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Publications
Lannoo's Insta Grammar series comprises a succession of titles from Dogs to Cats, City to Nordic, Graphic to Unicorn; each investigating the varying trends on sub-trends that come, go, and stay on the image-based social media giant. The subject of...
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...
Journal
The new photography movement is a very modern juxtaposition that proves the undeniable longevity of one of our most popular arts. The principles behind primitive versions of the camera — like the camera obscura or pinhole — date back to ancient...
Dispatches
What with Weedles and Squirtles and Pinsirs and co., strange creatures have become a regular part of many people's day to day lives in recent months — for one Instagrammer, though, imaginary beasts have been coming into view a little longer; Ben...
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Somehow, it still manages to tip the scales of the internet, sending celebs into heated meltdowns and drawing opinion from just about every corner of the world. We've all seen every single inch of Kim Kardashian's body ... yet, when she gets it out,...
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Yeah, youth ... damn ... anyone else struggle with differentiating between the years when you did something? If you go back to my late-teens, then my differential buffer is probably at the five year mark ... 1999 ... 2004 ... does it...
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I don’t know that I necessarily agree with Michael Schulz’s characterisation of Berlin as ‘ugly’ — I mean, it’s not exactly a total dump like , is it? Still, it’s not hard see what he means when he says the German capital and the new...
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'Totally addicted to Berlin architecture and ESPECIALLY the LEGO Architecture Studio Box', Arndt Schlaudraff is the man building his way around the world's (and his own imagination's) Brutalist gems, one LEGO brick at a time. Salk Institute...
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2015 was another big year for us here at We Heart Towers, not least a complete overhaul of this very website. We changed our look, but also tonnes of functionality to boot; debuting our London City Guide, giving you our culture-led events listings,...
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As social media further embeds itself into the daily rituals of contemporary life — and creative talents who have known nothing but the internet continue to explode into view — Instagram has become a breeding ground for future-forward creatives...
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"Kinfolk magazine: making white people feel artistic since 2011" reads the tagline on hipster-shaming Tumblr The Kinspiracy. "Cuz holding your ice cream up to a wall turns it into art 🎨🍦" Fusing four images each pulled...
Dispatches
You all love Instagram don't you? Not even its Dark Ages, militant approach to the female nipple can deter 44.4 million of you from stalking Kim Kardashian. Over 300 million of our planet's inhabitants simply can't get enough of selfies, brunches...
Journal
Herr Robert G. Bartholot—or simply Bartholot—is a one-man photographic studio based in Berlin. An artist of many contradictions, his portraiture work is classic in pose and composition, yet utterly modern in colour and experimental artistry....
City Notes
“The difference between technology and slavery,” writes Lebanese–American essayist, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, “is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free.” Debt, social expectations, and the façade of democracy may have...
Journal
You’ve seen the lab-like vessels occupying space in the world’s hippest coffee shops. It’s the 12-hour method of methodically dripping water over coffee beans that typifies the nerdy attention-to-detail that’s seen third wave coffee elevate...
Journal
Energetic, youthful, and fun, the work of photography duo Ilka & Franz makes one smile instantly. Mostly self-taught, they use a vivacious palette and block backgrounds to depict people and objects using their unique narrative. Blurring the lines...
Dispatches
There was once a ‘Keep Calm … ‘ sense of Middle England about the term ‘holiday cottage’; all plus fours and Chelsea tractors, slamming down a five kilogram copy of the Sunday Times to spend the afternoon perusing with a steady flow of...
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There's nothing better than a little competition to encourage us to push boundaries and achieve our best work—and don't those clever minds behind the A’ Design Award & Competition know it; as they once again reveal the annual World Design...
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The occult has enchanted humankind for eons. There’s something in every one of us that is drawn to the mysterious and magical; to stories of spectral visions and strange unexplained phenomena. We can’t help but thrill at the tales of ghosts and...
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The Christmas parties are in full swing, shops are stocked with festive treats and our bellies are preparing for an onslaught of turkey, mince pies, cheese, and whatever else our long-lost relatives throw our way. Yuletide, the time of year when we...