Stuff Crush
When they're not whetting the creative taste buds of us folk here at We Heart HQ with their melancholic artworks, Brighton-based design/art-duo Kai & Sunny lend their inimitable style to commissioned work that is so bloody good it deserves to be...
City Notes
You won't need many guesses to suss out what kind of restaurant this Bucharest place is while strolling past. Your first clue is the enormous yet brief name emblazoned on the outside awning, and the second, the colour scheme, has an unmistakably...
City Notes
Places are often described as hidden gems, and this gem is about as hidden as they come. In the best tradition of gangster flicks, B.Y.O.C is accessed through the back of a more obvious storefront, in this case the Bedfordbury Street Juice Club. But...
City Notes
With its incredible wealth of ancient monuments, historical buildings and classic art, Rome is rightly viewed as one of the world's most important heritage centres. What doesn't get a lot of attention is the more modern aspects of the city's...
The Edit
We'll bet the last time you sat through a Powerpoint presentation, you were thinking more about how quickly it was going to end and what was in the buffet sandwiches than the artistic merits of the bar charts in front of you. Michael Riedel, who...
City Notes
It's cocktail hour in Washington DC, and cometh the hour, cometh the man - José Andrés. The man who shook things up 15 years ago with his Salt Air Margerita has just unveiled a whole new theatre of mixology at barmini, an extension of his minibar...
Journal
Toronto-based artist Thrush Holmes bounces from medium to medium like the pretty but drunk girl at a party; unsteady on her shiny designer stilettos she crashes through a table full of drinks with all the grace of a baby's first steps - but still...
City Notes
Restaurateurs Peter Lew and Nicole Galloway certainly can't be accused of staying in their comfort zone, or being formulaic. Lauded as Sydney's new generation in the food world, the pair have already conquered China with the well-received Fei Jai,...
The Edit
If one were to make a couple of sweeping generalisations about the Dutch, one might say they seem like a fun-loving people who aren't too shy when it comes to sex. Roll your eyes and accuse us of stereotyping if you like, but in rebuttal we present...
Journal
‘The single malt that started it all.’ I love strap lines. Slightly alone, endlessly enigmatic, the face that launched a thousand brand truths, the strap line either works or it doesn’t. This one, The Glenlivet’s, works - if only because,...
Journal
Although called No Pain Whatsoever, the title of Ken Grant's photography exhibition at Derby's Format Festival - that kicks off today - seems to us a deliberately disingenuous one. The Liverpudlian, a long-time documentary artist, has collected a...
City Notes
We can already sense the eyes of our environmentally-conscious readers welling up with tears at the sight of the forest-like amount of wood that forms the core of Romanian restaurant Lacrimi si Sfinti. Dry your eyes though – the venue's name may...
Stuff Crush
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
City Notes
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
Dispatches
In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
Dispatches
There's a paradox about self-care, which is that those who need it most are probably the least likely to practice it. If you're one of those people, you might even be put off by the term self-care. Maybe it sounds too self-indulgent to you. If...
Dispatches
Looking for a Japanese tutor in Chicago without breaking the bank? You’re not alone. Whether you’re aiming to order ramen with confidence, ace a language exam, or shape your skills for business or travel, one thing’s clear: good private...
Dispatches
If you’ve ever looked at your balcony and thought, “What a wasted space,” you’re not alone. Many of us live in homes where every square foot counts, yet balconies often remain underutilized. Whether it’s too small, too plain, or simply...
Dispatches
Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...