City Notes
America may well be taking a liberty by styling itself as “The Greatest Country on Earth”, but there is one field in which the good ol' US of A is most definitely a world leader. The quintessential American diner is often imitated but rarely...
The Edit
Just like Andy's playthings in Toy Story, it seems as though the mannequins in this warehouse come alive when the humans have all gone home. They assume roles within their society, interact, form relationships, and adopt individual personalities...
City Notes
Food trucks are a great way of getting out into the community and building up a fan base for your food, but there's something very reassuring about moving to a bricks-and-mortar restaurant. The folks from mobile burger specialists Carmnik...
City Notes
How good is it to sit down with a great book, a lovely cup of coffee and a slice of cake? Pretty gosh darned good is what I'm saying. So good in fact that I haven't left the house, spoken to another soul, or indeed bathed, for...
The Edit
Philadelphia Museum of Art is full of local pride as it presents the work of one of the city's most eminent photographers. Multitude, Solitude looks back at the early career of Dave Heath, who was born in Philadelphia in 1931 and honed his skills...
City Notes
Ballard is a Seattle neighbourhood bordered by the Lake Washington Ship Canal to the south and Shilshole Bay to the east, and the fruits of the sea have long been high on the menu around these parts. Chippy's is a dinky little fish restaurant that...
The Edit
With a background building sets and props for TV and movies, Randy Hage is skilled at creating an authentic sense of place and has a great eye for detail — both vital to the success of his ongoing artistic project. For the last 15 years, Hage has...
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German filmmaker Wim Wenders will be well-known to fans of European cinema as the director of Kings of the Road, Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas. Even those who prefer more mainstream fare may remember the inferior Wings remake City of Angels with...
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What's in that pipe that Nick van Woert's sculptures have been smoking? The Brooklyn artist's collection of Native American cigar shop figures have undergone a hallucinatory transformation as he considers the devastating effects of the European's...
Dispatches
London Design Festival takes the city by its particulars and bombards it with home; interior; exterior and conceptual candy. Party after party, showcase after showcase it sings a celebratory chorus for global design and the importance of it in our...
The Edit
Who says photography has to be an expensive pursuit? Daniel Lipp is a professional, and he made his camera himself. Granted, his decision was less about the financial concerns as it was about artistic ones; the device, fashioned from cardboard...
City Notes
Hold the phone, what have we here? Cassia is what we have here, located in the sunny city of Santa Monica, California, and occupying the ground floor of the historical Telephone Building at 7th and Arizona. The six-storey Art Deco gem was...
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...
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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
There is something about watching pigment bleed into wet paper that slows everything down. The color moves on its own terms, pooling where it wants, feathering at the edges in ways you could never fully predict. For a few minutes, nothing else...
Dispatches
In 2025, India had over 65 million active merchants accepting Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments, making it the world's largest merchant acceptance network. This scale reflects how quickly businesses are embracing digital transactions to meet...
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,...