City Notes
A seamless blend of past and present, Las Mercedes Hotel is a striking addition to the Ciudad Colonial, and although not new (the hotel opened in 2019), it seeks to provide guests with an immersive stay deeply rooted in history and culture. A...
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A work of frozen perfection on Barcelona's most walked street, Gelato Collection is no ordinary ice cream shop: this is the brainchild of legendary chef Albert Adrià, alongside Alfredo Machado and Ángel Velasco of Torrons Vicens. A high-end...
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Manchester’s running scene has a new rhythm thanks to the January opening of Voodoo Running, a dynamic retail and community hub designed by award-winning design studio YOUTH. Known for their compelling approach to interiors across retail,...
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A historic London landmark meets timeless Italian charm at Lina Stores Shoreditch, the latest opening from the much-loved Italian eatery. Designed by award-winning studio A-nrd, the new East End outpost takes residence in a grand Grade II-listed...
Stuff Crush
A sun-soaked reverie or a neon-lit fever dream? The answer lies somewhere in between the high-rise pastels and sunburnt shoulders of Benidorm. In his new publication for Hoxton Mini Press, photographer Rob Ball takes readers on a journey through...
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With 18 rooms and suites including eight King Rooms, eight Queen Rooms and two King Suites, new boutique hotel, The Maidstone New Orleans, is set to offer guests a spirited escape that is both fresh and authentically New Orleanian. Under the...
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Located in the heart of Wrocław and designed by mode:lina™ studio, the Bidfood Pizza Academy is a space dedicated to mastering the art of Italian cuisine. Not solely a restaurant, this is a hub for training and culinary workshops, a spot...
The Edit
Works by late figurative artist and sculptor, Fernando Botero, can currently be seen on view at Palau Martorell, Barcelona; the Colombian — whose signature style was known as 'Boterismo,' depicting people and figures in large, exaggerated volume...
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With 145 rooms on the Rue de Lacépède, in the dynamic fifth arrondissement and close to the Panthéon, Jardin des Plantes and Sorbonne University, Locke arrives in Paris; Le Jardin de Verre by Locke offering classic style meets modern living in...
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With a tagline "come for the Southern fare, stay for the Southern hospitality," Dogwood Southern Table & Bar is a newly reimagined spot recently relocated to the heart of Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, and is bigger and better than ever before....
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With just 22 suites, new Mexican boutique hotel Kymaia offers guests a serene escape on Playa El Puertecito, a tranquil beach close to the idyllic port town of Puerto Escondido. Designed by Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza, the entrepreneur behind Casona...
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Founded in 1872, and a reference point for international publishing ever since, Turin bookstore Libreria Internazionale Luxemburg has a new headquarters, the project completed by architecture and design practice BRH+ and also home to Italy's...
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...
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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
Moving, renovating, or downsizing in a fast-growing city like Dallas can quickly become overwhelming. Between tight housing transitions, unpredictable weather, and the sheer logistics of packing up a home or office, it’s easy to feel buried under...
Dispatches
Drivers race the yellow light constantly. It's become normal behavior. Someone sees the light turn yellow and accelerates to beat it rather than slowing down. Another driver is already committed to going through. They collide in the middle of the...
Dispatches
Once upon a time, hotels were where we went to escape real life, and homes were where we returned to it. Today, that separation is disappearing. The warmth, comfort, and design sophistication that once defined boutique hotels are now finding their...
Dispatches
Moving is one of those life events that sits somewhere between chaos and reinvention. It’s stressful, yes — but it’s also a rare opportunity to start over. To touch every object you own, question its purpose, and decide what kind of person...