City Notes
It seems like an aeon since Friends was on the telly, and Starbucks permeated international culture; since we all learnt new words like mocha, frappé, and Waka Flocka. Oh, he's a rapper? Anyway, what we now call 'third wave coffee' came along, and...
City Notes
Polanco is one of Mexico City (and Latin America)’s wealthiest, glitziest neighbourhoods — home to high-end fashion boutiques, fine-dining restaurants, and high-rise big-name hotels like JW Marriot and Hyatt Regency. Mercifully laid...
Stuff Crush
Award-winning, Berlin-based yuue design create and produce lighting, furniture and electrical accessories; in addition to the running independent art magazine Xiaoming (小明TheMagazine), Inspired by design in Europe and China, Balancer — a...
The Edit
One of a rare breed, Daido Moriyama is a street photographer who doesn't just capture moments and stories, or compose a visual narrative; the renowned Japanese artist puts his audience in the centre of the action. Moriyama brings the street to...
City Notes
Lisbon is a jaw-dropper of a city. It's one of the world's oldest, Western Europe's by some distance, and you can feel it in the air; its streets are so trodden they shine, its buildings so old they creak under the weight of history. It is majestic,...
Dispatches
I don’t know that I necessarily agree with Michael Schulz’s characterisation of Berlin as ‘ugly’ — I mean, it’s not exactly a total dump like , is it? Still, it’s not hard see what he means when he says the German capital and the new...
Dispatches
We live in an age where everything, anything, is at your fingertips. We are connected now more than ever, an unceasing deluge of information accessed via technology we could only have dreamed of a decade ago — but which so often hampers our...
Journal
Sean Norvet is that rare — I would have said impossible — thing: a contemporary artist who seems to draw equally on Renaissance proto-surrealist Giuseppe Arcimboldo (he of the beautiful, horrific plant-people), on the exuberantly ribald cartoons...
The Edit
Norman Parkinson was one of the photographers who changed the look of fashion photography forever. In long periods working for British Vogue, from 1941 to 1975, Parkinson took the austere catalogue-model approach of the early 1900s, and administered...
Stuff Crush
Taking inspiration from Venice’s flooded porticos (porches), Sottoportico — named after the interior of these entrances and designed by Seraina Lareida for Portego — is made from a unique method of tufting on a vertical loom. Manufactured...
City Notes
Aesthetics matter. It's long been known that you eat with your eyes as well as your mouth; chefs the world over turning out dishes that astound visually on par with their taste. And if you're serving up ocular euphoria, why stop at the plate?...
Stuff Crush
Berlin-born Central Saint Martins graduate Luisa Kahlfeldt gained a wealth of designing experience throughout her studies — producing both her own solo projects, and working alongside names such as Luceplan and Studio Werner Aisslinger....
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
Term insurance is one of the most talked about financial products in India. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. This article clears up the most common misconceptions. It also shows how a term life insurance calculator helps cut through...
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...