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Journal
Stand at ground level at Park Hill and you can almost smell yesterday’s pub food drifting out from the cafés and hear the ghost-clank of milk floats the decks were once designed to carry. The Grace Owen nursery sits on its small patch of...
Gdańsk
Once part of the Gdańsk Shipyard, a vast terrain used to produce ships and where the country's anti-authoritarian 'Solidarity Movement' was born, Hall 31B has reopened as a cultural ecosystem rooted in reuse and reinvention. Established in the late...
Dispatches
Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...
China
Positioned on the shores of Lugu Lake in China’s Yunnan province, ArcadiaPlace Lugu Lake is a hotel where ancient Mosuo culture, contemporary design, and natural splendour intersect. Conceived by Imago Architecture Design Consultancy under chief...
Dispatches
From architecture and interiors to fashion, digital products and beyond, the A’ Design Award & Competition casts its net wide, and with submissions for the 2025—2026 edition open until 30 September, creatives, designers, and entrepreneurs across...
Publications
Brutalism isn’t just about hulking façades and raw concrete shells. Step inside and another world reveals itself; geometry and light collide, concrete feels equally monumental as unexpectedly intimate. These spaces are the territories explored in...
New York City
The legendary Manhattan landmark has been reborn following a reinvention led by Rockwell Group; W New York – Union Square reopening as the global flagship for the W Hotels brand by combining early 20th-century grandeur with detail-driven...
Mexico City
Mexico City welcomes a striking new player on the luxury scene with the arrival of Hotel Alexander, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Positioned within the architectural gem that is Torre Virreyes in the aristocratic Lomas Virreyes...
Publications
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
Dispatches
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...
Turkey
Located in the secluded bay of Günlüklü on Turkey’s Aegean coast, just east of Göcek, AHÃMA is a sanctuary shaped by conservation, design, and connection to place. A new member of The Aficionados, this 20 hectare eco-biome sits among ancient...
Cologne
Valentyns sets a striking new standard for workplace design, launching a progressive model in Cologne, Germany, that puts small and mid-sized businesses on par with global firms. Housed in a modernist 1960s building with views over the Rhine, the...
City Notes
Opened in September 2025, HYLL brings a new interpretation of country hospitality to the Cotswolds, a hotel rooted in its landscape, designed to slow the pace and dim the noise. Set within a restored 16th century manor house, the 26 room property...
City Notes
Sircle Collection, the international hospitality group behind a growing portfolio of hotels and restaurants, introduces The Cover Vienna this November, a private members’ club in the city’s 7th District. Set within the Max Brown Hotel, the club...
City Notes
In the centre of Bergen, a new chapter has opened for a concrete landmark designed by Egill Reimers in 1920. Once home to bakeries, offices, shops and social services, the building has been reimagined by architecture studio LOCAL as Bergen Camping,...
City Notes
On Barcelona’s recently beautified Avinguda Diagonal, a new kind of café experience has arrived, one that has already piqued the curiosity of both locals and visitors. Jaç Hi-Fi Café, designed by Isern Serra Studio for owners Ligia and Arnau,...
Dispatches
Morning light pouring through sliding doors can change a living room instantly. When indoor and outdoor areas flow together, the boundary softens. That sense of connection doesn't happen by chance, it comes from intentional choices in color,...
Dispatches
If travel is a big part of your life, your hair might be bearing the brunt of all those hours spent on planes and in hotel rooms. Everything from stress to irregular sleep patterns and cabin pressure can damage your hair, which can feel particularly...
Dispatches
Running a small business is no easy feat, but it’s also never been more exciting! The next generation of entrepreneurs are flexible, tech-savvy, and design-led in their approach to work, which means they demand the same from their...
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Some places in the world just scream romance and beauty, and Italy's Lake Como is definitely at the top of that list. Tucked away like a fjord between steep Alpine slopes, it offers a mix of dramatic nature and old-world aristocratic charm that you...