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Journal
There was a time in our lives when we would spend the majority of our day in creative pursuits. Painting, drawing, writing stories, building castles out of Lego ... whatever your preferred pre-school activity, creativity was at the heart of what we...
Dispatches
Instagram came to change culture, and a number of industries can attest to this; the image-sharing platform continuing to be the most influential social media network of today. Entrepreneurs worth their salt are wise enough to embrace Instagram and...
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...
Dispatches
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,...
Dispatches
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...
Dispatches
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...
Dispatches
'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...
Dispatches
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,...
Dispatches
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...
Journal
Elephants with tiger’s bodies, donkeys with wings and peanut flavoured raindrops; these are just some of the magical creatures Núria Martí Casanova wants us to be free to imagine through the bold graphics of her new children’s knitwear range....
City Notes
Grounded in an East-meets-West design philosophy, the doors have opened on Ace Hotel Kyoto; the hip hotel chain's Asian debut a 213-room hotel built in homage to the city's creative spirit. Longtime Ace partner Commune Design have combined natural,...
The Edit
A way to express our personality, character and the way we live, our private living spaces shape our everyday routines (more so now that many of us continue to work from home due to the current pandemic) and affect our wellbeing; many homes...
Dispatches
The fifth week of coronavirus quarantine in Spain, and the luxury hotels that once hosted the wealthy weekender crowd are now home to patients and worn out health workers. In Madrid, seven hotels are already open or being prepared as overflow...
Dispatches
On the surface, modern offices look a lot cleaner and a lot more organised than the offices of 30 years ago. However, in many cases the clutter is still there; it’s just hidden from view. Messy filing cabinets have been replaced with messy digital...
Dispatches
As a general rule, luxury brands have made high-end watches throughout the years. They have continued to design them to date successfully. For instance, Jaeger-LeCoultre was established in 1833, Vacheron Constantin in 1755, and Audemars Piguet in...
Dispatches
It might seem like a far-off dream right now, with the coronavirus continuing its role as elephant in the room, but as time goes on, you can’t help but get that travel itch again. While actually getting on the plane might not be possible yet for...
Dispatches
Few things have such an impact on happiness as our friendships. But when we really take a look at where these relationships are going, it’s not always a rosy picture. Social media was meant to provide greater personal connectivity, yet in many...