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Fashion
In a world full of insipid, paint-by-numbers collaborations, where celebrity flatulence is bottled and branded without even so much as a bum cheek raised; it's always a welcome relief to see a meeting of minds that yields thoughtful and fascinating...
Journal
I have a serious crush on the New York of yesteryear. It might be more of an obsession. I'm in love with the underground disco that Nicky Siano and Larry Levan spun at Studio 54 and The Paradise Garage respectively. I adore the early hip-hop of...
Journal
Go to New York, search Manhattan's skips, bins and building sites for waste materials, build a boat from said materials, cart it up to the source of the Hudson, and row it 315 miles back to the Big Apple. Simple. In theory. In practice however, it's...
Journal
When I started writing this column over six months ago, I promised to bring you design that make you feel like you’d momentarily lost the need to breathe. That’s exactly how I felt when I spotted the Wharton High Desk by Geoffrey Keating at the...
New York
Reach for your canes and iron your morning coats, thanks to The NoMad Hotel - Manhattan just got a whole load of European neoclassical glamour. Forget what we said yesterday about less is more - it's all a load of rubbish, we've always said that. Is...
Journal
Comprising the works of Stephen Burks, Rama Chorpash, Michele Oka Doner, Sebastian Errazuriz, Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, John Paul Philippe, James Salaiz, Suzanne Tick, and Mark Welsh - all of whom call the city in question home - New York, New York,...
Journal
Often when you get up close and personal with something you’ve admired from afar, it falls short of your expectations. The Sydney Opera House is a lot smaller than I thought it would be – so is the White House. They say you should never meet...
Journal
New York artist Inna Babaeva creates elegantly disturbed sculptures and object interventions; her works with expandable foam conjure up visions of organic life-forms, perhaps colour-obsessed alien diseases - molesting their subjects with wildly...
Journal
Assuming the roles of model, photographer, art director, hair and make-up, and so on... influential American artist Cindy Sherman has been producing mesmerising conceptual self-portraits since the 1970s, and continues to this day; challenging...
Journal
The 25th anniversary of renowned dance company Tere O'Connor Dance at New York's Danspace Project was celebrated at the end of last year by the choreographer's latest show; Cover Boy. The set - constructed by Aptum Architecture (Julie Larsen and...
Interiors
Haiko Cornelissen, a Dutch architect with an office in Amsterdam and New York, clearly misses nature when he's holed up in his city apartments; his picNYC table offers the surreal, yet stimulating, answer to those who share these emotions. No more...
Journal
Regarded as a founder of both minimal and conceptual art, the prolific American artist Sol LeWitt was infatuated with walls. Between 1968 and his death in 2007 he would create more than 1,270 wall drawings, and throughout his career he chronicled...
City Notes
Bringing understated Scandinavian elegance to the edge of Warsaw’s historic Old Town, PURO Warszawa Stare Miasto is the latest addition to the design-led hotel group’s growing Polish portfolio, and possibly their most considered space...
City Notes
In Milan’s ever-evolving Isola district, MOGO has arrived on the scene, offering a destination where music, mixology, and modern Japanese cuisine come together in a high-design setting that will have aesthetics addicts frothing at the mouth. A...
City Notes
Opening its doors in February 2025, Ned’s Club Washington, DC marks the second collaboration between Soho House’s luxury brand and the design and architecture experts at Stonehill Taylor. Set across the 9th to 12th floors of two historic...
City Notes
After a century spent as apartment residences, and following a meticulous two-year transformation, Hotel Granada reopened its Spanish Colonial archways to guests in August 2024. Located at 1302 West Peachtree Street NW, this 120-room property now...
Dispatches
Buying a car can be a minefield. It doesn’t have to be, though! Indeed, there are plenty of simple ways you can simplify the process of purchasing a vehicle. Using a professional car history checking app is undoubtedly one of the best options in...
Dispatches
Many people dream of turning a creative interest — writing, design, art, photography, music — into a meaningful career. The leap from something enjoyed as a hobby to a fulfilling profession can feel both thrilling and daunting. Yet it’s...
Dispatches
Plumbing may not always be at the forefront of design conversations, but the comfort of our homes depends on it just as much as light, texture, and space. The gentle hum of a well-functioning water system is often invisible—until something goes...
Dispatches
Everyone loves the feeling of arriving at a charming vacation retreat. What if you could bring that travel vibe into your own home? With thoughtful design choices, your living room can feel like a curated destination. From tactile fabrics...