City Notes
As soon as you enter XU you're transported to a place far far away. Imagine 1930s Taipei, you’re on a train in a first class carriage; perhaps on some kind of a mission. Agatha Christie pops to mind — a missing jewel you must recover; or seeking...
Journal
Following a fine night's sleep under eco-cotton sheets in Cannes, a coastal ride later and we were back in Nice. As you enter the city you quickly realise that the capital of the French Riviera is Cannes’ big sister; with its ample size, Nice has...
City Notes
Overlooking the scenic Punta Lobos and Sierra de la Laguna Mountains, Hotel San Cristóbal Baja is the first international hotel from Bunkhouse. Founded by Liz Lambert, the brand manages the likes of Austin Motel; Hotel San Jose; and El Cosmico...
The Edit
The concept of a creative conference/festival/symposium/whatever-you-choose-to-bill-it-as is not a new one — yet designers, artists, illustrators, photographers, art directors and folk of their ilk are always more than eager to stump up the...
Journal
Did you know that the French Riviera—aka Côte d'Azur—is not all about the très riche, super-yachts and film star glitterati? No, neither did I. A quick Google Image search of the Mediterranean coastal region will make anyone drool....
City Notes
Beating from the heart of Paris's 15th arrondissement, Hotel Eiffel Blomet reopens its doors almost 90 years after beginning life in the capital city's golden age. Unveiling a new look that embodies its history and pays homage to an emblematic Art...
City Notes
Making bloody good pizzas since 2014 — when the guys behind Made of Dough hit the road with a Land Rover and wood fire oven, rocking up at various street food markets (before settling in a shipping in Brixton) — you can now wrap your smackers...
Stuff Crush
As co-founder of the Swedish fashion brand HOPE, Ann Ringstrand spent 25 demanding years building her business until in 2014 she began to transition away from such constraints, instead spending her time meditating, practising yoga and visiting the...
City Notes
Les Trois Cochons initially opened its doors 12 years back, occupying the site of a former butcher's shop. Back then it was the second restaurant of the Cofoco brand—today counting 14 restaurants to their name—and it was an early constituent of...
City Notes
Experience the bold new spirit of this ex-communist capital city care of Brody House, an inspiring bohemian hangout beloved by local creatives. There’ve been Playboy shoots in the boutique-hotel bedrooms and Budapest’s culture high and low is...
City Notes
Since our story about Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson’s 21c Museum Hotels brand in 2013, they have gone on to open another four properties; bringing their total tally to seven with an eighth on its way soon. Nashville, Tennessee, is...
The Edit
Last night marked the opening of an exhibition that honours beer, brewing, and the culture that surrounds it. Gracing the walls of Barcelona's Garage Beer Co. — one of Europe's most forward-thinking breweries — Beer Culture is a three-month...
City Notes
Les Trois Cochons initially opened its doors 12 years back, occupying the site of a former butcher's shop. Back then it was the second restaurant of the Cofoco brand—today counting 14 restaurants to their name—and it was an early constituent of...
City Notes
Experience the bold new spirit of this ex-communist capital city care of Brody House, an inspiring bohemian hangout beloved by local creatives. There’ve been Playboy shoots in the boutique-hotel bedrooms and Budapest’s culture high and low is...
The Edit
Last night marked the opening of an exhibition that honours beer, brewing, and the culture that surrounds it. Gracing the walls of Barcelona's Garage Beer Co. — one of Europe's most forward-thinking breweries — Beer Culture is a three-month...
City Notes
A 1930s parking garage now houses Bergen’s latest design hotel, and what a beauty it is. Zander K (part of the De Bergenske family of five Bergen hotels, which includes Villa Terminus) connects to the the Norwegian landscape via a canvas of blues,...
Dispatches
'I love London and I’m fucking angry,' blurts Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker who's spent more than ten years living in the capital. Bahari, who is also the founder of Paint the Change, a new initiative to push social...
Dispatches
In an old smokehouse just off Hull’s emerging cultural epicentre Humber Street, a writhing network of paper seaweed hangs from its wooden rafters. Created by Bethan Laura Wood, a London-based designer known for her flamboyant collisions of colour,...
Dispatches
Now in its fourth edition, Willoke is an urban contemporary art festival that invites guest artists to beautify walls throughout three municipalities between the Irpinia and Daunia areas of south Italy’s Campania and Puglia...
Dispatches
'I don't know. They grow, they bloom, they fade.' Says Antwerp-based florist Mark Colle of his floral friends. 'You can't hold on to them forever . Fashion is like that too in a way—it comes and it goes. They are symbolic for richness, romance....