Create GB
In the four weeks leading up to the London 2012 Olympics, we profiled British creatives from disciplines as varied as art; fashion; craft; gastronomy; poetry; design and photography — all united in an overwhelming sense of defying the norm. From a series of interviews, Create GB became our first printed publication; a snapshot of British creativity in that summer.
Stuff Crush
As we look forward to exciting times for We Heart in 2013, we look back proudly at all we achieved in 2012; including Create GB, our massively successful Olympics-inspired stint of showcasing Britain's most exciting creative talent. We uncovered...
Journal
Those of you who are regular readers, and haven't spent the last few weeks living under a rock (or in a chain and whip dungeon - we know what some of you buggers get up to), won't fail to have noticed that we put on a little soiree in Shoreditch...
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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Juxtaposing traditionally masculine subjects with traditionally feminine colour palettes, young designer Ellie Andrews' pastel-infused scenes of football, dog-racing and WAG-life are elegantly geometric, awkwardly fanciful, and utterly compelling....
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Having just finished up at Bath School of Art and Design, Callum Robey is a young illustrator at the dawn of his career; not that you'd think it, Robey's work is brimming with confidence, irreverence and flair, owing much to the DIY gusto of zine...
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Monsters, wenches, tattooed dolls, robots and mermaids... Liam Barrett's world is one of fantasy, mystery and absolutely shit-loads of fun. Having created his curious brand of illustrative wonder for the likes of Urban Outfitters, Vice, and NoBrow,...
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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...
Journal
As we approach the much-moved finishing line of Create GB, our Olympics-inspired look at contemporary British creativity, we can look back on cutting-edge fashion, convention-defying art, and all manner of trends that fuse old and new in surprising...
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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...
Journal
It's less than six months since we last spoke to design duo Anna Fulmine and Victoria Shahrokh - aka Lightning & Kinglyface - yet, as we speak to the ladies about all things Create GB, the duo already have so many more spellbinding images to share....
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We're all for a hearty bit of convention prodding here at We Heart, hell, we even endorse the full on bullying of the 'orrible little conformist social behaviour. And, it's that blatant disregard for genre, tradition, and protocol that makes us want...
Journal
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...
City Notes
Trailborn, the hospitality brand inspired by the great American outdoors, opens it latest hotel: Trailborn Highlands a 63-room property situated in Highlands, NC, and within driving distance to the Blue Ridge Parkway and The Great Smoky Mountains...
City Notes
Method Co. are the prolific Philadelphia-based hospitality and development brand behind We Heart-approved projects including ROOST, Wm. Mulherin's Sons, Charleston’s The Pinch Hotel and The Quoin Hotel, Wilmington, Delaware, and are back with the...
City Notes
From Nobu Barcelona to The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai, New York fried chicken cathedral COQODAQ to the 1 Hotel Toronto, New York-, Madrid- and Los Angeles-based design studio Rockwell Group have a considered knack for conjuring interiors that are...
The Edit
Having his lens focused on the world of Drag since 2012, UK-based portrait photographer Greg Bailey is perhaps one of the foremost visual artists attached to this glamorous corner of the LGBTQ+ community. A gleefully colourful ode to this passion,...
Dispatches
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Dispatches
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Dispatches
Christmas is a time for joy, family, and thoughtful gifts that show just how much you care. For many moms, the kitchen is a space of creativity and love – a place where family memories are cooked up alongside delicious meals. If your mom loves...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eleven: Digital Detox Retreats. In an era where smartphones are our constant companions, digital connectivity is...