City Notes
If we're being honest, and we hope we can after all this time, Unter is something of a mystery to us. We can tell you that it's a 3-storey, 1960s property by the Karaköy Turkish Orthodox Mother Mary Main Church in Istanbul, and the premises has...
The Edit
There's something wrong with the photography of Joachim Brohm, and we mean that in the nicest, or at least most interesting, way; each image contains at least one small element that suggests a somewhat distressed undercurrent in even the most...
City Notes
The Clove Club looks every bit the members club from both outside and in, housed in the towering Grade II listed Shoreditch Town Hall, it feels all very grown-up. The interiors are modest, with bare walls, reclaimed Georgian table-tops and salvaged...
City Notes
Park your bike outside and park yourself on one of the many comfy chairs and sofas to enjoy some refreshment at this cycle-centric café and shop in Berlin. In fact you don't even need a bike, as staff at Standert are as well-trained to sell you one...
City Notes
Melrose Place – one of Los Angeles' trendiest shopping districts, where teeth are white, suits are made-to-measure, hair is perfectly coiffured, and the coffee wears a moustache. Well it does now, thanks to the branding brains behind Alfred Coffee...
Journal
Puppet shows have come a long way from seaside pier Punch and Judy shows, and the wobbly believability of the marionettes of 1960s TV series, but their power to entertain remains as strong as ever. And while technology and technique may have moved...
City Notes
If you love film (which we do), you love the preservation of historically important buildings (which we do) and you hate cinema multiplexes (which we do), you will love this renovation project of the Weltspiegel picture palace in Cottbus, Germany....
City Notes
Black is back in a big way at the de-facto headquarters of Melbourne coffee in the suburb of Brunswick; it's infused into the fabric of the building like a well-prepared shot of espresso. Code Black is a venue of two halves, housing a coffee shop on...
The Edit
If the nukes start flying and our civilization is lost, what might the archaeologists of the future make of their discovery if they dug up one of Erik Parker's Upswing Dub Project pieces, we wonder? Why do we wonder? Because his latest project was...
Journal
If you’ve been to Portugal, then you’ll know it as one of the most beautiful countries on earth. No question. However, if we may be so bold, you will probably be thinking of Lisbon, homage to citizenship architecture, or of taking a train north...
City Notes
One of our favourite cafés in Cape Town, Superette is the brainchild of entrepreneurs Justin Rhodes and Cameron Munro. Having set up at the hugely popular Neighbourgoods Market back in 2006, the foods and goods mantra remained - now slap bang in...
Journal
In between teaching at Parsons The New School for Design, New York, and going about a seemingly idyllic lifestyle in Brooklyn, photographer/artist Sarah Palmer crafts some of the most beautifully poetic photography that we've seen here at We Heart...
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...
The Edit
Adrian Cox’s upcoming solo show at Corey Helford Gallery in downtown Los Angeles is one that demands some serious attention. The Well of Dreams, opening Saturday 21 February in the Main Gallery, presents over 20 new works from the Los...
Dispatches
A diamond bracelet is one accessory that always makes you look better when you dress up for a night out or a special event. A nice bracelet can make your outfit look more expensive and classy, whether you're going to a formal gala, a cocktail party,...
Dispatches
Raja Ampat, a remote island group in eastern Indonesia, presents one of the most extraordinary marine regions on Earth. Clear turquoise water, limestone karst islands, and vibrant coral reefs create a landscape that attracts travelers who value...
Dispatches
The Modern Relevance of Timepieces In an age when nearly everyone carries a smartphone, the wristwatch might seem obsolete, but it’s anything but. People still wear watches not just to tell time, but to express identity, reduce digital...
Dispatches
Planning a vacation for yourself is easy. Planning one for a group is an entirely different challenge. The moment you introduce multiple travelers into the equation, everything changes. Preferences collide. Budgets stretch. Wish lists grow longer by...