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It's the people that make the character of a city, but people need a place to get together if magic is going to happen. New York City is perhaps only rivalled by Paris for world-famous centres of creative expression — whether they be artist...
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Every Sunday, the London Borough of Hackney comes alive in a riot of colour and scent with the weekly advent of the Columbia Road flower market. Visitors stroll among thousands of varieties of plants, from traditional British blooms to...
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If one were to ask 100 people what their least favourite building material was, a majority would probably say concrete. There's a couple of possible reasons for this general antipathy towards concrete. Firstly, it's so damn grey, and grey is...
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Larry Fink had begun his life on the farm as a “soft city hipster”, but six years of toiling on the land, and cutting down his own fuel from forest timber, had hardened him. In 1980, word came from Seattle Art Museum with an offer of a...
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As an outsider in a big city, sometimes a sense of isolation and uncertainty can sneak up on you, seemingly from nowhere, and chill you to the core. It happened to Swiss filmmaker Edo Bertoglio in New York on a clear, cold afternoon decades ago...
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Is art the new rock'n'roll? That's exactly the sort of daft question you won't find me asking, but there are certainly parallels to be drawn between the two worlds. Recent years have seen an emergence from the underground street art scene of a...
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Iceland has long been fêted for it's beautiful scenery, but rarely has the island's diverse landscapes, rugged majesty and awe-inspiring scale been so magnificently depicted as it has in this study by Feodor Pitcairn and Ari Trausti Guðmundsson....
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My knowledge of traditional German dress runs pretty dry after lederhosen, and I'm not completely convinced they even exist outside of Oktoberfest bierkellers. This new book on the subject from Gestalten certainly gives the kitsch cliches a wide...
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Let's be honest, unless it's done with a lot of skill, neon can look a bit naff. Granted, there are some talented artists working in the medium today (late Chris Bracey one of its pioneers), hand-making the gas-filled glass tubes and producing some...
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Last summer the suits were sharp and the hats were round at Somerset House as the institution celebrated the Return of the Rudeboy. The exhibition — looking at the cultural impact of the Rudeboy look, its origins in Jamaican youth culture and its...
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Cartoonist Robert Crumb was one of a long and continuing line of artists who used his medium as a form of confessional. In his particular case it was sexual quirks, committed to paper and, in his early career, destroyed in fits of guilt and shame....
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Whether exploring the great European capitals or the cities of his native America, Jason Langer's photography shows an artists adept at finding his way around, and displays a talent for seeking out a location's most interesting places 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,...