City Notes
It's the ambition of many an independent business to get themselves a bricks and mortar premises, especially if you're in retail; it's somewhere people can walk into, sit down in, somewhere you can hang things from the walls, where they can be...
City Notes
For those who hang about in London's well-to-do area of Parsons Green, life is already pretty sunny – to be blunt, it's posh round there. But just because your house is worth a packet, doesn't mean you can't wish for more, maybe to swap the London...
The Edit
Science fiction fans may know the word “frack” as a cheeky way for the writers of the Battlestar Galactica TV series to swear their way around the pre-watershed censoring, but fracking is also a bit of a dirty word in the real-life scientific...
City Notes
From a dimly lit corner of Mercado San Cosme comes a glow which as one draws nearer reveals itself to be a shrine, erected in worship of the hard-hitting plant brew mezcal. Probably not the healthiest kind of worship, but who goes to a bar to be...
City Notes
An ode to the joy of travel, Journey Pub in Bucharest has a tale to tell in whichever corner of the venue you find yourself in. Designed by Alexandra and Cristina of Jooca Studio, the premises presented a challenging mix of large saloon, two little...
Stuff Crush
We're pleased to announce a couple of our favourite creative characters have unveiled a new creative character of their own – Chairman Ting (aka design visionary Carson Ting and business brains Denise Cheung) are back with a design for the Dunny...
City Notes
The crux of the problem at this restaurant in Tokyo lies at the heart of most architectural challenges in the city: space, or rather what to do when you don't have any. In the case of Shikata, a barbecue restaurant in Meguro-ku, the problem was...
The Edit
The University of Bath's Centre for Death and Society wouldn't make many people's dream list of places to work, but Dr John Troyer must like it – he's the deputy director. The sociologist grew up with a funeral director father, and as such saw...
City Notes
It's a brave company that sets out to make its restaurant look like something out of Kill Bill, but that was the design brief Prism Design were given for the Shanghai branch of Japanese eatery Kemuri. Thankfully the result was not utter carnage –...
The Edit
Canadian Angela Bulloch is an artist who likes things lit up, lined up, squared off. Not for her the chaos of her late 1980s contemporaries, but the order of mathematics, the beauty of geometry, and the calculable comfort of frequency. Since...
City Notes
There may not be much actual agriculture or cattle rearing done at Hock Farm, a new restaurant in Sacramento, California, but there's plenty of the spirit of the 1850s farmhouse which gave the place its name and pioneered the valley's food...
Journal
There is, of course, a long association between prostitutes and art - the working girls often being employed as models when business was slow, or had fallen asleep. Rubens' models didn't have quite so many tattoos, it's true, but the link is still...
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
Hard water. It's one of those household nuisances everyone talks about, but what exactly is it, and why is it such a big deal? Essentially, hard water is water that contains high levels of dissolved minerals, primarily calcium and magnesium. These...
Dispatches
For those designing the future, few accolades carry the weight of the A’ Design Award & Competition. With the submission period for the 2025—2026 edition well under way, this international juried competition calls on designers, innovators and...
Dispatches
Running a business in Frisco means keeping your property clean and inviting, which includes tackling the risk of pests before they can cause problems. Frisco businesses stay bug‑free by partnering with local experts in Frisco pest control,...
Dispatches
Moving house? Finding the right moving company can feel like navigating a maze. But with the right knowledge and understanding, you can navigate it like a pro. Between pricing models, service offerings, and trustworthiness, there's a lot to weigh....