Journal
"I never give up irony; irony is a serious matter. If a good idea is fun, I cannot resist realising it." I came across Marcantonio Raimondi Malerba’s work at Salone Satellite, the show at Milan Design Week dedicated to young designers. It is...
Journal
Question. What in the name of fine branding links new bar and restaurant No. 11 Pimlico Road, whisky giants Chivas Bros and the champagne house Perrier-Jouët? Three things: one, the same PR company; two, partnering out of the box; and three, the...
The Edit
Not ones for half measures, Berlin design studio New Tendency has given it the bifters in setting up a pop-up shop in the city centre. It's a chance for the interdisciplinary agency to give their super swish, colourful yet minimalist furniture and...
Journal
Verbier, the Swiss mountain village famed for its winter skiing and a holiday playground for the rich and famous. The thing about skiing though is that, apart from being among the quickest way to break yourself, it's really a strictly downhill...
Journal
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...
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
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...
Dispatches
Your interior walls stand empty like a blank page that requires your transformation into personal expression and memorabilia. Handmade decor creates the ideal solution to introduce personal touch and home appeal whether your style direction is...
Dispatches
Incontinence briefs, more commonly known as adult diapers, came as a welcome relief for people seeking effective and hassle-free ways to manage incontinence. Thanks to these innovative products, incontinence patients can go about their normal...