City Notes
Inspired by Maurits Cornelis Escher, the Dutch graphic artist famed for his detailed distorted realities that spin viewers on their axis with optical and conceptual effects, Mexico City-based colour-loving creative studio, Futura, created a...
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Shunning the noisy, over-saturated and deliberately worn down interiors of typically clichéd Mexican restaurants, Gdańsk-based design practice, Akurat, instead opted for limited materials, earthy tones, tactile textures and a subtle, sculptural...
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Occupying a unique spot in the middle of the Dolomites, hotel Gfell offers a modest 17 rooms and suites, each with imposing mountain views and interiors guaranteed to relax even the most active guest to this northeast Italian...
Stuff Crush
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...
Dispatches
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...
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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...
Stuff Crush
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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Reopened in the centre of Megève, Hotel Saint-Georges returns as a thoughtfully reimagined alpine retreat with a new visual language and razor-sharp focus. Set within a traditional chalet, the five-star hotel has been reimagined by Paris-based...
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The Zetter Group is set to deepen its connection to the UK capital with the opening of The Zetter Bloomsbury in March 2026, a 68 bedroom hotel housed across six interconnecting Georgian townhouses moments from Russell Square. Sitting directly...
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TOKKIA is a new addition to Covent Garden, and Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house. Founded by Sooji Im — who previously introduced London to Korean tea culture with be-oom in Exmouth Market — the project brings a focused look at Korean...
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Bunkhouse Hotels expands its Houston presence with the opening of Hotel Daphne, a 49 room refuge in the historic Houston Heights. Following the success of the exquisite Hotel Saint Augustine in Montrose, the Austin-based brand continues its mission...
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...
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There’s something quietly outdated about the way we’re told to sell a home. List it. Wait. Negotiate. Hope nothing falls apart. But in a world where everything else has sped up — from how we work to how we travel — the idea of waiting...
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Traveling is an adventure, and dressing for the occasion should feel just as thrilling. It can be exciting to dream of yourself sitting in the sand in a billowing sundress or stepping out onto the city streets in your favorite women’s...
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Missouri has quietly built one of the most compelling intersections of sports, hospitality, and design culture in the country. From St. Louis to Kansas City, the state’s boutique hotel scene frames the live event experience in ways that...