City Notes
Memories of summer are fading (at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere), and you’re already thinking about future sun-drenched escapades. Amirite? Yes. Then Casa Mãe demands to be on your radar. Located by the city walls of Lagos and...
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Cha chaan tengs are essentially ‘tea restaurants’, or cafés, that emerged in Hong Kong in the early 1950s. The West had become an influence on post-World War II Greater China, but only the wealthy had the privilege of sampling exotic Western...
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Briefed with the task of creating a contemporary restaurant with Nordic influences, London-based design firm Block1 looked to an interior that would compliment the wholesome grain-based dishes on offer at 26 Grains; opting for a...
Stuff Crush
Never mind the swanky fucking art books, here's THE swanky fucking art book. Goz on that. The ill-bred insolence of Rotten and co. tore pages from the rock and roll history books in the late 1970s and used them as toilet paper; 40 years have passed,...
City Notes
Related to the esteemed Sir Albert of Amsterdam, Sir Savigny is crossing borders and making waves on the Berlin hospitality scene with a 44-room hotel located in a former Charlottenburg residence dating from 1893 on Kantstraße 144; a new urban...
City Notes
As designer stores continue to dominate the Bleecker Street area of New York's West Village, it’s worth drifting slightly off the beaten path to discover the independents and vintage boutiques that give the neighbourhood its singular...
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The Parachute Hotel offers guests the opportunity to sleep in a completely shoppable penthouse in Venice Beach, as fast-growing home essentials brand Parachute branch out into hospitality. The concept, designed by Scott Horne and Peter...
The Edit
The creative's leisure pursuit of choice has been served an annual ace over the last four years by charity art project, The Art of Ping Pong. Founded by creative agency Fivefootsix, which was closed by its founding partners Mark McConnachie and Algy...
The Edit
Surrealist oddities that juxtapose beauty (and our relationship with it) with something more ominous, an unknown disquiet; Caitlin Keogh's graphical paintings challenge perceptions of gender, of body and the self — always with an illustrative...
City Notes
Drawing hungry hoards since 2002, San Francisco’s Tartine Bakery is known as the Mission District’s go-to place for top notch cakes, croissants, loaves and the hot-pressed sandwiches that cause daily delirium for discerning...
Dispatches
Anyone who knows anything about Berlin's Berghain will know that clubbing in the dark is fun. Anyone who has been a child knows that bouncy castles are fun. It's no stretch, then, to assume that chucking the two concepts into a room to duke it out...
The Edit
Do you know where Jura is? I'm going to take a guess: if you know it's a place, and not just a whisky, then I'm saying you don't. It's an educated guess. See, a recent survey revealed that more than 70% of Londoners don’t know where Jura is, let...
City Notes
Opened in September 2025, HYLL brings a new interpretation of country hospitality to the Cotswolds, a hotel rooted in its landscape, designed to slow the pace and dim the noise. Set within a restored 16th century manor house, the 26 room property...
City Notes
Sircle Collection, the international hospitality group behind a growing portfolio of hotels and restaurants, introduces The Cover Vienna this November, a private members’ club in the city’s 7th District. Set within the Max Brown Hotel, the club...
City Notes
In the centre of Bergen, a new chapter has opened for a concrete landmark designed by Egill Reimers in 1920. Once home to bakeries, offices, shops and social services, the building has been reimagined by architecture studio LOCAL as Bergen Camping,...
City Notes
On Barcelona’s recently beautified Avinguda Diagonal, a new kind of café experience has arrived, one that has already piqued the curiosity of both locals and visitors. Jaç Hi-Fi Café, designed by Isern Serra Studio for owners Ligia and Arnau,...
Dispatches
Picture this: you’ve just landed in Paris for the holidays after a 10 hour flight. You’re exhausted, carrying luggage, and just want to check in with your Airbnb host. But your phone? Completely dead in the water; no service, no Wi-Fi, nothing....
Dispatches
Key Takeaways - Implementing flexible work arrangements can significantly enhance employee well-being and reduce burnout. - Providing comprehensive support systems, including mental health resources and career development opportunities, fosters...
Dispatches
For many travelers, a hotel stay is no longer just about having a clean room and a comfortable bed. By 2026, expectations have shifted in subtle but meaningful ways. Guests still value good design, location, and service, but the definition of a...
Dispatches
One of the first things you may be wondering as a new parent is: What temperature is a fever for a baby? It can be tricky to tell what your baby’s temperature is, particularly since infants and older babies can have different symptoms. An...