City Notes
The restoration of the building now called The Efendi Hotel certainly wasn't a rush job. Formed from two ancient houses in Acre, Israel, the project took eight years to complete under the watchful eye of the local Antiques Authority, necessitating...
Journal
I hadn't seen film-maker Andrew Thomas Huang's award-winning short Solipsist (at the bottom of this post) before I watched his video for Icelandic pop mentalist Björk's track Mutual Core. If I had, I would have been forewarned that this...
City Notes
Champagne and hotdogs? Of Course! Why has no-one thought of it before? Well probably because champagne is (largely) overpriced shit, and hotdogs are (usually) made from the mechanically-recovered fifth quarter of some extremely unfortunate...
Stuff Crush
Happy birthday BD Barcelona Design! The Spanish company is celebrating its 40th like I imagine I will, buying myself a present. BD have gone a bit more upmarket than a DVD box-set and a takeaway pizza though, commissioning Spanish design supremo...
City Notes
Visionary architect and urban planner Bruno Taut fled Germany when the Nazis won power, having both the wrong religious and political beliefs, but by that time he had already left an indelible mark on the country through his forward-thinking social...
City Notes
This is a country house with a difference – it's right near the beach for a start, in the Algarve. Fazenda Nova is also not decorated in what one would imagine as traditional country house style. Nova by name, nova by nature. The ten-suite...
Journal
In Empty Room, a new series of works from California-based artist Adam Caldwell, the concept of dualism – the separation of body and mind or spirit espoused in religion and philosophy – is examined, along with the effect of technology on modern...
City Notes
You might think an ecclesiastical theme an odd choice for a bar, but let's not forget that devout monks have been knocking out home-brew for centuries. In fact, to understand the Bishop of Ostia, in the Melbourne district of East Brunswick, you have...
City Notes
It's a nondescript building, oddly reminiscent of a defunct estate agent's with its grey door and opaque windows set into the blank brick. It's also in a place you've probably never heard of, unless you know a lot about Belgium. So why is We Heart,...
Stuff Crush
Flighty creatures, birds – what we mean is they usually don't hang around long enough for us to get a really good look at them, that obsolete instinct* to flee from humans still takes over and before you know it, gone. Luckily for the...
City Notes
Barely a day goes by when my twitter feed doesn't feature some celeb or sportsman telling me how much they stuffed themselves at Nando's (the Welsh rugby team give the Cardiff branch a busy shift – those lads eat a lot of chicken). A cynic might...
City Notes
In the words of Rupert Brooke “...there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England”, and while the quote is a gross misappropriation, taken out of context it does seem to sum up Crosby Street Hotel in New York, the first in what...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
Whether you want to start sewing for the first time or you want to upgrade your current sewing machine, you might be wondering what’s on the market. Wouldn’t it be great if sewing machines were a one-type-fits-all kind of thing? However, the...
Dispatches
Getting the perfect hair color can be tricky, especially when using hair dye shampoos. Uneven color results are a common issue, but there are strategies to avoid them. To minimize color unevenness, it's important to prep the hair beforehand, ideally...
Dispatches
Dogs are more than just pets; they are part of the family. Keeping them healthy and active requires attention to their diet and gut health. Many dog owners are turning to digestive probiotic chews for dogs as a practical solution to support their...
Dispatches
If you’re planning a trip to Berlin and wondering what to wear for the capital’s nightlife, here’s everything you need to know. Berlin’s nightlife is fragmented across neighbourhoods and scenes. What works for a club in Friedrichshain...