Interiors
When looking at the À Partir du Guéridon (From the Pedestal) side tables, the viewer might find themselves wondering if they are the finished article or work-in-progress prototypes; due to their use of paper to mimic other more expensive...
Publications
The pin-up – an idealised painting or drawing of the female form designed for public display – is one of the key elements of 20th Century Americana, but can trace it's roots back to the erotic portraiture of fine art. Nell Gwynne, a mistress...
Publications
Beer, for a long time plagued by negative associations, now enjoys a status to rival wine in the sophistication stakes, and the rise in the number of microbreweries springing up all over the place is evidence of a huge surge of interest in the...
Publications
Why do you do what you do for a living? Was your job an ambition from an early age, something you were born to do, or something that you fell into while you were waiting for life to start for real? What is the irresistible pull that gets you out of...
Interiors
There are patterned fabrics, and then there are patterned fabrics. And then there are the designs of Kristjana S Williams. The Icelander's vivacious imagery brings together antique cartography, imagined landscapes of exotic flora and fauna that...
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...
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...
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;...
Technology
Don't you just hate it when the perfect photo opportunity passes by? These days many casual photographers use their smartphones as their main way of taking pictures while travelling, or just out and about with friends, but often that ideal shot has...
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...
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...
Publications
After a bit of a heavy weekend, I can certainly sympathise with Camille Renée Devid's concerns about the ageing process. However, the Dutch photographer's angst goes deeper than most people's, taking hold to such an extent that it became an...
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
There's a paradox about self-care, which is that those who need it most are probably the least likely to practice it. If you're one of those people, you might even be put off by the term self-care. Maybe it sounds too self-indulgent to you. If...
Dispatches
Looking for a Japanese tutor in Chicago without breaking the bank? You’re not alone. Whether you’re aiming to order ramen with confidence, ace a language exam, or shape your skills for business or travel, one thing’s clear: good private...
Dispatches
If you’ve ever looked at your balcony and thought, “What a wasted space,” you’re not alone. Many of us live in homes where every square foot counts, yet balconies often remain underutilized. Whether it’s too small, too plain, or simply...
Dispatches
Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...