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Founded in Liverpool - and now with a satellite office in London - Mercy is a creative agency that don't do things by halves. By day, they're knocking out designs, brands and campaigns for youth and arts orientated clients - by night, they're...
Porto
The word hostel may have you immediately reaching for the insecticide, but it’s time to put aside your prejudices and embrace communal quarters - the number of 'hip hostels' on our radar continues to rise. Have a gander at this re-imagining of...
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The current focus on We Heart is on British Design, in celebration of the Olympics, and where better to find the future of British Design, than at “the UK’s most important graduate exhibition” (if they do say so themselves!), New Designers....
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As all eyes turn to Stratford today, one of the most subtle - yet sublime - visual delights on show will be a series of canvas banners circling Populous' imposing Olympic Stadium. Wrap, a sequence of 56 colours breathing life into the typically...
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The aptly-named canteen-style restaurant, Canteen, now has outlets covering all of London's hot-spots; from Baker Street to Spitalfields. With classic British inspired cooking and award-winning menus you're likely to expect quality ingredients in...
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Answering a brief from Creative Review editor Patrick Burgoyne - to 'do better' than the official big-name artist designed Olympic posters - Kingston University student Josh King answered the brief with aplomb. It's not surprising when you dig...
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Frustrated by the lack of innovation versus the abundance of waste, in both high-end and high-street fashion (the former Chelsea college of Art and RCA graduate has worked for the likes of Louis Vuitton, H&M and Sonia Rykiel), textile designer...
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At some point in our lives we've all received a gift or heirloom of some kind from a loved one. It could have been an object, a set of photographs or even an old tool kit. Have we, however, given much thought to its impact in our lives, and have...
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Recent University of Brighton graduate, Paul Layzell is a London-based illustrator with a delightfully edgy retro-vibe to his work. With a seemingly similar adoration for the grittiness of '70s and '80s New York as my good self, his work could just...
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Founded in 2009 by Xavier Sheriff and Gemma Ruse, StudioXAG are a magic-weaving duo whose work we've featured before (here, here and here). No surprise then, that we're fans of the spells they've cast upon many a shop window; their works for the...
Leamington Spa
Let’s be honest, no one likes the council planning department. They seem to have a rule against everything, with the curious exception of erecting truly hideous houses everywhere you look, which is apparently smiled upon enthusiastically. But if...
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With her partner being from the Democratic Republic of Congo, young fashion designer Cat Patterson delved into the country's rebellious, revolutionary and corrupt history and culture to find out more about him and his family. The resultant...
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
Hospitals and medical staff are held accountable for anesthesia errors through medical malpractice laws, internal reviews, and professional standards. When a mistake happens, the key question is whether the provider failed to meet the accepted...
Dispatches
A lawyer can help after a concert injury by protecting your rights, gathering evidence, and fighting for fair compensation while you focus on healing. When things go wrong in a crowded, high-energy setting like a music concert, it’s easy to feel...
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Some people discover mixology behind a bar on a busy Friday night. Others come to it through years of hosting dinner parties, obsessing over flavor combinations, or spending too much money on bitters collections they absolutely did not need. However...
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There was a time when wedding bar service meant a single bartender, a few bottles of wine, and maybe a keg if the couple was feeling casual. Those days are long gone. Today's couples are rethinking the bar as one of the most meaningful parts of the...