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Jessica Hess's is a style devoted to marking transient moments in urban life; the decay of abandoned and fragmenting buildings documented as in an act of adding permanence to their changing faces — as street artists, graffitists and vandals lend...
Publications
Oil painters commissioned to reproduce Western masterpieces in their hundreds; the 50 square mile manufacturing district of Shantou in which many of the world's bras are made, countless businesses dedicated to a single element; Shenzhen's curious...
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Hebru Brantley is an artist in demand. Informed by the AfriCOBRA art movement that began in his hometown of Chicago at the end of the 1960s, its founding members associated with America's Black Arts Movement, Brantley's work takes its cues from the...
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There's an odd beauty in the loosely knotted scraps of silicone sponge cord that form part of Royal College of Art alumni Louie Rigano and Gil Muller's prototyping for their revolutionary Shore Rugs. Typically used in heavy industries, the durable...
Dispatches
Craig Redman and Karl Maier, the New York- and London-based creative giants who collaborate under their Craig & Karl moniker, know a thing or two about unabashed technicolour splendour; the duo's ocular assaults rioting from the pages of fashion...
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Clerkenwell Design Week is underway, and so to is Design Undefined #3, occupying dextrous design den Clerkenwell London; the creative concept store of multifarious spaces and faces. Among plentiful design diversions and discourse over the course of...
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There are few places on this earth more emotive to artists and dreamers than the American desert. Its uneasy alliance with the American Dream, and the fading iconography of Americana, its vastness and kitschness and curious characters. ©...
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If you've ever sat down (and you have), you've sat on a Monobloc. Outdoor cafés from Bangkok to Bognor Regis, Scunthorpe to Siberia; where there is a need for cheap seating, the Monobloc has reigned. Who knew you and your derrière had been in...
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'I really enjoy observing the whole process of a flower’s life,' Rebecca Louise Law began telling us in a 2015 interview on these pages, 'from seed to flower, and subsequently preserving the flower within my work. My installations are designed to...
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As her native Venezuela lunges from one crisis to the next, Sydney-based artist Nadia Hernández looks to the folklore of her home country for ways to enact positive change. 'It’s the binding core of a culture,' Hernández says of these cultural...
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Although Jason Rhoades spent the entirety of his career living and working in Los Angeles — until his untimely death, from expected drug-induced heart failure at just 41 — it was the east coast and beyond into Europe where his work enjoyed its...
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'Eduardo Paolozzi was one of the most prolific, innovative and surprising artists from Britain. Never one to be told what to do, Paolozzi broke all conventions of art and consistently reinvented himself and his work,' explains Daniel F. Herrmann,...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
Dispatches
Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...