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Dispatches
Websites have grown bland in the contemporary digital age. Template-driven and generic, homogenised by the frameworks of big-name content management systems. The internet is a place of dry technicality; portals seeking to convey information or to...
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Launched in 2017, Artupia is a platform that connects emerging contemporary artists with collectors—using advancements in technology to make your art consultation exciting, and adept in searching for pieces that you'll want to shout...
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What defines that most exceptional of English gentlemanly spirit? Is it his class, his style, or his persona? Can a gentleman be defined simply by the act of wearing a three-piece suit and Oxford Brogues, or is it a characteristic from deep...
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As summer has most definitely turned to autumn, seemingly overnight, days spent in denim cut-offs and colourful t-shirts paired with cute open-toe sandals are all but over; at least until next year. It’s sad, but I throw my hands up in...
Journal
17 years in, Barcelona-based creative symposium OFFF is still poking its public for new responses. Big-hitting design talent from Neville Brody (he who shaped the ‘80s alt-aesthetic) to naked studio man Stefan Sagmeister and hundreds in between...
Journal
You walk into departures. Families in flip-flops; business travellers; stag parties; honeymooners; and you. You’re wide-eyed, your pulse racing a little high as you mop a touch of sweat from your brow. You look down at your hands, they’re...
Warsaw
For some people, commitment to an aesthetic is a lifelong resolve: Jony Ive's Dieter Rams influence will surely mark Apple for as long as the Chingford-born designer is at its helm, Michael Jackson's pledge to manifest his King of Pop persona was so...
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Long regarded as a man's world, Barcelona-based Swede Erika Lust has been beating the feminist drum in the erotic film industry with her series XConfessions — earning plaudits from commentators as varied as Dazed and Vogue; the former calling her...
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Doesn't it make it all worth while when someone says thanks? Cheers mate, appreciate it. Or when the people you rely on come up with the goods, just when it matters. Well, all at We Heart HQ are revelling in that fuzzy feeling of gratitude and...
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Stop reading this. You are wasting your time. Go outside. Talk to someone. Poke them. They're fucking real. This screen is not real. Stop reading this. You wake up. You pick up your phone. Your iPad. Sit on the loo? Social checkup. What...
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You know when you're sitting on one of those bits of news that you'd need a machete-swinging militia to keep at bay? When you meet your pals in the pub and you find yourself almost physically encouraging them to ask you how your day was? Just so you...
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"Books are the final resting place for good photography. As more information was going online and people were worrying that print was over, it was the perfect time to get into making beautiful books that were physical objects." Martin Usborne,...
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
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'...
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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...
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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...
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Ever the progressive music and arts festival, Sónar have announced the programme for this year's edition of their immersive Sonar360º by MEDIAPRO experience. Offering an unparalleled A/V extravaganza, the Sonar360º dome spans 19 metres in...