Journal
There's little more quintessentially British than the rag and bone man; a street scavenger, collecting and selling on whatever odds and sods he could find. However, less Steptoe and Son, and more upcycling innovator, Paul Firbank - aka The Rag and...
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We've been big fans of the up-cycling artistry of design duo Tinker & Tailor for some time. With an astute ability to be able to weave magic on the tightest of shoestrings - (their £500 house has to be seen to be believed - Adam Towner (the...
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Founded in 2011 by designer Jo Robinson, HAM follows the chirpy little farmyard trio of a pig, a rabbit, and a horse; across stationery, tea towels, prints, mugs and aprons. But not nearly as frightfully twee as that sounds. Thankfully, Robinson is...
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Founded in 2007, with the intention of celebrating, and collaborating with, up-and-coming British design talent; Ryan Malone and Giles Massie-Taylor's Decode has done just that. From Samuel Wilkinson's now-iconic Vessel series - designed to...
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Working with period pieces, London-based designer Anna James creates fanciful bespoke objects, bulging at their seams with romanticism and passion - touched with darkness. Inspired by a visit to Juliet's house in Verona, Verona and Romeo and Juliet...
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Upon finishing up their furniture and product design course at Sheffield Hallam University, the trio of Tom McKeown, Richard Bell and David Powell decided to form their very own little brand. Taking their name from the brutalist art and design...
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There's a movement afoot. All around the world, and most certainly in London, craft is on the up, makers are on the rise. Urban gardening, supper clubs, lo-fi architecture... design is no longer solely the preserve of mass-manufacturers, high-end...
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Bling. If you sat an infinite number of 50 Cents in a room with a load of crayons for an infinite amount of time and told them to design an apartment, they probably still wouldn’t come up with anything as bling as this. If they re-shot Scarface...
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Architecture, design, art, curation, writing... there's little in the world of creativity that Brighton-based Gem Barton doesn't turn her hand to. Writing for the likes of iconic architecture mag Mark, online sustainable design magazine...
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From hotels to bars, a 'punk' tea shop to the sophistication of the UK's highest restaurant, Liverpool's R2A create unforgettable interiors, and - thankfully for us - they're not afraid to bend the rules. One bit. R2A's work is at its best when it...
Journal
With Lisa Gomez a former designer for design-led stationery brand Paperchase, and sister Elena having worked as a children's books illustrator, there's more than a hint of the whimsy in the work of the sibling's design studio; biroRobot. Having...
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It’s no secret that I am a big fan of the Southbank Centre, and a little bit of a geek when it comes to design, so it came as a big surprise to me to discover a whole area of the Southbank Centre I knew nothing about! I was recently given a tour...
Stuff Crush
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
City Notes
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
Dispatches
In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
Dispatches
If you’ve ever looked at your balcony and thought, “What a wasted space,” you’re not alone. Many of us live in homes where every square foot counts, yet balconies often remain underutilized. Whether it’s too small, too plain, or simply...
Dispatches
Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...
Dispatches
Comporta isn’t your usual Mediterranean destination. No marina packed with yachts. No high-rise hotels blocking ocean views. Just rice paddies, pine forests, and miles of white sand beaches that somehow stayed off the mass tourism radar until...
Dispatches
Previously a stronghold of silence, tradition, and old-world charm, the high-end gaming market in the city has now broken out into a highly competitive market. With the influx of international gaming powerhouses, multi-million-pound...