City Notes
Everyone loves a good story, and like a classic urban legend, this one from Mexico City is a mysterious blend of fiction and fact. Our heroine is Malamén, a young girl who loves nothing more than cooking and dreams of opening her own restaurant....
The Edit
Anyone who has dined in a well-known fast food restaurant and thought their food tasted remarkably like the box it came in will find a connection to Roxy Paine's wooden replica Carcass - part of grand-scale two part installation, Apparatus -...
Stuff Crush
You know the space on your mantelpiece that's been crying out for a super intricate hand-crafted hand-grenade with mind-blowing Day of the Dead beadwork? You are in luck my friends, the talented Rage Handcraft team from Mexico City have got just...
Journal
Nick Bonner and Dominic Johnson-Hill have notched up 20 years in China, and you don't stay anywhere for that long unless you really like it, but that doesn't stop them having a cheeky sense of fun when it comes to old-school Socialism's...
City Notes
Prolific restaurateur/hotelier Loh Lik Peng must have run out of room on Singapore, having set up projects including Esquina and Keong Saik Snacks, and has made the move to mainland China for his latest restaurant The Commune Social. As before he's...
City Notes
Architects and interior designers have to think about light a lot, but this hotel in Iceland takes things to another level. You may already know that the days get pretty long as you go north, and in fact there are such marked differences in light...
Journal
Seychelles. From the moment that euphonic name laps gently against the ear, we are transported, carried away on an evocative tide of images. The translucent turquoise ocean. The white sandy beaches. The barefoot shoreline strolls of newlyweds,...
The Edit
Giving us the first “is that a badger or a dog?” double-take of the day (it's a wolf), Revital Cohen and Tuur Van Balen's And Nowhere a Shadow is just one of the interesting elements to Future Perfect, part of the Close, Closer series of...
City Notes
La Condesa in Austin, Texas has made it into the city's top 38 eateries according to foodie website Austin Eater, and if anyone knows about eating in Austin, it's Austin Eater. The food is more Mex than Tex and under exec chef Rick Lopez the menu...
The Edit
The work of Tom Wesselmann, one of the leading lights of the American Pop Art movement, is receiving a major late-work retrospective in London this month. Wesselmann actually disliked the term Pop when applied to his works – he claimed that Pop...
City Notes
On the face of it, “naked cooking” sounds like a recipe for disaster – shallow frying bacon is one activity we're particularly keen to avoid sans vêtements – but don't worry, this is naked cooking as imagined by restaurateur David Moore....
The Edit
It's a big year for one of the world's most famous buildings. The Sydney Opera House, designed by famed Danish architect Jørn Utzon, celebrated its 40th birthday this month, and to mark the milestone and honour the great man, an exhibition of...
City Notes
A striking new addition to Prague’s culturally minded hospitality scene, Sir Prague opens its doors inside a meticulously restored neo-Renaissance building dating back to 1884. The latest venture from Sir Hotels, this sophisticated stay blends...
City Notes
Located in Copenhagen’s tranquil Østerbro district, Amator is an attractive new spot that blends the warmth of home dining with the refinement of a contemporary café and restaurant. The brainchild of chef Mateusz Sarnowski, better known as Mati...
City Notes
Bringing a sleek blend of Japanese-inspired aesthetics and high-fidelity audio to the heart of Williamsburg, Hear & There is the latest destination for those seeking an immersive dining and drinking experience. The debut concept from...
The Edit
Marking the opening of EMOP Berlin 2025, the Helmut Newton Foundation unveils Polaroids, a striking new group exhibition celebrating the art of instant photography. A defining medium of the 1960s, Polaroid photography was revolutionary, offering...
Dispatches
When the weather's great it can be easy to forget how winter can be brutal. Nothing feels better than retreating into the warm, cozy confines of your home when the chill sets in. But to ensure those toasty vibes, there's some important groundwork...
Dispatches
Sick and tired of neutral interior spaces? Beige, bland, boring... But something exciting is happening in kitchen design. Bold colours are making a comeback, patterns are stepping into the spotlight, and homeowners are embracing personality over...
Dispatches
Cafés are everywhere, and with so much competition, blending in is a fast track to obscurity. To stand out, you need more than a Facebook page and a logo on your latte cups—you need strategies that make people talk and keep them coming back....
Dispatches
Bingo is much more than a game, it is a social activity that has been bringing people together for generations. The game dates all the way back to 16th century Italy where it evolved from a lottery style game. Now in the modern day, millions of...