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Conceived in 2017, The Anonymous Project is committed to collecting and preserving colour slides from the last 70 years; the project's founder, filmmaker Lee Shulman, having bought a random box of vintage slides and fallen head over heels in love...
New York
With a whopping 512 soundproofed guest rooms, the TWA Hotel—JFK's only on-airport hotel—has opened with much fanfare, breathing new life into a world-renowned architectural landmark as it undoubtedly confirms itself as a one-of-a-kind...
Dispatches
In the early hours of Monday 31 August, 1970, Jimi Hendrix took to the stage on a chalk down near the village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight. That same day, acts such as Leonard Cohen and The Moody Blues had entertained the record-breaking...
Journal
Inspired by classic South Korean picture books of years gone by, visual storyteller, JiYeun Kang, illustrates in an old-style aesthetic to bring her narrative alive. She is known to elongate and exaggerate human features, capturing humble elegance...
The Edit
Considering Charles M. Schulz would proclaim his iconic comic strip was "about nothing", the influence of Peanuts on popular culture has been—and continues to be—nothing short of monumental; Snoopy and his human friends inspiring artists to...
Publications
When a chance meeting led Fleet Street photographer Derek Cattani to cross paths with Australian-born John Rendall and Anthony (Ace) Bourke, little did he know that he'd become a trusted member of a lion cub's human pride. It's a story...
Barcelona
Built between 1883 and 1885 by a then 31 year-old Antoni Gaudí for Manuel Vicens i Montaner, Casa Vicens (a summer home for the Barcelona-based brick and tile factory owner) was the first of the iconic architect's commissions to truly show off the...
Dispatches
Considered one of the first buildings of the Art Nouveau movement, Casa Vicens was also the first house designed by a certain Antoni Gaudí. Located in the Barcelona neighbourhood of Gràcia, the house commissioned by brick and tile factory owner,...
The Edit
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, it was in 1938 that Todd Webb bought his first camera aged 33, joining the Chrysler Camera Club and striking up a friendship with fellow budding photographer Harry Callahan; the pair developing a life-long...
Publications
The host of WTF Podcast, stand up comedian Marc Maron, says all you need to know: 'without Paul Major I would know nothing about all the great records people know nothing about.' That, my friends, is Mr Major in a nutshell. Savant of the oddest...
Journal
Florence is a Renaissance city; there’s no getting around that fact. Narrow cobbled streets wind their way from the banks of the Arno to the Piazzo del Duomo, where one of the most impressive feats of 15th century engineering and design still...
Publications
There are no jokes left for what Dalston has become in the 2010s. Vice made them all. Literally. The Tumblr kids have GIFfed the East London suburb into oblivion, its retro '80s (then '90s) clubs with moustached DJs playing sets entirely comprised...
Stuff Crush
Although producing work for more than a decade, Catalan artist Carlota Guerrero shot to prominence in 2016 after her iconic portrait of Solange Knowles (for the album, A Seat at the Table) catapulted her into pole position as one of the most...
City Notes
Known as one of Portugal's most significant wood products companies since its conception in 1964, Banema opens its first concept store in Lisbon, choosing the Campo de Ourique neighbourhood in the city's historic centre as home for its almost 300...
City Notes
One of our very favourite hotel brands, The Hoxton, chooses the Eternal City as the destination for the opening of their 10th hotel; their Italian debut showing the world of travel that they have no plans of slowing down as we finally start to see a...
City Notes
Since its opening in February this year, Library Street Collective's new Snarkitecture-designed gallery has presented a series of works by American artist Sam Friedman, with one KAWS as the show’s curator. Currently hosting the group exhibition...
Dispatches
Over the last 16 months, we’ve been spending a lot more time at home. And it has gotten us all collectively wondering: is it possible to recreate your own spa experiences, or even making a spa at home? It turns out that it is. And it’s...
Dispatches
We all love a cosy home. To curl up with a warm blanket and some hot cocoa in the winter. But it's not always easy to do that when you live in a draughty old house. You might be thinking, "I can't afford new furniture" or "It'll take too long." But...
Dispatches
Everyday pain is one of the worst parts of life. While this sense can act as a warning system when something is very wrong with your body, it can also be horrible to live with when you have pain that is caused by something more long-term. Many...
Dispatches
Trying to sell your home means that you need to take the necessary steps to improve this process. And there are a lot of things that play a role in this moving forward. Try to think about some of the best ideas that you should be looking to get...