Journal
As our feature on the Out of Print project hinted at yesterday, getting your hands dirty was a theme that ran through a lot of what we saw at this year's London Design Festival. Handicraft, as you'll know, has been enjoying somewhat of a resurgence...
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The zbc3 offices in Vienna are an open assault on dull modernity. In fact the designers have kidnapped minimalism, tied it up with a velvet rope, dressed it in a brocade jacket, stuck a pompadour wig on it and spanked its bottom with a beautifully...
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"Vera looks at the last delicate fluff of floss, disconnected by her sudden movement, clinging to the edge of its stick. She jams it into her mouth and the sugar grains stick between her teeth and she looks left and right and she crosses the...
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Covent Garden’s celebrated village of Seven Dials has seen a mini-transformation this September, however blink and you may miss the seven installations suspended high above ground. Gracing each road off the Seven Dials pillar, the installations...
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London Design Festival is, predictably, awash with product launches - and standing out is, predictably, the name of the game. On Friday we showcased watch brand Uniform Wares' gallery-esque take on the product launch, and up today is Studio...
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When your sole product at a major international design festival is a bulb (albeit a very lovely bulb), you'd better have some imagination and flair to make your venue, your launch, stand out. Luckily, imagination and flair is something a certain Lee...
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Awarded the prize for Best Designer at this year’s Salon de Maison et Objet and famous for the way they alter everyday objects, the Brazilian designers, Fernando and Humberto Campana, are given carte blanche at Paris’ biggest design venue, the...
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Confession: whilst we very much enjoy travelling, socialising and digging out the latest hotspots, scenes and happenings; we also spend an inordinate amount of time, staring into Apple screens of varying descriptions. At the internet. More...
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When you're an interior designer working on a budget, what better way to keep costs down than to use your own apartment, first as a canvas and later as a showroom? That's exactly what young Czech designer Ondrej Bumbalek did, and this is the...
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Our attentions were first distracted by this delightful curiousity on a visit to Israel late last year. During a tour of Talents Design - a design collection/gallery aimed at manufacturing highly limited quantity art/design pieces by leading Israeli...
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Design think-tank Foreign Policy have taken inspiration from the hard work and determination of early Singaporeans in their Space Program installation. Set up at the New Majestic Hotel, the work utilises over 200 washboards – a nod to the elbow...
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Attempting to address that age old problem of quality design at prices that don't cause respiratory seizures, Fashion For Home operates a curious 'made-to-order' practice. You might think that not manufacturing in bulk would only increase prices,...
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....
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,...