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Journal
We're a bit uncomfortable featuring churches. All that queer religious stuff going on inside - the thought of them alone usually results in an hour or two of death metal (Deicide or Mayhem will do nicely, thanks) just to cleanse our souls. But -...
Journal
One of my favourite London landmarks has to be Battersea Power Station. I have been lucky enough to get a look up-close and inside this incredible monument and to attend a lecture from the 20th Century Society about its history, so I thought I’d...
London
The Farmiloe Building was my last port of call during this year’s London Design Festival. I was there to see Designersblock; my third design show of the day, fifth show of the weekend, on the last day of an exhausting, exhilarating nine-day...
Journal
Berlin based architects J. MAYER H. don't do things by halves. Early on this year we featured their great leviathan of timber in Seville, a colossus of sculptured wood that can rival any public space in the world for the title of most jaw-dropping,...
City Notes
Salon Volta is a new barbershop in Laval, Quebec, that rethinks the familiar codes of grooming through a concept centred on craft and community. Moving away from the traditional model, the project positions itself as a space where barbering unfolds...
City Notes
Interior design studio and creative consultancy Ste Marie has completed Olia Ristorante and Mimi Bar, a pair of hospitality venues conceived as a day-to-night sequence at the base of new residential tower Citizen on Jasper. Commissioned by Corso 32...
City Notes
On a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group has reimagined the traditional mazanka — the archetypal rural home — for the contemporary era. These 50 square metre guesthouses reinterpret the vernacular, translating thick whitewashed walls...
City Notes
Situated at the edge of Montmartre, where Pigalle’s energy meets Parisian rooftops, Hôtel Rochechouart is a 1929 Art Deco landmark given a contemporary pulse. Design duo Festen has restored the building’s historic details while threading a...
Dispatches
Aesthetic treatments are no longer a niche conversation. From injectables to advanced skincare and laser technology, more people are exploring ways to maintain their appearance and improve skin quality. In a city like London, where access to...
Dispatches
Most families don’t begin with a grand financial plan. It’s usually smaller than that. A random conversation on the couch. Someone asking, “Hey, are we actually saving enough?” And then… silence for a second. Because no one really knows...
Dispatches
Scheduling problems rarely show up all at once. It starts with one double-booking. One technician running late. One patient showing up for the wrong time slot. Somebody shrugs, fixes it, moves on. No big scene. At least not yet. Then it keeps...
Dispatches
Ten kilometres west of Dubrovnik’s Old Town, on the south-facing flank of Koločep Island, there is a sea cave that briefly — and only briefly — turns the colour of liquid sapphire. The effect is physics, not folklore. For about three hours...