Fashion
Riding high on the back of commissions for clients like Nike, Guardian, and Uniqlo, illustrator Jess Wilson has designed a set of limited edition lens cloths and pouches — in her signature chaotic, colour-packed approach — for London eyewear and...
Dispatches
When watching capoeira dancers spin and arc, locked in a balletic flow, it's impossible not to be carried along with the rhythm and grace of their bodies. The Brazilians have a name for the feeling that such fluid, intuitive movement evokes: ginga....
Fashion
More often than not, the inspiration behind a piece of jewellery is difficult to obviously convey. Not in the case of the latest collection; MIMO, by Brighton-based DOWSE. Featuring all-over symmetry, circles, and curves — the pieces, made from...
Fashion
Wristwatches have always strived to innovate, and in the last century advancements in technology have been enthusiastically adopted by the paying public. From early analogue calendars to complex chronographs, digital LCD displays, calculators, even...
The Edit
“Mine's the white coat with the black seams. No, not that one, to the right...” Luckily for the attendant at this cloakroom at the V&A, the 150 nearly identical coats all belong to Faye Toogood, who lends them out as a sort of access pass to her...
Fashion
Amongst the flurry of technological merriment at Apple's San Francisco event last week — S updates for the iPhone 6/6 Plus; Apps arriving through your tellybox; watchOS 2; and a ruddy big iPad — one announcement was interesting for its...
Fashion
Robust, genteel; proper: just three words that spring to mind when spying Kika NY’s latest addition to their popular ‘hour bag’ range. An ideal accessory for short breaks — nicely suited to a long road journey in a classic car —...
Dispatches
What does the 11 year-old son of ice cool Acne Studios creative director/co-founder Jonny Johansson do on his summer holidays? Extra maths homework ... join his friends down the local RPG club playing Dungeons & Dragons ... kick a flat leather casey...
Fashion
Barcelona-born, self-proclaimed aesthete Alfred Kerbs has teamed up with the nature, travel and adventure editorial website Eldorado (it too born from the Catalan capital) to create a one-off piece of eyewear. Inspired by the vivaciousness of...
Fashion
You only need spend a minute amount of time in any major world city before spotting the tourist — all bum bags, front-rucksacks, sunglasses clipped onto a piece of string around their neck. It was observing the hoards that descend upon...
Fashion
What you see before you is a collaboration between Tusk — a design/fashion retailer in Chicago's Logan Square 'hood — and artist Chad Kouri; who describes himself as 'semi-nomadic, mostly Chicago-based'. You could be forgiven for seeing...
Fashion
Birds, never been much of fan of them to be honest. Growing up by the seaside I spent years swerving acts of defecation; on a recent visit home I watched as my sister wrestled to regain control of her fresh-made sandwich ... needless to say,...
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,...