Publications
Describing themselves as ‘your local soulmates’, Nectar & Pulse is an exciting young company from Austria – producing personal cityguides that reflect the urban zeitgeist as found by owners Carina Schichl and Tanja Sieder. The product is based...
Interiors
We're huge fans of Tokyo's masters of minimalism, Nendo and their latest work - part of a solo exhibition at the Galleria Jannone as part of next week's Salone del Mobile - follows their theme of stripped-down aesthetic. One of 4 new pieces...
Interiors
Famous for his fabulously outlandish and opulent interiors - one of our favourites being Camper's Tokyo outpost - Spanish wonderkid Jaime Hayón has started to make some seriously big waves in the world of product design of late and, having wowed us...
Music
There's a shocking statistic that opens the trailer for Jack White's latest vinyl-revival endeavor, and that's that a recent survey found 97% of high school kids have never been to a standalone record store. Shocking perhaps for those of a certain...
Interiors
Inspired by the seemingly limitless customisation options we're faced with every day - changing your computer/phone/tablet's background/colour scheme/fonts etc. - Bratislavan designer, Peter Jakubik, has conceived the 'Blackboard', a chalkboard...
Publications
From the early '70s, until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the USSR experienced somewhat of a unique, bizarre, and decidedly beguiling period in architecture. Taking advantage of the nation's crumbling control, architects pushed the...
Interiors
As we promised earlier last week, when we featured Form Us With Love's collaborative exhibition at Stockholm Design Week, we'd soon be covering the products featured in a little more detail. The first we've received information on is this...
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,...