Journal
With the run up to Sir Peter Blake's 80th Birthday next week, I popped over to the V&A for an evening talk with the legend himself and Wayne Hemingway. I love the V&A, wonderfully resilient and steeped in history - it simply is the world's greatest...
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Wonderful World is the epic third instalment of Gérard Rancinan and Caroline Gaudriault's The Trilogy of the Moderns. The large scale (worth over £1,000,000 we're told) exhibition is now gracing the walls of Londonewcastle's Project Space and is...
Publications
We're Electric is a limited edition cloth-bound publication, specially commissioned to celebrate the launch of the Ampera - Vauxhall's new electric vehicle. The collection of essays, observations, illustrations and poems - curated by The Idler's...
Publications
Teaching your kids about the beautiful game is most dad's dream - especially now that Euro 2012 is just about to kick off. Interestingly we've just spotted an excellent introduction to Swedish and world-wide football greats, in the latest...
Journal
As you will already know, our love for Bloomsbury's finest concept store Darkroom is eternal. So when a new product, collaboration or story comes from the dynamic duo Rhonda Drakeford and Lulu Roper-Caldbeck, we're all eyes & ears. Invited to...
Journal
We had the immense fortune to be invited to see Anthony Minghella's award-winning production of Puccini's Madam Butterfly. Having absolutely no knowledge of opera, with the slight fear of 'not getting it', we eagerly sat ourselves down in the...
Journal
Dudebox launched last week with a supreme party at Village Underground showcasing some killer vinyl toys. It's the brain-child of Robert Beecham - the man who convinced 20th Century Fox to secure the rights to produce Darth Vadar figurines in the...
Journal
For all you lovers of fashion and illustration it's time to go see the latest exhibition at Fashion Space Gallery. Second in a series curated by Polona Dolzan and Ligaya Salazar, it brings us a hand-picked selection of sixty works by thirteen...
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Until 27th May you'll be able to physically set your sights on some of Manifold Edition's latest print offerings. Including exclusive Marc Quinn Sphinx (of Kate Moss) prints in gold and silver leaf, and Damien Hirst's wood-block Spots prints. A...
Barcelona
A little gem of a hotel in the cool area of Born in Barcelona is the brilliantly named Chic & Basic. Located within ten minutes of the beach, the Ramblas and some of the best tapas in Barcelona, this 31 room hotel is ideal for the design, culture...
Journal
The international, multi-award winning artist, Gary Taxali, launched his first UK solo show at Steve Lazarides' The Outsiders gallery in London last week. Running until early June, the exhibition includes over forty works of various media and...
Journal
I love Paris, it never fails to impress with its elegant, stylish and indulgently classy architecture and style. I also love Cointreau for its fresh, sweet and zesty flavour which creates a feminine and aspirational spirit. Hard to resist, then, a...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
The bathroom is obviously one really important part of the home/building. This is because of the essential role that it plays in ensuring personal hygiene and overall health. As a result, investment in this important part of the building is ideal,...
Dispatches
Orlando's theme parks are exciting to visit. That is why Disney World attracts 50 million visitors each year. However, visiting the city doesn't have to break the bank. There are many free and budget-friendly activities that you can enjoy in the...
Dispatches
Stress has become an unavoidable part of modern life. Between work, family responsibilities, and personal challenges, many people struggle to find a sense of calm. While traditional stress management methods such as meditation, yoga, and exercise...
Dispatches
Sure, none of us think constantly about potential disasters that could strike our home, such as floods, fires, storm damage and similar. But, things happen. And, when they do, we have to find a way to resolve the situation. Of course, in those...