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Interiors
The name alone suggests the sheer brilliance of Ambient Lounge's original premium beanbag. Shaping the future of living room and outdoor furniture, Evolution—imbibed with the essense of progressive forward-thinking—brought upon its own...
Journal
Britain’s national treasure, fashion designer Sir Paul Smith (CBE RDI), is globally celebrated for his distinctive coloured stripes that accentuate, individualise and enliven his many fashion wares and accessories. Combining tradition with...
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...
Art & Culture
Collaborating with over 6,000 artists from around the world, Displate is a community for art lovers to browse and buy unique posters printed on thick high quality metal that can be fixed to your wall in some 20 seconds thanks to clever magnetic...
Dispatches
Flick through the Instagram feeds of fashion editors, travel influencers, us average Joes … and—amid the selfies, wanderlust, and latest food fads—you’ll be sure to find snippets of mid-century modern design. Having been pretty much on-trend...
Journal
As avid fans of collaborative creativity, we’d heard great things about Paris-based brand Petite Friture; as an éditeur de design their simple motto is to ‘make good things happen’—be that in the form of furniture, product and interior...
Art & Culture
What do Scorsese and Schrader's Taxi Driver; Hitchcock's Psycho; Reservoir Dogs; Trainspotting; or the darkly dystopian A Clockwork Orange have in common? Cult classics aside, each join a host of other iconic movies on Inside Information: Director's...
Dispatches
Society’s obsession for photographing every moment, everything, and everybody is showing no signs of slowing down. We continuously create snapshot moments only for them to exist on our smartphones; our own memory slowing sinking into the...
Interiors
Mexican-born designer Moisés Hernández uses the objects and traditions, textures and social contrasts that are found in his homeland as inspiration for his work — although the chaos of hometown Mexico City may be the last thing that'd come to...
Technology
Fed up of unwanted neighbourhood cats tormenting his beloved pet in his own home, Dr Nick Hill made it his mission to find a solution. Three years of R&D passed, and in 2008 SureFlap was born. Revolutionising the pet door industry, the...
Interiors
Since Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini and Franco Teodoro designed the first in 1969, 'beanbags' have come a long way. Typically made from leather, suede, corduroy and polyester, and coming in a variety of sizes and shapes stuffed with styrofoam beans,...
Interiors
Irina Razumovskaya’s backstory is somewhat impressive. Frequenting the Hermitage Museum from the age of five (to date), the prodigious Russian would begin evening art classes at the Kustodiev Art School aged just seven. Already...
The Edit
After an American scientist developed a shade of pink as a means to temper aggressive behaviour, claiming the specific tone to be a pacifier, establishments including Santa Clara County Jail and a San Bernardino youth clinic painted their walls in...
Journal
Two of the most highly-acclaimed Dutch designers of the moment, Kiki van Eijk and life partner Joost van Bleiswijk launched Kiki and Joost to create, enchant and to push the boundaries of design; their studio producing work that includes carpets,...
Journal
A curious collection of art adorns the walls of Redchurch Townhouse and its restaurant Cecconi's. Dotted in corners in clusters, hung across simple walls, corridors and throughout the reception ... the artwork is captivating and spans multiple...
City Notes
There’s an old quote often attributed, without confirmation, to Leonardo da Vinci: “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Now the great Renaissance polymath may not have been a minimalist in the sense of Donald Judd or Yves Klein, but he...
Dispatches
The budget's been blown and that was on the dress alone. Weddings are expensive occasions, couples typically spending an average of £17,674 on their big day, and whilst it may feel as though the planning (and depleting of funds) is never ending,...
Dispatches
In the overwhelming speed of today’s world, it's more important now than ever to look after oneself both physically and mentally. Social media plays a part in raising our stress levels, Instagram a platform where many compare their 'mediocre'...
Dispatches
It’s always the quiet ones, they say. As far as off-the-radar goes, Northumberland is as close as it gets. In every sense. The northernmost county of England, it is tucked right up on the country’s north east, bordering Scotland and the bracing...
Dispatches
In mid-September 2008 the world awoke to the news that the previous stable investment bank Lehman Brothers had collapsed; setting in motion a chain reaction of events that would later be known ominously as the 'global financial crisis’. It was the...