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The Edit
The science of nutrition has never been more advanced, and yet obesity levels are soaring. Cynicism towards advertising is at an all time high, and yet we keep buying shit like there's no tomorrow. Are we really so easily manipulated, do we just...
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The House of Peroni opens its Grade II listed doors again to a whole host of Italian talent tomorrow, and we recently dropped by for a sneak preview. From fashion installations by Simone Rainer to daily changing soundtrack designs by music maestro...
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Giving us the first “is that a badger or a dog?” double-take of the day (it's a wolf), Revital Cohen and Tuur Van Balen's And Nowhere a Shadow is just one of the interesting elements to Future Perfect, part of the Close, Closer series of...
Publications
Issue six of Pigeons & Peacocks hit the news stands this week with a new editorial team in place, and doesn't it look lovely? It does indeed - congratulatory double-air kisses and manly handshakes where appropriate to the London College of...
Journal
Described by Thomas Edison as ‘the eighth wonder of the world’, Linotype machines revolutionised the way we printed in multitude; invented by German born American immigrant Ottmar Mergenthaler in the late 19th century, the overwhelmingly complex...
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Fancy a bit of Pop Art? How about a double dollop of Pop Art? How would you like to strip naked and dive headfirst into a swimming pool full of lovely, lovely Pop Art? Put your clothes back on you weirdos, this exhibition might make you take leave...
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Stanley Donwood, known to his mum as Dan Rickwood, is an artist and writer celebrated for his long-standing visual contributions to perennial doomsters Radiohead – you may know him from such album covers as The Bends, Hail to the Thief and...
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The world can be a scary place, and in Julian Callos we find an artist capable of expressing uncertainty and insecurity in an extremely eloquent manner. His latest series, Cosmos, delves into the human condition using his distinctive blend of...
Helsinki
Helsinki's Kellohalli is an imposing yet attractive presence, looming at one end of a courtyard in the city's rejuvenated abattoir complex, its double level façade yawning open like a mouth lined with perfectly polished leaded glass teeth. Good...
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If you've ever looked at a sign and thought to yourself that a bit of mischievously-placed spray paint would make the message all the more telling, then Mike Flood's latest collection of subversive communication should be right up your...
Publications
The November release of a monograph surveying the rise of D*Face means it can go straight to the top of our list to Father Christmas - it's almost as though publishers Laurence King planned it that way, but accident or not, we're glad of its timely...
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It's no wonder this collection by Francesco Vezzoli is called The Museum of Crying Women – you would cry too if someone embroidered your eyeball. The needle-wielding Italian is bringing his tearful ladies to the city of Doha, Qatar, for an...
City Notes
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...
City Notes
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...
City Notes
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...
City Notes
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
Everyone loves the feeling of arriving at a charming vacation retreat. What if you could bring that travel vibe into your own home? With thoughtful design choices, your living room can feel like a curated destination. From tactile fabrics...
Dispatches
Picture this: you unlock the door to your new home. The sofa’s already waiting in its perfect spot, your favorite artwork hangs where you imagined, and not a single box blocks your view. That’s not magic—it’s the difference the right movers...
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....
Dispatches
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,...