Journal
Maggie’s provide emotional, practical and social support for people with cancer and their families and friends. But they do more than that. They believe in the power of design. Rather than providing these very important things from a room in...
Journal
London Design Festival usually means not much sleep and long days on your feet, so something called “Cozy Shelter” was always going to go down well. The installation was originally designed for the Design Musuem in Helsinki as part of an...
Journal
I am fascinated by how things are made, so I was very excited to see X3 at Super Brands London as part of this year’s London Design Festival. London-based branding and graphic design studio Creative Research and Development commissioned three...
Journal
As our feature on the Out of Print project hinted at yesterday, getting your hands dirty was a theme that ran through a lot of what we saw at this year's London Design Festival. Handicraft, as you'll know, has been enjoying somewhat of a resurgence...
Journal
Back in the mid-1400s, Johannes Gutenberg must've been feeling pretty smug. The German may not have lived to see his invention spread further than the Holy Roman Empire, but surely he must have realised the impact his moveable type printing press...
Journal
"Vera looks at the last delicate fluff of floss, disconnected by her sudden movement, clinging to the edge of its stick. She jams it into her mouth and the sugar grains stick between her teeth and she looks left and right and she crosses the...
London
This year's London Design Festival saw the launch of a rather special new contemporary design space, slap bang in the middle of Soho. A six-storey (make sure you've had your Weetabix) Victorian townhouse that's as lovely as you'll see - the brick...
Journal
Covent Garden’s celebrated village of Seven Dials has seen a mini-transformation this September, however blink and you may miss the seven installations suspended high above ground. Gracing each road off the Seven Dials pillar, the installations...
Stuff Crush
However many tribal uniforms our contemporary Western cultures may comprise of (from Strokes-inspired spray-on-jeaned rockstar wannabes to oligarch-baiting super-boobed Chelski-girls; a day spent crossing London's suburbs should cover most of them)...
Journal
London Design Festival is, predictably, awash with product launches - and standing out is, predictably, the name of the game. On Friday we showcased watch brand Uniform Wares' gallery-esque take on the product launch, and up today is Studio...
Stuff Crush
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...
Journal
When your sole product at a major international design festival is a bulb (albeit a very lovely bulb), you'd better have some imagination and flair to make your venue, your launch, stand out. Luckily, imagination and flair is something a certain Lee...
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,...