City Notes
The man to watch in Brisbane, Alexander Lotersztain of creative studio Derlot, continues his extraordinary winning streak with The Pantry at QUT Gardens Point. This super-civilized campus café in Old Government House is the perfect place for a spot...
Journal
For the last couple of years, Frieze New York has been tipping its hat to influential artist-run spaces that have made a major difference to the cultural landscape of their cities. Frieze Projects chose the Bronx gallery Fashion Moda for its first...
The Edit
HM Car, East LA 1983 by Janette Beckman 1983 Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper Edition of 10 20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm) It's hard to imagine what the hardbitten members of East Los Angeles gang the HMs made of Janette Beckman as she...
The Edit
Credited as one of the pioneers of the Pop Art movement in Japan, Keiichi Tanaami's creative journey started at a young age as a witness to the horrors of World War Two. Images of destruction were indelibly burned onto the imagination of the 9...
City Notes
Hackney Wick is one of those places in East London that has benefited tremendously from an influx of artists, musicians and other creative sorts who can't afford to live in the posher parts of town and dig the company of their spiritual brethren....
The Edit
Apologies if you've just choked on your breakfast McMuffin, or worse, been frog-marched from the building carrying a box of personal effects. We did warn you. This is art made to shock, and is being shown in all its glory as part of an exhibition...
Stuff Crush
Clubland take heed: Vidibox is a new audio/video mash-up app for the iPad that may rescue the veejay from the depths of obscurity. Its interface is laid out in a way that allows you to allocate your chosen nugget of media to a specific ‘tile’,...
City Notes
Bring out the canapés! Uncork the sparkling wine! Gallery ALL in Los Angeles has opened its doors, announcing its arrival with an inaugural exhibition whose international flavour serves as a statement of intent for the organisation's future...
City Notes
Sad news reaches us of the death of one of the undoubted greats of cinema design. Following complications arising from a fall, HR Giger, the man who terrified a gazillion film-goers with his Alien creatures in the suspenseful horror, has departed...
Journal
Everyone has a favourite restaurant, and the one that sits at the top of the list is usually there for reasons that extend beyond the food. Maybe it was the venue for a romantic proposal, a place that employs a hilariously bad waiter, or the...
City Notes
Your mother always told you to pay proper attention to your packing, didn't she? But did you listen? No, you did not, and now look what's happened. You're in Reykjavík, the things on the end of your legs that used to be feet are now frozen lumps of...
Stuff Crush
How did this lot ever make it out of the house without Dad sending them back upstairs to change? This was the face of youth culture in London during the years 1978-87 as captured by Brit photographer Derek Ridgers, and what an interesting if...
City Notes
Bringing understated Scandinavian elegance to the edge of Warsaw’s historic Old Town, PURO Warszawa Stare Miasto is the latest addition to the design-led hotel group’s growing Polish portfolio, and possibly their most considered space...
City Notes
In Milan’s ever-evolving Isola district, MOGO has arrived on the scene, offering a destination where music, mixology, and modern Japanese cuisine come together in a high-design setting that will have aesthetics addicts frothing at the mouth. A...
City Notes
Opening its doors in February 2025, Ned’s Club Washington, DC marks the second collaboration between Soho House’s luxury brand and the design and architecture experts at Stonehill Taylor. Set across the 9th to 12th floors of two historic...
City Notes
After a century spent as apartment residences, and following a meticulous two-year transformation, Hotel Granada reopened its Spanish Colonial archways to guests in August 2024. Located at 1302 West Peachtree Street NW, this 120-room property now...
Dispatches
Plumbing may not always be at the forefront of design conversations, but the comfort of our homes depends on it just as much as light, texture, and space. The gentle hum of a well-functioning water system is often invisible—until something goes...
Dispatches
Everyone loves the feeling of arriving at a charming vacation retreat. What if you could bring that travel vibe into your own home? With thoughtful design choices, your living room can feel like a curated destination. From tactile fabrics...
Dispatches
Picture this: you unlock the door to your new home. The sofa’s already waiting in its perfect spot, your favorite artwork hangs where you imagined, and not a single box blocks your view. That’s not magic—it’s the difference the right movers...
Dispatches
The first impression of your home isn't simply a matter of architectural design or interior decor. Curb appeal, the undeniable charm and allure of a property as viewed from the street, has an inexplicably powerful influence on property value....