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Walking down St John’s Street in the sunshine, while exploring Clerkenwell Design Week, I found a little wooden hut filled with pink post-it notes. It was Architecture for Humanity’s Love Hut, a very simple concept, which asked people to write...
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Provocative with a wry smile, Milan-based artist/designer Andrea Maestri has created a debut collection with an intention to rock the boat. This is not the sort of design you'll be pairing with Laura Ashley curtains - MAESTRILAND is not for the...
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I recently spent a very interesting evening exploring the Barbican’s new exhibition, Bauhaus Art As Life. I went to the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin many years ago and have been hooked on all things Bauhaus every since. The art and design school...
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Over in the Mexican city of Monterrey, local design studio Savvy have taken things a bit too far. Cakes, chocolate, sweet gooey indulgences... it's bad enough resisting temptation as it is. But these bastards have gone and made a whole shop that's...
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Inspired by neck ruffles popular during the Renaissance period (not a sentence I ever thought I’d type!), Gorgiera is an ingenious combination of packaging and display unit. To get around the waste usually associated with packaging, Macarena...
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Certainly one of the most interesting things I saw at Milan Design Week was Carlos Mate’s The Flowers of Evil. He says he created the collection to show that people’s darker sides can be beautiful and attractive too. He cites Rimbaud’s poem...
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Shop windows, when done right (usually with equal components of self-assurance, flair, humour and wonder), are a thing to behold. They can offer that youthful Charlie and the Chocolate Factory amazement, that "I want it, and I want it NOW" lust, but...
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For anyone who’s done a bit of long-haul flying, chances are you’ve come across the island, city and nation of Singapore. But if you’ve only ever seen the inside of Changi airport, or a quick stopover tour of the hawkers’ markets and...
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One of the most blissfully handsome designer-meets-brand installations at last week's Salone del Mobile came courtesy of Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings. Essentially the dissection of a MINI's design process, the pair introduced their familiar...
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John Rainey is studying for an MA in Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art. His Computer Augmented Portrait series was chosen to be part of the RCA’s Paradise exhibition in Milan’s Ventura Lambrate district. Using the entire...
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With a philosophy of "smart design" - small-scale production of handmade objects that utilise recycled and upcycled materials for minimal cost - Homeless is a platform to bring new talent to the fore. For their first annual design competition,...
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One of the most invigoratingly creative group shows we saw at this year's Milan Design Week came courtesy of the young folk at ECAL, the University of Art and Design Lausanne, Switzerland. Too Cool For School saw the students of Industrial and...
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,...