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...
Journal
You know those great ideas that are so simple they're brilliant? Well this isn't one of them, this is one of those great ideas that takes a load of effort and time to make happen. However, The Glass Farm in the Dutch town of Schijndel was...
City Notes
The region of South America called Patagonia got its name from the Spanish explorers who turned up with Magellan's 1520 expedition – the natives were rumoured to be giants, twice the size of the stumpy Europeans who stood only 5'1”. In fact,...
The Edit
A high-profile commercial career usually has the high-brow art world cocking a snook at photographers, whose medium of choice gets a hard time from the cognoscenti as it is against the longer-established worlds of painting and sculpture. One man...
Stuff Crush
Mandy Fleming's Belle & Vidére is a fledgling interiors company (developed by creative agency Rosie Lee), with a focus on a craft oft-overlooked in these modern times; the humble lampshade. With more than a healthy dose of quintessential...
City Notes
Fusing seasonally-minded Americana with European influences, the interiors at Workshop Kitchen & Bar in Palm Springs are like a simile, you either love it or hate it. Either way, it's going to get a reaction. Architects SOMA haven't pulled any...
The Edit
There's always one desperate, sandal-shod chancer at every party telling anyone who'll listen that growing hemp is the only way the Earth is going to survive in a post-fossil fuel scenario. They are usually stoned, or in the process of becoming so,...
City Notes
It's one thing to shun the conventions of bar design, and quite another to turn them completely on their head. Those who've experienced Steve Smith's venues before, for example Smack and The Duke Terrace, shouldn't be surprised at his approach, even...
The Edit
Aakash Nihalani's street art is brilliantly simple. Using little more than cunningly positioned fluorescent tape he has been making passers-by double take in New York for some time now with his mind-boggling interventions. Now he's moved into...
City Notes
More than a few hotel owners have used a grand name to disguise a crap establishment, but there's no such duplicity in evidence from the Hôtel Paradis in Paris. For the design-conscious modern traveller it lives up to the billing in style, and even...
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
If you are confused between debt settlement and bankruptcy, you should read this article. We know it’s a tough choice; that’s why it’s vital to decide after reading both sides' positive and negative points. Certain conditions define the...
Dispatches
Engagement ring designs have moved far beyond the classic white diamond, and today, more couples are choosing gemstones that carry colour, character, and meaning. Each gemstone tells a story. Whether it's the glow of moonstone or the green of...
Dispatches
When we think of cruising, it’s easy to picture sunlit harbours, city skylines at dusk, and cultural excursions in destinations like Santorini or Rome. But there's another type of experience layered into these voyages, one that often goes...
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...