Bars & Nightlife
All but the most abstemious readers will know that thirsty feeling, watching the office clock advance painfully slowly towards home time and some well earned liquid refreshment at a favourite watering hole. It turns out it's not just you who can't...
Hotels
There was a time when dropping ones aitches was considered a sign of low class, but times have clearly changed – art'otel amsterdam near the city's Central Station has got buckets of the stuff with a youthful, contemporary edge thanks to the work...
Eating Out
The creation of the Calf & Bloom café in Amsterdam required a root and branch design job – everything from concept to branding – and the job went to local firm concrete, who did an extremely solid job. Located between two streets and a...
Hotels
Being a student in Amsterdam must be a severe test of one's powers of concentration and willpower at the best of times, so sharing your halls of residence with hedonistic tourists seems like it would be a step too far for mere mortals. Presumably...
Eating Out
Amsterdam is a brilliant city for sightseeing on foot or by bicycle, so good that you'll need regular refuelling stops to keep going. For those who care about what they eat and where it comes from, SLA is one of the healthiest choices the city has...
Eating Out
Websites pointing their readers in the direction of a 'coffeeshop' in Amsterdam's infamous De Wallen will have traditionally been speaking to a particular clientele. The stag party pit of stoned misogynists high on a cocktail of THC, vodka and Red...
Hotels
Although it's a modern hotel, the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht makes plenty of references to the past, which its designer Marcel Wanders cites as a major inspiration in his work. Examples of the historical influence can be found in the lobby, with...
Landmarks
We've no idea at what twisted point in history people skinned cats, but to this day we're reminded that there's more than one way to do it. There's more than one way to cross the canal in Purmerend, The Netherlands, as well – on foot or on a...
Eating Out
It must be a little bittersweet to complete an interior design project for a restaurant - you hand over your baby to its adoptive parents and then to all intents and purposes disappear. The owner of Dit and Dit Ook, two venues separated only by the...
Eating Out
The designer of Stan & Co. clearly likes to engage with the customer, as everything at the restaurant in Utrecht is on display, and within reach. Good health and clean living also permeate this fresh feeling place on Ganzenmarkt, in the heart of the...
Hotels
Delivering its lines with a definite flair for the dramatic, Hotel V Nesplein on The Nes theatre street in Amsterdam draws artistic inspiration from its surrounding establishments, feeling more like a series of stage sets than a hotel. Enter past...
Hotels
The Sir Albert, Amsterdam – not an imaginative and painful new kind of body piercing, but a classy and restful new place to lay your head in the centre of Europe's capital of hedonism. Stag groups be warned, one look at the classy black and white...
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,...