London Design Festival 2013
Continuing its ascendency to rival Milan Design Week as the world's top celebration of design goodness - London Design Festival returns to dominate the second half of our September. And we're involved more than ever...
Journal
Imprint was Craft Central’s contribution to this year's London Design Festival: an exhibition exploring print in all its glorious forms, from lace-debossed ceramics to printed-on furniture, textiles and found materials. But there were three...
Opening Soon • London
Product design fans were in Wonderland at 19 Greek Street during September's London Design Festival, as a host of emerging talents joined some established names for a showcase of the best and most innovative work in the field. Technology was a...
Stuff Crush
Camberwell was forever immortalised as the birthplace of the Camberwell Carrot, the ludicrous superjoint made by Danny the dealer in Withnail and I, and Nick Brennan of the more recent Camberwell Collective product design group - recently exhibiting...
Journal
I walked through the doors of the Ognisko Polskie (literally ‘Polish fireplace’, but we’re told it’s the Polish Hearth Club) and was confronted by the hustle and bustle of something not quite ready. Dustsheets hid unknown masses, workmen...
Stuff Crush
With house prices on the high side at the moment, a lot of people are being forced to rent, which is fine until the landlord sticks the price up and it's time to shift your 18th Century mahogany chest of drawers down seven flights of stairs and into...
Journal
Prepare to parse more peppery parlance than that chap Peter did when he picked a peck of pickled ones. The versatile spice is one of the most widely used in world cookery, as well as causing sneezes in old cartoons of course, but it was pepper's...
Stuff Crush
Any fans of the Blue Peter “makes” out there? Still upset that your recreation of Tracy Island turned out looking more like Mount Etna? Salvation is at hand! Here's something we spotted at TENT London that you can try at home – just make sure...
Stuff Crush
Founded in 2002 and launched at IMM Cologne in 2003, HAY has founded its way into the hearts of British design fans, through the pioneering use of neon and pastel colours, graphic design elements and accessible price points. The brand represents all...
London
London indie outlet Darkroom currently looks like an explosion at a liquorice allsorts factory as it plays host to the So Sottsass Season, a rather splendidly shouty collection of candy-coloured geometry-driven products based on the work of Italian...
Journal
I once worked for a top London advertising agency. The walls were lined with tiny smoke-filled offices in which highly paid creative teams lay on sofas dreaming up brilliant ideas for expensive ad campaigns. Several teams were often briefed on the...
Journal
Publishing has changed a lot in recent times. These days, anyone with a computer can put their stuff out into the world with a couple of bits of software and an internet connection – whether or not it's worth the effort is another question, but...
Journal
The Royal College of Art is undoubtedly an top notch breeding ground for fledgling designers, but all the study in the world won't pay the bills once the scrolls have been handed out and the mortar boards tossed gaily in the air. During this year'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,...