City Notes
Breathing new life into an old neighbourhood — that was the challenge for Taiwan design agency RND as the firm approached its latest job creating Shiba Café in the Xinxing neighbourhood of Kaohsiung. The first task was to take the premises back...
Stuff Crush
Every Sunday, the London Borough of Hackney comes alive in a riot of colour and scent with the weekly advent of the Columbia Road flower market. Visitors stroll among thousands of varieties of plants, from traditional British blooms to...
Journal
Stefano Colferai is a young Italian illustrative artist based in Milan. Armed with a good sense of humour, his medium of choice is Plasticine. Having established his own workflow to create instantly-recognisable imagery, Colferai begins with...
The Edit
There are some amazing sights to see in New York City, and as photographer Arlene Gottfried illustrates in her latest exhibition, they often have nothing to do with skyscrapers or other famous landmarks. It's the diverse range of people living...
Stuff Crush
If one were to ask 100 people what their least favourite building material was, a majority would probably say concrete. There's a couple of possible reasons for this general antipathy towards concrete. Firstly, it's so damn grey, and grey is...
City Notes
Back in the Roaring Twenties, the Hôtel Bachaumont was at the heart of the social scene in the Montorgueil neighbourhood. The institution is named after another fixture of Paris society from the 18th Century; Louis Petit de Bachaumont was one of...
City Notes
Somewhat unusually with this type of hospitality project, the name for Tria Taproom drove the concept, rather than the other way around. It's the third location in Philadelphia for the Tria brand, and this time around the focus was firmly on the...
Journal
An unassuming cobble-floored storage room in Martell’s Cognac headquarters, just north of Bordeaux. It’s not very warm in here. It’s also dark, which leads to much tragicomic stumbling as we enter — and perhaps even a little more as we...
City Notes
In these times of uncertainty, it's good to have strong beliefs to hold on to. Some choose one of the great world religions, but in the Saint-Germain neighbourhood of Paris, it's dough, cheese and tomato sauce that's being worshipped at the...
The Edit
Scenes of urban decay find a kind of permanence in the documentary paintings of Jessica Hess. The San Francisco artist searches through the urban landscapes of America, seeking out abandoned and crumbling buildings, forgotten by all but the...
City Notes
It has been a few years now since James Murphy packed his LCD Soundsystem back into its box and set of to explore other avenues, and we know some of you are still getting over the loss. The good news is that you can still hear Murphy's unique sound...
The Edit
By the time Nan Goldin was introduced to photography by a school teacher in 1968, the 15-year-old had already left home and enrolled in a community school in Lincoln, Massachusetts. An independent, adventurous streak shaped the young artist, and it...
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
The evolution of botanical wellness has reached a significant crossroads as the focus shifts from raw plant material to molecular precision. For decades, the industry relied on whole-leaf preparations, valuing the earthy, unrefined nature of...
Dispatches
There’s a particular kind of clarity that arrives late. Not the dramatic, cinematic kind—but something quieter. A slow realization that the way your mind has always worked might finally have a name. For many, that name is adult onset...
Dispatches
Smart hospitality in 2026 means you use connected hotel tech, real-time data, and automation to create better guest stays while running a more efficient business. In 2026, smart hospitality blends AI, connected devices, and data-driven tools to...
Dispatches
Awards and recognition play a vital role in motivating individuals and celebrating achievements across industries in the United States. From corporate milestones to sports victories, trophies symbolize excellence and dedication in a tangible form....