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Journal
Back in February we featured Dishoom, the beautiful Covent Garden restaurant inspired by the faded elegance of Bombay's 19th century cafés. This week the St. Martin's Lane establishment has dragged itself down to the beach - well, London's cultural...
Journal
Famed Scottish brewery BrewDog have recently begun opening a chain of bars creating a special outlet for their unique blend of craft beer. The first two are located in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, and are designed by local firm CM Design. Drawing on the...
Mykonos
Alemagou is a bar and restaurant set beautifully on the sand of Ftelia Beach on the Greek island of Mykonos. Taking inspiration from typical Cycladic architecture, local firm K Studio have used the whitewashed, smooth-edged houses and dry stonewalls...
London
Officially opening its doors just over two weeks ago, we got ourselves a sneak preview the week before, and had the immense pleasure of shacking up for the night at the jaw-droppingly fabulous The Zetter Townhouse - baby sister to Clerkenwell's...
Leamington Spa
Having just been nominated in this year's Restaurant and Bar Design Awards, having already garnered accolades and awards for their previous incarnations, the refit of Royal Leamington Spa's infamous Smack nightclub has already caused as much of a...
Brazil
São Paulo's Bar Numero takes its title from its entrance and main focal point – an eye-catching façade made out of a large numeric artwork. Once inside the building, which resembles the entrance of a temple or cave, a narrow and completely...
Barcelona
Casting aside any tendencies to nod towards the past of this historic cultural institution - El Molino was originally opened in 1898 - with retro or kitsch touches, Barcelona's Fernando Salas has thoroughly embraced futurist design with his...
London
Back in late 19th and early 20th century, Bombay - now known as Mumbai - was awash with Bombay, or Irani as they were also known, cafés. Opened by immigrants from Persia, the cafés were an essential part of urban living, and carried off a fabulous...
Stuttgart
With Stuttgart's club scene moving in recent years to Theodor-Heuss-Straße, long-standing party spot Mash decided to follow, with a suitably impressive multi-purpose - café by day, restaurant for lunch and dinner, and club by night - venue,...
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
If you’ve ever requested estimates from multiple movers, you’ve probably experienced sticker shock in more ways than one. One quote seems reasonable, another feels suspiciously low, and a third is far higher than expected; all for what appears...
Dispatches
Huachiao Vibrant Sports Park located in Kunshan, Suzhou, offers a confident vision for how contemporary public space can weave together culture, sport, and everyday life. Although completed in March 2024, the park remains worthy of mention in 2026,...
Dispatches
While there have undoubtedly been some remarkable innovations in mental health treatment, online therapy remains one of the most underappreciated changes in recent memory. The ability to open your laptop or turn on your phone and speak to a...
Dispatches
World Design Rankings offers a global snapshot of design excellence, measuring countries by the number of designers who have received the A’ Design Award. Nations don’t enter the rankings themselves; instead, they are represented by...