days into...
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Home to Winnipeg's Jazz and Fringe festivals, Old Market Square is the hub of the city's cultural activity, as well as a neighbourhood park outside of summer months. So, when the city set out an open competition for a stage to be a part of the...
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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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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...
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Being a carer is one of the most special things a person can do. Some people with disabilities require extra help, whether it’s just help around the house or around-the-clock care; the people who care for people with disabilities or chronic...