City Notes
Damien Hirst's ‘Cock and Bull’ (2012), at Mark Hix's Tramshed, may have redefined the fine line between the animal and what arrives on the diner's plate (it's perhaps one step away from dining in a slaughterhouse), butcher's refrigerators are...
Journal
Spanish designer Oscar De Castro has honed his craft all over the shop... spending time in Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam and London; working with top studios, designers and clients along the way. He's taken the interesting decision of moving back to...
Journal
Launching last November, TheSuperCool is a mobile design emporium, and online store, set up by husband and wife team 'Noonie & Kate'. With a passion for the quirky, the vintage, and the offbeat - and a bloody good eye for all that to boot - the duo...
City Notes
Well considered, stylishly turned out and frightfully hip hostels are certainly a phenomena on the rise; whether it's recession-led, or the realisation from creatively minded travellers that your accommodation's overall vibe and aesthetic is more...
City Notes
Channelling the spirit of mid-century California, Melbourne set/interior designer Danielle Brustman has gone to town on this new Brunswick bar, it's all skimpy swimwear by a 1960s Palm Springs pool party, art deco grandeur and vintage elegance. Sat...
The Edit
While in Basel, I spent a delightful afternoon at Foundation Beyeler. Designed by Renzo Piano to accommodate Ernst Beyeler’s art collection, it houses Monets and Rothkos, which were very exciting to see in the flesh, as well as temporary...
City Notes
It's a beautiful thing when a shop's product, interior and ethos all effortlessly congeal into a gloopy mess of brilliance. Hardly renovated from its pre-war industrial beginnings, Vienna's SONG is a shop that does just that; there's little...
City Notes
I spoke in Monday's Philadelphia art piece of how it's a city embracing art at street level; and, although I love visiting museums and galleries as much as the next person, it's an ethos that really sits well with me... I find myself being much more...
City Notes
Welcome to the 'temakeria'. Visitors to Brazil may have already encountered this curious little kind of fast-food eatery, where the lesser-spotted member of the sushi family has made its way to the top of the pile, and bagged itself its own time in...
Journal
Sweeping onto UK shores for the first time, Electrolux's space-age temporary pavilion has landed on top of the Southbank's Royal Festival Hall. Curiously, it joins A Room for London - another temporary space lodged atop a Southbank institution, just...
City Notes
Can we just get something straight? Creative spaces in disused, barely converted industrial spaces are still cool. OK? Sure, there'll be a handful of sanctimonious hipsters offering up some kind of inverted snobbery about having outgrown warehouses,...
City Notes
Following on from last year's debut 'project' - Papaya Playa a temporary beach hotel in Tulum, Mexico - German hotel curation giants Design Hotels™ have just unveiled their second foray into the physical world of hospitality. Bringing their two...
City Notes
Interior design studio and creative consultancy Ste Marie has completed Olia Ristorante and Mimi Bar, a pair of hospitality venues conceived as a day-to-night sequence at the base of new residential tower Citizen on Jasper. Commissioned by Corso 32...
City Notes
On a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group has reimagined the traditional mazanka — the archetypal rural home — for the contemporary era. These 50 square metre guesthouses reinterpret the vernacular, translating thick whitewashed walls...
City Notes
Situated at the edge of Montmartre, where Pigalle’s energy meets Parisian rooftops, Hôtel Rochechouart is a 1929 Art Deco landmark given a contemporary pulse. Design duo Festen has restored the building’s historic details while threading a...
The Edit
Adrian Cox’s upcoming solo show at Corey Helford Gallery in downtown Los Angeles is one that demands some serious attention. The Well of Dreams, opening Saturday 21 February in the Main Gallery, presents over 20 new works from the Los...
Dispatches
A diamond bracelet is one accessory that always makes you look better when you dress up for a night out or a special event. A nice bracelet can make your outfit look more expensive and classy, whether you're going to a formal gala, a cocktail party,...
Dispatches
Raja Ampat, a remote island group in eastern Indonesia, presents one of the most extraordinary marine regions on Earth. Clear turquoise water, limestone karst islands, and vibrant coral reefs create a landscape that attracts travelers who value...
Dispatches
The Modern Relevance of Timepieces In an age when nearly everyone carries a smartphone, the wristwatch might seem obsolete, but it’s anything but. People still wear watches not just to tell time, but to express identity, reduce digital...
Dispatches
Planning a vacation for yourself is easy. Planning one for a group is an entirely different challenge. The moment you introduce multiple travelers into the equation, everything changes. Preferences collide. Budgets stretch. Wish lists grow longer by...