Journal
A grad from RCA's MA Photography, Felicity Hammond is a photographic landscape artist with some difference; her large-scale works are rich in complexity, yet a strong use of blue monotone (a process called cyanotype) encourages a more immersive...
City Notes
According to Charlie McVeigh, proprietor of The Draft House and new venture Bump Caves, the speakeasy is dead - and he isn't too cut-up about its demise. Talking about his new place on London's Tower Bridge Road, he reveals he's “over” the whole...
Journal
The Dutch Design Week 2014 event Sense Nonsense at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, had some amusing exhibits on show – a motorised, four wheeled aquarium in which the fish's movements drive the vehicle, for example – but it was Helmut Smit's more...
Stuff Crush
It must be a pretty cushy number being Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts; you get the mountains of cash, the mansions, the cars and the international jet-setting life, but you can still wander around Waitrose looking for curly kale without anyone...
City Notes
When a Caribbean restaurant in Brixton is replaced by a funky new cocktail bar, you know the area is in the grip of change. One of the new kids on the block around Coldharbour Lane is The Shrub and Shutter; like a cocktail culture outreach programme...
City Notes
Los Angeles hotel The Line knocked our socks off when it opened with its uncompromising design. Now it seems the man responsible, interior designer Sean Knibb, has gone all soft on us, introducing a bit of fluffiness to his otherwise hardcore...
Stuff Crush
Before you read further about Dougie Wallace's photographic volume Shoreditch Wild Life, ask yourself if you can afford to replace a broken monitor, as some of his images will likely make you want to punch the screen. Or maybe it's just me. You all...
City Notes
The Barceloní love a bit of cheese, you know. So much so that the entire city seems to eat it for breakfast in baguettes, which is a fabulous way to start the day (albeit murder on the waistline). But that is amateur stuff compared to Cheese Bar...
City Notes
As home to America's car industry, there was a time when Detroit was a manufacturing powerhouse. Nothing lasts forever though, and in the second half of the 20th Century the wheels came off and Detroit sank into poverty and unemployment. It takes a...
The Edit
The past is never more than a step away in the work of artist Carrie Mae Weems, whose photography and film subverts African American stereotypes in unexpected and unusual ways. Fresh from a retrospective at New York's Guggenheim Museum, Weems' work...
City Notes
Moscow has identified the need to create a “cultural centre of gravity” on a par with New York's Williamsburg and Berlin's Mitte districts, and to that end the ArtKvartal project has been set in motion to turn a post-industrial area of the city...
The Edit
Russian prisons are some of the most notorious institutions around, with a fearsome reputation for inhuman brutality. Woe betide those criminals who find themselves thrown to the wolves caged within their walls – but spare a thought too for those...
City Notes
Hospitality brand Trailborn, debut their first coastal resort, Trailborn Surf & Sound an outstanding waterfront escape in North Carolina's Wrightsville Beach. With 151 guest rooms inspired by the region’s historic maritime heritage, various...
City Notes
Located in one of New York City's most storied neighbourhoods, Romer Hell’s Kitchen is a 295-room hotel just west of Broadway and a short walk to the waterfront. Known for informal restaurants, eclectic theatres, drag shows and jazz clubs,...
City Notes
Situated just steps from the Beltline at Lee + White — one of Atlanta's most exciting mixed-use destinations — Strangers in Paradise is a decadent cocktail den that exudes the aura of a 1980s or early '90s beachside resort with eclectic decor,...
City Notes
Home to a private two-bedroom apartment from Monocle, as well as a further seven minimalist guest rooms with shared facilities, Gasthof Oxen is a historic inn and restaurant blending five centuries of heritage with contemporary charm. A new...
Dispatches
At a time when sneakers are acceptable at the office and hoodies appear at high-end galas, you'd think the classic suit would be heading for extinction. Instead, it’s making a quiet but meaningful comeback—not as a dress code requirement, but as...
Dispatches
Giving jewellery is a big deal. It shows thought, care, and style. But not everyone likes the same look. That’s where pearl jewellery comes in. Pearls work with so many different vibes. Whether your person is bold or more low-key, there’s a...
Dispatches
There are many challenges you can face when you transition from a side hustle to business in the mainstream. With efficient planning and a gradual rollout, you can reduce the stress related to starting a business and increase the chance of success....
Dispatches
Driving is one of the greatest joys out there. Sometimes it's peaceful and scenic where you can contemplate all of your inner thoughts, other times it's an open road where you can test your reflexes. But no matter what kind of drive you’re on, one...