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Has anybody ever been pleased to see a pound shop appear on their local High Street? Not often, as they're usually both full of tat and a strong sign that the town's fortunes are on the slide. Well here's a Poundshop with a difference, one that...
The Edit
When the dark night of the apocalypse falls, society crumbles, and mankind reverts to a feral state, you're going to need some survival gear to help you survive in the harsh new world. So why not make it stylish? In a new collaboration, François...
Journal
This year's Venice Biennale, the 55th so far, has received a lot of UK press coverage for Jeremy Deller's somewhat controversial British pavilion. With slow-mo videos of endangered birds, a series of portraits hand-drawn by veteran prisoners, an...
Journal
We may be risking a couple fewer Christmas cards this year by saying we're not massive fans of beaming images onto buildings as an art form, but it's only June so we're hoping people will forget our distaste for projection mapping by December. And...
Journal
How does a stethoscope become an '80s ghetto blaster plugged into a lamp shade? Inspired by the Surrealist process of exquisite corpse, or cadavre exquis, that sees art created collectively - each collaborator adding their own strand, all based on a...
Journal
The devil is in the detail my friend; the precise subtleties and imperfect attributes that combine to make the whole more than just the sum of its parts. Great design is all about attention to detail, and that's just what we've chosen to...
The Edit
Nostalgia klaxon! Prepare to be reminded how rubbish things are for children these days compared to when we were young. Who needs Call of Duty when you could use your imagination and a LEGO gun to smite the evil-doers? And they call it...
Journal
Did you know that Clerkenwell in London has the highest number of architects per square mile in Europe? If you're a London architect, you probably did, otherwise we bet you didn't. By our reckoning thousands of people have just learned something. We...
The Edit
There was a shop in our town growing up that sold nothing but wool. We called it The Wool Shop. Actually it probably sold needles and thread bobbins and such like, but you know what we mean. Anyway, this was back in the days when knitting was still...
Journal
One way of making sure you don't get too homesick and always know a good place to go for a drink when you're away in New York City is to recreate your favourite bar from back home in one of the American hotels. That's what Tobias Rehberger has done...
Journal
Japanese people are mad about Western classical music. They love it. Love it almost as much as torturing people on TV game shows. Which is only a surprise until you hear their traditional music, as heard being played on flutes during the mesmeric...
Journal
As any tourist knows, the choice of hotel can make the difference between a dismal holiday and a doozy, and if you travel a lot for work, hotels can become a defining feature of your life. A new exhibition, Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern...
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...
Dispatches
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....
Dispatches
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,...