City Notes
Fed up of making dinner plans, the ones where the sole reason is to have that long overdue catch up with friends (food aside of course), only to find yourself in a place you feel the need to either speak in hushed tones or feel the tormented wrath...
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"Those American machines from the '60s and '70s are like catnip to photographers, with their colourful enamel and analogue industrial design," declares London-based photographer and co-founder of The Artful Project gallery, Joshua Blackburn, in the...
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Set over more than 40 hectares in the Mallorcan countryside, Finca Serena—with its abundance of olive trees, lavender, lemon trees, pines and grapes—is the personification of Mediterranean living. An island with mountains, beaches, nature and...
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"She would just see things. Many of her photos, it’s just that one click," says Paul McCartney of his late wife's ability to capture intimate moments as they happen. "You’ve got to recognise when a great photo is happening in front of you. And...
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The unveiling of the Ace Hotel in Shoreditch in 2013 marked a pivotal point in the neighbourhood's history. It cemented the locale's developmental direction and its expansion into one of the most sought-after hospitality and business hotspots in...
Stuff Crush
Through the Keyhole for the creative class, East London Homes details the alluring interiors of 29 homes in London's most creative neighbourhoods; providing an enthralling insight into the lives of the creative minds who have chosen to call this...
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Having made its way over the Atlantic, the first international outpost—having already taken over New York; Washington DC; San Francisco; Chicago; Los Angeles; and Boston—of The Wing has opened in London's Fitzrovia neighbourhood; the women's...
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From bus seats to viaducts, fruits to fields, carpets to coastlines, photographer Joseph Ford and prolific knitter Nina Dodd racked up an impressive 1,000 hours creating nan jumpers for humans, animals—even a banana—for their ode to the odd,...
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Housed within five monumental heritage-listed structures, Antwerp hotel August pays homage to its history as an Augustinian cloister; Belgian architect and longtime Graanmarkt 13 collaborator, Vincent Van Duysen, creating a hotel that retains the...
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Something tells you things are going to go swimmingly when the waiter sits down one of the most incredible cocktails you've seen and tells you: "we only serve cocktails with the first two dishes of the tasting menu, I hope that will be okay with...
Dispatches
The bewitching Balearic Island of Mallorca is as evocative as Mediterranean destinations come—rightly renowned for its blissful beaches, limestone mountains, stone-built villages and tapas and wine scene. An all-year round destination with...
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Located within the original ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) headquarters on Brooklyn's 1.8-mile-long Gowanus Canal, Public Records is a cultural spot home to an all-day vegan cafe; respecting the building's history...
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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...
Dispatches
The first impression of your home isn't simply a matter of architectural design or interior decor. Curb appeal, the undeniable charm and allure of a property as viewed from the street, has an inexplicably powerful influence on property value....
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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...