City Notes
'You have to trick yourself sometimes into staying positive and believing in your vision, when the contrary view is held by everyone else. In a way, it’s almost like going against your own internal sense of doubt too — break your own rules, be...
City Notes
Smalls by name, smalls by nature, this South Melbourne wine bar specialises in small-scale wine producers from around the world; and occupies an intimate space on one of the city's famed laneways. Its interiors, at the hands of design...
Stuff Crush
Hackney’s thethestore have added a collection of coffee and side tables to an already eclectic range of products. Upside Downs, by Dutch architect, interior and furniture designer, Bart Eyking, are pieces of marble blocks that, perched upon...
Stuff Crush
Sonic Youth noister Thurston Joseph Moore once sent 25 one minute-long guitar parts to a bunch of fellow artists — the likes of Alec Empire, Mogwai, and Stereolab — in a Hoover bag. A Hoover bag. The musicians would rework his six-string...
Stuff Crush
Typically a structure for transporting freight, wooden pallets are by and large cast aside without much care or thought; save for the odd design pioneer who rescues these storied objects from the scrapheap. Introducing: Craft Combine, a Korean...
City Notes
Founded by pals Martin Stensö, Johan Edvardsson and Jon Åström Gröndahl in 2010, Woodstockholm is a design agency/furniture producer that puts an innovative spin on the Scandi traditions of craftsmanship, high quality materials and durability;...
Journal
Natalia Kopytko and Marcin Sipiora founded Diploo Studio in 2010; creating nature-inspired beings of myth and reality, settling on a use of ceramic clay, for now. Inspired by the wild landscapes of Poland, of infinite forests and their...
The Edit
There's something about fashion that encourages doodling; its freedom of expression, its primal creativity, or the will to subvert its oft-idealistic representations. Alana Dee Haynes's works often begin life on the pages of fashion magazines;...
Stuff Crush
Inspired by traditional Asian boat building techniques, Otaku, by Israeli designer Tal Engel, is a bathtub woven from strips of wood. Yes, white ash and maple veneer have created a pliable sheet to be placed within a steel frame; evoking...
The Edit
The work of New York photographer Meryl Meisler has been covered extensively in these pages. We spoke to the artist last year about the release of her compelling publication, A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick, and dived into the hedonism of...
City Notes
Shake your Samba. Cabana is the Brasilian barbecue restaurant with outposts around London and beyond; Cabana Brixton is their gift to the borough of Lambeth, put together by London-based architecture and design practice Michaelis Boyd Associates,...
The Edit
UNLOCKED is a weighty new publication by ATOPOS cvc, the Athens-based cultural organisation founded in 2003 by Stamos Fafalios and Vassilis Zidianakis (recently joined by Angelos Tsourapas), that 'attempts to “unlock” the depiction of the naked...
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
A diamond bracelet is one accessory that always makes you look better when you dress up for a night out or a special event. A nice bracelet can make your outfit look more expensive and classy, whether you're going to a formal gala, a cocktail party,...
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...