Stuff Crush
Creative network Behance has been keeping a watchful eye on the work of its millions of members and has put together a book highlighting the trends it sees forming in the online artistic community - long before these trends make it to the gallery....
City Notes
Hotel Hotel in New Acton is by far our favourite Canberra hotel (yes, we have a list of favourite Canberra hotels, it's what we do). In truth, it's one of the most staggering new hotels on the planet, but until recently it was lacking one vital...
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Things we already knew: It gets cold in Eastern Europe, and people in cold climates have traditionally worn animal skins to keep warm. However, I can't help being surprised at seeing Tamas Dezso's photograph of a Romanian boy, who seems to have...
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Palm Beach in Sydney was an odd choice of location for a French bistro, and it seems visitors to the seaside resort gave the former business a Gallic shrug. Now good old Uncle Cranky has moved in with an altogether more relaxed Aussie proposition...
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Ah, classic LOLs from the guy inflating his girlfriend's underpants with a hairdryer, although I can't see that relationship lasting “forever” when she wakes up with third degree burns on her bum cheeks. No wonder he looks so guilty. To find out...
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Swedish restaurant Oaxen Krog began life in 1994 when Magnus Ek and Agneta Green rented a property on Stockholm's archipelago. It was a modest operation with a handful of staff, but the venue's reputation quickly grew and it was soon finding its way...
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Who would like to see a bit of comedic taxidermy? I suppose the question should really be “who doesn't?”. Czech artist Krištof Kintera is treating Dutch audiences to some amazing animal reanimation, among many other things, as he brings his...
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Two concurrent exhibitions in London and Paris are looking at the practice of text-image artist John Baldessari, spanning his career from the early days to his latest output. Marian Goodman Gallery, London is hosting Pictures & Scripts — the...
City Notes
Californians are so darned healthy that the glow of their natural tans and pearly whites arrives several minutes before the rest of them. Even the fast food is healthy out in the Golden State, and after a stint living in L.A., Shoreditch...
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The lynching of black Americans in the pre-Civil Rights Movement era has been well-documented, and even mainstream Hollywood cinema hasn't shied away from portraying the barbarous practice in film from the spaghetti westerns of the 1960s to recent...
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Much-loved Exmouth Market spot Medcalf opened a handsome new gaff next door at No. 38 just a few months ago. — the concept behind Medcalf Traiteur is simple; by day it's casual lunch, by night a wine bar. A first on Exmouth Market, the focus is on...
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If you were a groovy musician from the West Coast of America in the late 1960s and '70s, chances are you called in the services of Victor Moscoso. The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and The Doors all collaborated with the revolutionary Spanish-born...
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Salon Volta is a new barbershop in Laval, Quebec, that rethinks the familiar codes of grooming through a concept centred on craft and community. Moving away from the traditional model, the project positions itself as a space where barbering unfolds...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Dispatches
Some people discover mixology behind a bar on a busy Friday night. Others come to it through years of hosting dinner parties, obsessing over flavor combinations, or spending too much money on bitters collections they absolutely did not need. However...
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There was a time when wedding bar service meant a single bartender, a few bottles of wine, and maybe a keg if the couple was feeling casual. Those days are long gone. Today's couples are rethinking the bar as one of the most meaningful parts of the...
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Do you want to give your bathroom a fresh, trendy look with new tile? Tiles in the bathroom do more than just keep water from getting on your walls and floors. They can also give your area a joyful, colourful, tranquil, or futuristic vibe. There are...
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Traditional birdwatching frequently seems like a commitment. It may involve long-haul flights to remote locations, getting up early in the morning, and spending hours in uncertain weather. Even then, sightings can never be guaranteed. For many, the...