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You have five seconds to name a Chinese designer or artist. Go. A cursory pat on the back if you came up with Ai WeiWei or Neri&Hu, bonus points for Li Wei, but take a huge bow if you managed any of the names featuring in the exhibition Chinese...
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Whilst in town for Audi's Urban Future Initiative, we had the pleasure of taking in Istanbul's inaugural Design Biennial - essentially a duo of exhibitions curated by Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima, for the Istanbul Found. for Culture & Arts, that...
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We talk a lot about the blurring of lines between what is considered art (concept, sculpture, painting, performance) and what we know as design (furniture, interiors, architecture), yet little has taken the aforementioned blurring of those lines so...
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The Slip House in Brixton is an attempt to shake the brownfield boroughs of London from their Victorian slumber and create something more adaptable for the changing needs of the capital's populace. Looking like a cross between a stack of shipping...
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Arriving at Audi’s Concept Design Studio on a snowy morning at an ungodly hour was rather surreal. Hidden amongst residential multi-storey apartments, one would never know that their previously secret location in Munich would be so mundane. This...
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You know what they say - if you can't stand the heat, get out of the disco. Or something like that. Anyway, the melted Quelle Fête installations (Quelle Fête I a commission for a cultural café in a former vodka distillery, and Quelle Fête II at...
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Bedrooms are not what they once were. No longer just a place to lay your head, or others, modern life has encroached upon the inner sanctum - and now to the list of functions you can add office, bathroom, extra living room, and entertainment centre...
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The sophomore, as they'd say in the US, instalment of Audi's fledgling Urban Future Initiative (the first having taken place at 2010's Venice Architecture Biennale) was held recently in Istanbul - a showy affair that presented the works of...
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There is a long tradition of well-to-do Russians maintaining a second home in the leafier suburbs and countryside surrounding their cities, called a Dacha, where they can retreat to enjoy the fresher air and healthier pursuits during the more...
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Plug into the mainframe baby, and download data pack FutureIsHere™ v3.0 - here's a behemoth of a structure that is likely to cause irreparable heart damage to anyone who still wears denim jackets with heavy metal patches. For many years,...
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No prizes for guessing what the main material used in creating the Ceramic House was. The name may give it away, but the interior of this 50sqm apartment in Madrid doesn't reveal its technologically advanced secret at first glance. Spanish...
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You'd be hard pressed to find two more visually different structures placed on purpose in such close proximity than Tisse Métis Égal in the grounds of the Château Ramezay's Reford Gardens. Perhaps the Stedelijk Museum extension in Amsterdam has...
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...
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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,...