City Notes
From morning, noon to night, recently-opened Fanaberia Crepes & Cafe is delighting locals and visitors in Sopot (a small Polish town located on the Baltic Sea) with its intimate space, stylish design, and delectable skinny pancake...
City Notes
Corazón, a cosy new Soho taqueria is making (Mexican) waves with its SoCal cuisine and cool diner vibes. Inspired by Mexico City’s Condesa neighbourhood, Corazón is a new venture from Laura Sheffield, who arrived in London via her native Texas...
City Notes
Turning onto a long gravel driveway, the bright white curves of an Elysian structure up ahead vies for attention with the imposing natural landscape it inhabits. Inspired by Psalm 36:7 — 'people take refuge in the shadow of your wings' — this is...
City Notes
Of all the design and hospitality projects that find their way to We Heart HQ, Disneyland and Liberace are seldom cited as influences. Scratch that: never before cited as influences. But then Frankfurt's Old Sachsenhausen neighbourhood, and its new...
City Notes
'These are the houses the upper class lived in, you’ll see how some have more steps up to the front doors than others,' our captain imparts; 'these were the real movers and shakers of the golden age.' I barley notice the odd one or two...
Stuff Crush
'Every year, according to a Convention Industry Council study, there are 1.8 million conventions, conferences, meetings, and trade shows in the United States.' Arthur Drooker spells out in the introduction of his new photo-book, Conventional Wisdom,...
City Notes
Radio Alice was an Italian free radio broadcasting from Bologna; starting transmission 9 February 1976, only to be closed by the Italian carabinieri just over 12 months later. The soundtrack to Bologna’s counterculture, it was fiercely Italian and...
Stuff Crush
Case Studyo and Jean Jullien have launched their latest collaboration; a set of six Face Plates, each evoking the singular style of the regarded French illustrator. Limited to just 250 sets, the plates are hand-crafted and moulded in...
City Notes
Carnivores of Covent Garden, the prayers you never knew you had have been answered. It's a simple but brilliant concept at new restaurant Tandoor Chop House, where fine cuts go hand-in-hand with epic naan, spicy sides and good times at this amalgam...
Journal
When folk think of British creativity outside of London, Manchester is often the first name to roll off anyone’s tongue; Cottonopolis’s status as the global epicentre of the textile trade its foundations, music and art the byproduct of that...
City Notes
A glass of good red wine has the ability to enhance almost every experience. Sometimes, though, experiences are so rich they are difficult to enhance; so it helps to find a better wine. Award-winning 2009 Sustinet, a 100% Syrah produced from the...
The Edit
Concept shopping mall Bikini Berlin and local artists Stills & Strokes have collaborated on an audaciously designed project that immerses the retail space's customers in an amalgam of Christmas cheer and designery goodness this...
City Notes
Interior design studio and creative consultancy Ste Marie has completed Olia Ristorante and Mimi Bar, a pair of hospitality venues conceived as a day-to-night sequence at the base of new residential tower Citizen on Jasper. Commissioned by Corso 32...
City Notes
On a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group has reimagined the traditional mazanka — the archetypal rural home — for the contemporary era. These 50 square metre guesthouses reinterpret the vernacular, translating thick whitewashed walls...
City Notes
Situated at the edge of Montmartre, where Pigalle’s energy meets Parisian rooftops, Hôtel Rochechouart is a 1929 Art Deco landmark given a contemporary pulse. Design duo Festen has restored the building’s historic details while threading a...
The Edit
Adrian Cox’s upcoming solo show at Corey Helford Gallery in downtown Los Angeles is one that demands some serious attention. The Well of Dreams, opening Saturday 21 February in the Main Gallery, presents over 20 new works from the Los...
Dispatches
Raja Ampat, a remote island group in eastern Indonesia, presents one of the most extraordinary marine regions on Earth. Clear turquoise water, limestone karst islands, and vibrant coral reefs create a landscape that attracts travelers who value...
Dispatches
The Modern Relevance of Timepieces In an age when nearly everyone carries a smartphone, the wristwatch might seem obsolete, but it’s anything but. People still wear watches not just to tell time, but to express identity, reduce digital...
Dispatches
Planning a vacation for yourself is easy. Planning one for a group is an entirely different challenge. The moment you introduce multiple travelers into the equation, everything changes. Preferences collide. Budgets stretch. Wish lists grow longer by...
Dispatches
There’s something quietly outdated about the way we’re told to sell a home. List it. Wait. Negotiate. Hope nothing falls apart. But in a world where everything else has sped up — from how we work to how we travel — the idea of waiting...