Lifestyle
Berlin is adapting to its role as a European hub of creativity with its increasingly flexible accommodation options, encouraging more out-of-towners to make the city their home. Soho House Berlin Lofts are pitched at mid- and long-term tenants who...
Shopping
Need some cool clobber in Kreuzberg? Independent clothes store Voo is the place for you, right in the middle of the Berlin arts district and, geographically and spiritually, a mile away from the usual high street fashion boutiques. Voo is home to...
Eating Out
Nestled in the bosom of its confidante and partner-in-hip, Berlin's Companion Coffee is the in-house coffee shop of stylish Kreuzberg garment peddler, Voo. Matching in aesthetic and defiant approach to simplicity, Companion Coffee offers up coffee...
Hotels
Planning an extended stay in Berlin? Well isn't everyone, but if you're lucky enough to make it happen, may we humbly point you in the direction of Gorki Apartments in the Berlin Mitte district. The development has 35 individually designed...
Shopping
What better way to show off your range of designer homewares and fashion accessories than in a home? Located on the third floor of a residential street in East Berlin, BLESS Home Berlin kicks the traditional showroom to the kerb and instead offers...
Hotels
Next time a budget trip to Berlin is in the offing, consider lugging your rucksack to Generator Berlin Mitte, a super-smart new flashpacker hostel with an arty outlook and a bob on central location - just steps away from sadly shuttered-up art-squat...
Culture
Clärchen's Ballhaus in Berlin is something of a miracle; like one of those apocryphal old ladies who go through 40 unfiltered cigarettes and half a pint of whisky every day and can still run for the bus aged 108, the ballroom's story is one of...
Shopping
Happy Shop in Berlin is a changeable shop cum exhibition space with theatrical aspirations; the stage-inspired pavilion from architects Fingerle & Woeste feels like a set rather than just a retail store, and it's rigged like one too. Instead of...
Hotels
Jeremy Clarkson is a curmudgeonly middle Englander who thinks the last good album ever recorded came out in 1975, so it's not often we find ourselves in agreement with him. On the topic of caravans though, we do agree to some extent; although we'd...
Culture
The heart of Urban Spree, Berlin, beats to the rhythm of the city, a centre for creation and recreation born of the artistic zeitgeist. Massive in scale and reach, the 1,700 sq m space in Friedrichshain serves as both a creative studio and a...
Eating Out
The name's Richard, Hans Richard, and this is the chef's eponymous restaurant in Berlin. Richard has set up in a suitably grand building from the Gründerzeit – Germany's industrial age boom time of the mid 19th Century – and there's a definite...
Culture
Descend the stairs of Tante Lisbeth (Aunty Lisbeth) in the stupendously cool Kreuzberg neighbourhood of Berlin and you find the centrepiece of the whole place - a vintage bowling alley from the time when alleys were really alleys and not the 20-lane...
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...
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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....
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,...