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Plug into the mainframe baby, and download data pack FutureIsHere™ v3.0 - here's a behemoth of a structure that is likely to cause irreparable heart damage to anyone who still wears denim jackets with heavy metal patches. For many years,...
City Notes
There's nothing hipper right now than chucking some vintage chairs and tables, a kitchen and some staff into an untouched former warehouse - and it would seem that nobody, nobody, is doing it better than those terribly hip Dutch folk. Amsterdam's...
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Stark minimalism is taken to the nth degree at this Osaka hair salon. Continuing the trend for hairdressers you could easily mistake for art galleries; this little treasure - located sans façade on the second floor of a building in the city's...
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They say men and women are two different species, and at this second shop from denim vendor Tenue de Nîmes, the designers have approached the task at hand with that very tenet in mind. The team - architect Pim van Lingen, interiors man Jacob...
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The owner of Chesa Wazzau, Christian Kueenzi, talks about the first time he came across the place as though it was an epiphany. “About 30 years ago I was standing in the barn completely by chance. I hadn’t even set foot in the house and already...
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Kluchi, a must-be-seen-in new club in Moscow, is a real mixture of styles, partly owing to the turbulent history of the building and partly due to its protected status. Built in the 18th Century, the property was reduced to a stone skeleton by...
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* Please note: Catch has now closed. Catch possesses an invigorating mix of old and new. Baroque framed mirrors, and stained glass windows grace the walls of the restaurant, black chalkboards and large jars of preserved goods continue the olde...
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We love a good Mexican, but the surroundings at the Tacofino Commissary in Vancouver elevates this to a great Mexican, and that's before we've even tasted the tacos. Beginning in 2009 in Tofino, British Columbia, as a food truck, the rapid growth...
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What we have here then is an eye-catching installation inside an extraordinary building – and you don't even have to enter the premises to view it. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, is a shimmering polyhedron of mirrored black steel...
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From the outside, Eccleston Square Hotel looks like any other typical white Georgian townhouse you'd expect to see in swanky Belgravia. Grand, imposing and all rather British. Step inside, and you discover that - despite being named as...
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No one could accuse this shop interior in Osaka of going overboard on the flourishes; it's about as stark and minimalist as it gets. That, says architectural firm Nico, was the brief, to reflect the monotone nature of the shop products, such as they...
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There's some argument whether Perth, Australia, is the most isolated city in the world – it being nearly 2,000 miles away and several plane hours from the nearest city of any significant size. I mention this in mitigation to the fact that we...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...