City Notes
If it's true that the only three important factors in property are location, location and location, then The Oyster Inn on New Zealand's Waiheke Island was a sure-fire success story before a dish had been served. The island is just a short hop from...
City Notes
To liberally paraphrase a conclusion of Sir Isaac Newton, what goes up must come down, and for the most part he was right. But while we defer to the bewigged genius on almost all matters of physics, it's clear he never figured on the success of...
Stuff Crush
Part art and design journal, part travel guide, wholly splendid - the fourth annual issue of OKOLO magazine is a visual banquet of cultural wanderlust. With five members of its team embarking upon the lush and inspirational coastline of Liguria -...
City Notes
Marcelo Joulia is a man who appreciates the importance of preparation. The Franco-Argentinian architect and designer behind Unik in Buenos Aires has pored through his collection of 30 years to select the interior fixtures that make the restaurant...
City Notes
It's hard to put our finger on the aesthetic of the Cortina Hotel in Munich; it has a homely charm – the kind of home that looks a little like a '70s throwback to our eyes, but to people of that decade would probably have seemed a bit sci-fi, a...
The Edit
The longevity of Man Ray's career, spanning more than 50 years, is just one of the reasons the Philadelphian is such an important figure in photography's history, beginning way back in the early days when a cameraman stood behind his apparatus and...
City Notes
I'm so sick of the word 'hipster', sick of hearing it, reading it, hell I'm sick of typing it for that matter. I'm looking for something new, so how about TWISTers, or Those Wearing Ill-fitting Silly Trousers? Better submissions welcome through the...
Journal
For good reason, the lighting designer is often an interiors project's unsung hero. The deft touch of those who know a thing or two about creating and/or enhancing mood, is often the touch that defines a project as having a wow factor that can...
The Edit
Hold on to your vintage hats Melbourne hipsters - sustainability, locality and 21st century community spirit just went into overdrive. Local architects Kristina Taranto and Steven Vidovic have given life to the second instalment of brother/sister...
City Notes
Sometimes a destination becomes so well-travelled and popular that its magic is unfairly tarnished, so if the honeymoon hotspot of Mauritius gets your inner eyeballs rolling backwards, have a look at Baystone Boutique Hotel and Spa and be prepared...
City Notes
Welcome to Amsterdam's one-stop-shop for all your interior decorating needs, and not a Swedish meatball to be seen. Mariska Meijers' flagship store in the 9 Streets district is a far more boutique affair than the usual out-of-town warehouse style...
The Edit
Occasionally an artist takes umbrage at our opinion of their work – the more sensitive souls need only to read a single word askance before they are firing off litigious emails to We Heart HQ demanding a full retraction and a re-write that...
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
Moving, renovating, or downsizing in a fast-growing city like Dallas can quickly become overwhelming. Between tight housing transitions, unpredictable weather, and the sheer logistics of packing up a home or office, it’s easy to feel buried under...
Dispatches
Drivers race the yellow light constantly. It's become normal behavior. Someone sees the light turn yellow and accelerates to beat it rather than slowing down. Another driver is already committed to going through. They collide in the middle of the...
Dispatches
Once upon a time, hotels were where we went to escape real life, and homes were where we returned to it. Today, that separation is disappearing. The warmth, comfort, and design sophistication that once defined boutique hotels are now finding their...
Dispatches
Moving is one of those life events that sits somewhere between chaos and reinvention. It’s stressful, yes — but it’s also a rare opportunity to start over. To touch every object you own, question its purpose, and decide what kind of person...