Stuff Crush
This art lark seems like a good wheeze doesn't it? For most of the folks we feature on the pages of We Heart, the journey begins with some natural talent, but after that the road to success in the creative arts is a tricky one to navigate. Luckily,...
City Notes
Frozen yoghurt chain Samba Swirl only opened its doors in 2011, but just like their delicious dairy delights, the secret to success is keeping things fresh. Shaking the maracas of change is Mizzi Studios, which has recently embarked on a major...
The Edit
In 2012 he took to the streets of San Francisco, in 2013 it was the turn of New York. For artist Brett Amory, 2014 is London's year, as he unveils a continuation of his Waiting series, Twenty-Four in London, casting a painterly eye on some of the...
City Notes
Sicily, while hardly a well-kept secret, has yet to attract the investment of major hospitality chains. There are many theories on the reasons for this lack of development, but the beautiful Italian island remains one of the least exploited areas of...
The Edit
Frank Laws likes a nice bit of brickwork (as seen previously on these pages); the artist developed an appreciation for the skill of bricklayers when he worked as one for a year before his painterly career took off, and the study of architectural...
The Edit
At We Heart, we listen to the demands of our readers. We aim to please. Some may even go as far as to say we pander slavishly to your every whim. So we have heard the impassioned cries, the wailing and the gnashing of teeth. We have noted the...
City Notes
As Fitzroy's Industry Beans prepares for its first birthday (well wishers: it's tomorrow, Friday 7 March - and free coffee all day is on the menu), we swung on by to find out what makes a thriving caffeine enterprise tick, aside from the obvious. A...
The Edit
There's a palpable sense of foreboding in the American landscapes of James Casebere, as though something bad is just around the corner for the lonely inhabitants of his sparsely populated locations. The eerie feeling is no accident, for the artist's...
Journal
Welcome to Zaatari, the fifth-largest ‘city’ in Jordan, and the not-so-temporary home of 130,000 Syrian refugees. On an uneven dirt road sits a pockmarked shop, almost identical to the thousands of other breezeblock buildings in this bleak 3.3...
The Edit
Most of these vans should have gone to the knacker's yard long ago, but their owners, through grim determination, sentiment or economic necessity have kept them truckin'. Never mind the terminal rust, or the unsolicited paint jobs from local...
City Notes
Maybe you've had a bad day at work. Perhaps you're in Copenhagen on holiday, and overdone it on the sightseeing. It could be that you need a hair of the dog that bit you, or simply that you're a raging alcoholic*. Whatever ails you, Lidkoeb, in an...
Journal
Ryan Doyle and Mark Edwards, Perth and Portsmouth respectively. Growing up almost 500 miles apart, the two now spend their days facing each other in a former Victorian mill that sits pretty much slap-dab in the middle: Salford. The Manchester-based...
City Notes
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...
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...
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...
Dispatches
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...
Dispatches
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...
Dispatches
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...