City Notes
Inspired by M. C. Escher's famous experiments with perception and perspective, Roman architect Francesco Gatti has created an ALTERnative - you see what they did there? - fashion store for the usually conservative retail streets of Shanghai....
City Notes
Whilst the city of angels' hoards of ramen noodle fans will have to wait until September to sample Tsujita's famed specialty - the chain has built a solid reputation with outposts in China and Thailand, as well as several in its native Tokyo - the...
City Notes
Press releases. Funny things they are. Some are big, bolshy and corporate, quoting facts and figures and making you feel all insignificant because you haven't achieved nearly as much as the subject. Others are badly written, lackadaisical and limp,...
City Notes
Situated waterside on the Bosphorus Straits – the frontier separating Europe and Asia – is the immaculately appointed Sumahan Hotel. The chic design hotel was converted from a mid-nineteenth century building that was originally a distillery...
City Notes
We're loving NOPI, the new Soho based restaurant from the team at Ottolenghi's for two reasons. First, for the array of fresh and innovative sharing plates and the second for the interiors of clean white, brass and gold designed by award winning...
Journal
We were understandably excited to witness the much-hyped Banksy installation at the United States' first major street art exhibition; Art in the Streets at LA's MOCA. What we weren't necessarily expecting was one of the most exhilarating modern art...
City Notes
Getting it right; it's the balance between hip and homely, relaxed and revolutionary - that magic blend where style effortlessly meets the substance, where the offerings are not overshadowed by the design and where the design hasn't been used to...
City Notes
What started in the year 2000 as a fanciful project by passionate observers, with no urban planning experience, to save an abandoned New York rail line from demolition, has found itself as the city's number one tourist attraction - and an...
City Notes
TOPSHOP/TOPMAN's Oxford Street fashionista mecca already provides pretty much everything a clothes-hungry girl/boy could wish for, yet - continuing 'Mission: Takeover Highstreet Fashion' - they've just added another string to their, already...
City Notes
In fairness, some places need no words, no PR-bumph, in fact; the bar menu at 6 Columbus' new rooftop terrace could consist of Skol, Hoffmeister, Lambrini and 2-litre bottles of Lightening White and we'd still be chomping at the bit to get there. As...
Journal
It's late March and the phone rings, it's Whyte & Mackay, the famous Scottish company that own The Dalmore Distillery - producer of seriously high-grade single malt whisky since 1839. Such is the quality of their Scotch that, last year, two bottles...
Journal
As tomorrow's Independent Label Market fast approaches and details of über-exclusives - XL Records' “Record Label Starter Kit” for example - continue to emerge, we wrap up our series of chats with some of the label bosses involved with...
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...