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Tulum
Founded by social entrepreneur Roth (Eduardo Neira)—of the impressive AZULIK Tulum and neighbouring genre-defying art space IK LAB Tulum—AZULIK Uh May is a confounding proposition; a trans-disciplinary site for creative endeavour set deep within...
Helsinki
Following a five-year development, Helsinki’s 50€ million cultural powerhouse, Amos Rex, opened last month, the architectural playground a new and playful icon for the Finnish capital's cultural quarter. Once home to Bio Rex, one of...
Ghent
Located within Ghent's Zebrastraat—a social housing project cum culture and conference centre—the XYZ Lounge serves as a focal point for the venue, a blisteringly beautiful space that its designer, Didier Faustino, says "questions the...
Miami
As has been the case with Wynwood and the Miami Design District, many of the long-abandoned spaces dotted throughout Miami's urban core have seen regeneration at the hands of savvy developers who have one eye on the strong cultural reputation the...
London
Occupying the empty levels of a well-known multi-storey carpark in south-east London, Peckham Levels is an intoxicating creative campus for innovators, creators, artists, makers, and entrepreneurs; a cultural hub conceived by social enterprise...
London
Designed to replicate the home environment, global music brand and leader in smart home sound systems, Sonos, open their first European concept store on Thursday 16 November; located in London’s Seven Dials. Showcasing how Sonos systems...
Budapest
Experience the bold new spirit of this ex-communist capital city care of Brody House, an inspiring bohemian hangout beloved by local creatives. There’ve been Playboy shoots in the boutique-hotel bedrooms and Budapest’s culture high and low is...
Paris
Cultural space Le Hasard Ludique has opened its doors to the Parisian public after five long years in the making. Occupying an old railway station on L'avenue de Saint-Ouen in the French capital, the venue now houses a theatre, workshop and dazzling...
Toronto
East Room in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood is a place for its creative members to spearhead their careers; quench their cultural thirsts; and nurture a healthy lifestyle ... after all, kids, ‘all work and no play, makes Jack a dull...
Dispatches
Ever leave a city muttering something along the lines of 'unfinished business'? Perhaps there are places you just can't tear yourself away from. The William Vale, Williamsburg We're always being told to try something new, broaden our...
London
'From the white cube to the bedroom wall.' That's the maxim behind The Baldwin Gallery, a new space dedicated to art inspired by Native American philosophies that has opened in London's Blackheath. Seeking to provoke discourse about both art, and...
London
Occupying a space in the hip E20 postcode — the former Olympic Village — REDYELLOWBLUE is another welcome addition to the already culturally-buzzing neighbourhood; an exhibition space, bar, and restaurant that's dedicated primarily to presenting...
The Edit
"I just get bored with anything typically pretty, and I enjoy the melancholic, both in art and cinema," explained Nadia Lee Cohen of her cult cinema-informed style in a 2016 We Heart interview. Opening this week at Málaga's La Térmica, her latest...
Journal
Marco Oggian is an illustrator, photographer, and all-round creative bod. Born in Italy, he now occupies a small studio in Spain where the food is good. He has a lot to say about what’s up with the world, and his observations, likes and dislikes...
City Notes
A magnet for creative types, Philadelphia's Fishtown neighbourhood buzzes with cultural energy—brimming with galleries, studios, bistros, beer gardens and music venues. Befitting then that Lokal Hotel chose the area to lay the foundations for...
City Notes
Once housing the bridge keepers in charge of opening and closing bridges for boat traffic on the canals of Amsterdam, the city's many bridge houses are tiny structures perched on the waterside—iconic architectural monuments that have remained...
Dispatches
“Variety’s the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavour,” so wrote William Cowper in his 1785 poem, The Task, thus giving way to a phrase that would affix itself firmly to the modern lexicon. Of course he was wrong, for spontaneity is...
Dispatches
It may have only been operational for 14 years—transitioning between Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin—but 100 years since it opened, the impact of The Bauhaus resonates as strongly as ever. The enduring influence of the teachings that shaped modernism...
Dispatches
“Children have the knowledge but not the power to use the computer,” says Abdulazeez Henry Musa, author of Cybersex: A Nightmare of the 21st Century - The Rebirth of Armageddon. “As parents, you have to monitor what they do on the computer,...
Dispatches
Devon is many things, but one quality that is inescapable is its raw beauty. From the drama of towering cliffs crashing into the Atlantic to vast and rousing moorland, down to staggering beaches and Riviera glamour, the expansive county sees...