City Notes
To many people a mirror is just the bearer of bad news in the morning. On its own, bearable enough, but stick a load of the reflectors together and the bad news gets a lot worse – just ask Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon or Scaramanga in The Man...
City Notes
As all at We Heart Towers began to shake off the excesses of the festive period, we published a series of posts that outlined a set of ingredients we hoped would shape what we saw in 2013. Trying to avoid the dreaded word - trends - we looked back...
Journal
When you're invited to take a peek behind the wizard's curtain into the world of a fictional 20th Century advertising agency, you may well be expecting 60 minutes on the sofa with Don Draper and the rest of the Manhattan Mad Men. Well, yes and...
Journal
Eyesore, or irreplaceable; these are the two most commonly held views on Preston's undoubtedly iconic bus station. There's some debate on whether or not it's Europe's largest too, and the most fervent wrangling is that of if the famous Brutalist...
City Notes
The setting for the Celeste Champagne Bar and Tearoom, a 1940s house in the Anzures neighbourhood of Mexico City, has been paired with an interior so smart you'd be embarrassed to arrive without a Fedora on your head and a Hollywood starlet on your...
Journal
Football is a horrible addiction that strikes early and strikes hard, largely affecting males between the ages of learning to walk and learning to drink. Running rampant for decades, unchecked until the advent of the games console, whomever the...
Stuff Crush
At a time when moving a fashion shoot from a photography studio to the street outside was considered a startling and dangerous break with convention, Helmut Newton pushed the boundaries like few of his contemporaries; not only did he use urban...
Journal
Great photography is about the subtlety of the moment, capturing a fragment of a story and leading its viewer to wonder over the rest. From casual street shots, through live music, portraiture to interiors - the gift of snaring those split seconds...
City Notes
It doesn't get much more colonial than this – Macalister Mansion is about as archetypal an example of far-flung Imperial influence as you are likely to see. Named after its founder Colonel Norman Macalister, former governor of the Malaysian island...
The Edit
French photographer Frank Allais' exhibition is comprised of of two very different projects, with a common backdrop at its core – the street life of urban Britain. First up is Subverting the City, which takes the double-take and doubles it....
City Notes
Las Vegas is a shining beacon of everything that's bad for you (gambling, boozing, getting married), and what gives the capital of vice most of its shine? The megawatt signs that entice punters both seasoned and naïve alike into the open arms of...
Stuff Crush
Want a new sound system, but don't fancy a pair of looming black boxes dominating your living room? No saleable organs left to raise the scratch for a super-sleek Bang & Olufsen rig? Your worries could be over thanks to the ingenuity of Swedish firm...
City Notes
Just shy of an hour's drive down the coast from bustling Barcelona sits the Costa Daurada's only 'Grand Luxe 5*' resort: the very fancy Le Méridien RA Hotel & Spa. With 150 guest rooms, suites and apartments on the beachfront of 'Platja de Sant...
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...
Dispatches
There’s a certain romance to the open road — until you find yourself two hours deep in a Catalan car park, arguing with an intercom about whether your booking is “in the system.” Ask anyone who’s tried to rent a car abroad: the dream can...
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....