The Edit
Arrrgh! Is an exclamation with many connotations. The nasty surprise when a computer error has added three zeros to your overdraft. The frustration of the subsequent call to a customer service centre in Mumbai. The pain of a victim being dismembered...
Fashion
It's often said that artists give themselves to their work and, in the cases of certifiable lunatics like Marina Abramović, many do. Fashion is not fine-art however, designers are traditionally better known for giving themselves to a champagne and...
Fashion
At a time when moving a fashion shoot from a photography studio to the street outside was considered a startling and dangerous break with convention, Helmut Newton pushed the boundaries like few of his contemporaries; not only did he use urban...
Journal
People hanging out of pink trees, pink pineapples, party masks and gift-wrapped mythical creatures? We'd forgive you for thinking you've just come around after one of 'those' nights at Glastonbury. Howbeit, this is no muddy field in Somerset - this...
Fashion
For me, hipster is a derogatory term, so when the folks responsible for a new project were described as “two rising stars of the Berlin hipster scene” I'll admit my heart rather sank a little. Happily, hipsters or not, what has transpired is a...
Journal
What seems like many moons ago (two years), a little birdie (a friend) told me about a new online venture she was launching. She humbly told me she was starting a “blog” and oh and what a “blog” it would become. Little did I know that on...
Journal
With one eye firmly on heritage and a tradition of quality and timeless style, and another on the exacting needs of the modern man, café owners turned design entrepreneurs Peter Teo and Richard Chamberlain have carved a very classic looking niche...
The Edit
Viviane Sassen is a photographer with two faces; both fashion and portraiture come under her gaze, but throughout both her commissioned and autonomous work one can see a wilful desire to subvert traditional style and deliver images that shatter...
Journal
Fashion models are often accused of being too thin, but the new window displays at Christian Louboutin's boutiques are taking things to extremes. Retail design team StudioXAG, whom we featured as part of our Create GB series, have been at it...
Journal
As part of the London Design Festival, the V&A hosted a series of Salon Talks - interviews with female designers celebrating the role that women play in today’s design industry. I was one of the interviewers and spoke to Sarah Elanany. Sarah is...
Fashion
Taking over Shoreditch's impressive 81 Leonard Street Gallery during London Design Week (and its earlier crossover with London Fashion Week), Uniform Wares - the British watch brand on a fast-track to iconic status - have been celebrating the launch...
Fashion
London takes the fashion torch off New York on Friday to kick off London Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2013 round of shows. This season Disney is shining a spotlight on their leading lady with the help of the LFW designers. Minnie Mouse’s...
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...
Dispatches
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,...