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A project in the making since 2015——when Brooklyn-based art and history writer, Allison C. Meier, made it her mission to seek out all of NYC’s official great trees——the second title in a new series dedicated to urban trees and published by...
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Shanghai-based designers X+LIVING have collaborated with FAB Cinema and Zhongshuge Bookstore on a cross-brand project, the resulting Taiyuan FAB Cinema combining the cultural aspects and individual social features of both brands to create a concept...
City Notes
With breathtaking views of the Cantabrian Sea and beyond, the new infinity pool and roof deck at Hotel Chiqui Santander marks the second phase of a splendid redesign by Barcelona-based interior design studio, Sandra Tarruella...
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Chef Santiago Lastra has announced that he'll soon be reopening the doors to his debut restaurant KOL, the Marleybone location obliged to close just a few months after its launch in order to comply with COVID-19 restrictions as the UK was forced...
City Notes
Express sushi and casual Japanese is the order of the day at Melbourne's renowned Chocolate Buddha, a Federation Square institution that has reopened as the city reemerges from its harsh COVID-related lockdown, bringing with it the restaurant's...
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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus. Or, Happy St. David's Day; the feast of the patron saint of Wondrous Wales, a country with mountainous national parks, dense forests and rolling moors, a dramatic rugged coastline and its own language. A place of wilderness...
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Morocco meets the Mediterranean at Tigmi's Byron Bay flagship, a staggering new large-scale design studio that also serves as a permanent home to the luxe brand's entire collection of breathtaking handmade products that the global curators...
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From the sprawling Spandau borough to barren Marzahn, experimental medicine research facility Mäusebunker to 1958-built apartment block Corbusierhaus——and a whole host of other brutally beautiful buildings, churches and carparks in...
City Notes
Located in the up-and-coming Houthavens neighbourhood——an area lesser known by tourists, but that dates back to 1876——hotel BOAT&CO is a waterfront luxury aparthotel housed in a prominent 'Amsterdam School' style building, which is...
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Occupying a 1920s building——a former 'dairy', or 'corner shop' to non-New Zealanders——the Queenstown property has been transformed into accommodation that straddles the lines of lodge and hotel; The Dairy Private Hotel by Naumi offering 14...
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The most ingenious ideas are always the simplest; the solutions to a problem that others simply don’t see. For Pablo Pardo, an Argentinian living in Barcelona for the last two decades, seeing one of the city’s traditional old ‘quioscos’ for...
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The final countdown is on. In 13 days, the submission period for the 2020—2021 edition of the prestigious A’ Design Award & Competition comes to a close; meaning if you haven't graced the competition with your talent, you have only until 28...
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Bringing understated Scandinavian elegance to the edge of Warsaw’s historic Old Town, PURO Warszawa Stare Miasto is the latest addition to the design-led hotel group’s growing Polish portfolio, and possibly their most considered space...
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In Milan’s ever-evolving Isola district, MOGO has arrived on the scene, offering a destination where music, mixology, and modern Japanese cuisine come together in a high-design setting that will have aesthetics addicts frothing at the mouth. A...
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Opening its doors in February 2025, Ned’s Club Washington, DC marks the second collaboration between Soho House’s luxury brand and the design and architecture experts at Stonehill Taylor. Set across the 9th to 12th floors of two historic...
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After a century spent as apartment residences, and following a meticulous two-year transformation, Hotel Granada reopened its Spanish Colonial archways to guests in August 2024. Located at 1302 West Peachtree Street NW, this 120-room property now...
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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,...
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Hard water. It's one of those household nuisances everyone talks about, but what exactly is it, and why is it such a big deal? Essentially, hard water is water that contains high levels of dissolved minerals, primarily calcium and magnesium. These...
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For those designing the future, few accolades carry the weight of the A’ Design Award & Competition. With the submission period for the 2025—2026 edition well under way, this international juried competition calls on designers, innovators and...
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Running a business in Frisco means keeping your property clean and inviting, which includes tackling the risk of pests before they can cause problems. Frisco businesses stay bug‑free by partnering with local experts in Frisco pest control,...