Hotels
An unpretentious and informal experience awaits guests at Arlo SoHo. The first hotel from eponymous newcomers to the hospitality scene, Arlo's debut property features 325 neatly thought-out micro rooms, in a space created for (quote — unquote)...
Shopping
Maria Candanoza's LES design store says it all in a name: OBJECT_IFY 139, which boils down to Objectify. A verb that is much less cool that its broken down counterpart — which essentially spells out what is happening here ... objects. The 139...
Hotels
The building that is now The Paper Factory in Long Island City was, for 100 years, a paper factory (lower case) before Steven Wakenshaw of DHD Architects and interior designer and developer Gal Sela got to work transforming it into the cool, arty...
Bars & Nightlife
If you've had your morning cup of caffeine brewed up by someone without a beard today, we salute you. You clearly have a keen eye for supporting minorities. Quite where the beginnings of hipsterdom's rag 'n' bone man chic lie, what is for sure is...
Eating Out
Interiors agency Ghislaine Viñas Interior Design describes its back-and-forth method of collaboration with furniture guru Francois Chambard, of UM Projects, as a “creative game of ping pong”, which sounds like a nice way to spend one's working...
Eating Out
You can be sure of two things at this New York City restaurant. Firstly, the produce is as fresh as can be, and secondly, owners Morten Sohlberg and Min Ye know exactly where the food prepared by Executive Chef Ryan Tate came from. That's because...
Bars & Nightlife
Students of ancient Greek mythology, and moody teenagers with an unhealthy interest in death, will know the River Styx to be the dividing boundary between the mortal realm and the underworld, with a boatman waiting to ferry souls across for a small...
Hotels
The next time you find yourselves roaming the not-so-wide open plains of Brooklyn looking for shelter, consider hitching your trusty steed outside Urban Cowboy Bed and Breakfast in Williamsburg. You'll find more than a rolled up blanket and a...
Hotels
Providing another compelling piece of evidence that everything was better in the old days, Refinery Hotel occupies a former hat factory from 1912 that stretches impressively across a whole block of Manhattan's fashion district. The building's...
Lifestyle
The Paris Review, co-founded by the late George Plimpton in 1953 and edited by him for 50 years, has enjoyed some pretty successful collaborations. The quarterly published a Jack Kerouac short story two years before On The Road hit the shelves, for...
Bars & Nightlife
New Yorkers starting to feel the winter bite could be forgiven for dreaming of swapping chilly for chilli and jumping in a camper van headed south for a stint hanging out in Mexico. The team from Tacombi did things the other way around – their...
Eating Out
This is a good time to have an interest in Nordic-influenced cuisine, especially around New York, where there's a feeding frenzy for all things super fresh, sustainably foraged and micro-seasonal, and where no plant, flower or weed is safe from...
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,...