Hotels
There's no escaping art in Paris, it's all around you, and nowhere more so than Jules & Jim Hotel, where guests walk through a 15-metre photo gallery before they've even got to reception. Works are selected from Parisian galleries, some offbeat,...
Eating Out
Perhaps if Lewis Carroll were Parisian, this is how his vision of Wonderland may have transpired. Replacing classic British eccentricity with a long-legged, cigarette-holder wielding glamourpuss, Carroll's acid-warped world of madness could easily...
Culture
You'll have no doubt heard of The Impossible Project, the chaps - enthusiasts and former Polaroid employees - who saved instant film. Sounds like one of them melodramatic declarations, but they quite literally did. Taking over the Polaroid factory...
Lifestyle
While advertising campaigns would have us believe cosmetics products are exotic blends of pixie tears and the juice of Elizabeth Hurley, magically formulated by white-coated yet artistic lab alchemists, the truth is likely to be found in a factory...
Hotels
In the same vein as The NoMad Hotel in Manhattan we featured last month, the Hôtel Thoumieux couldn’t be further from the ‘less is more’ design dogma. With its closely designed retro-kitsch rooms that could be perceived as homage to William...
Culture
After a 10 month, €20 million renovation, most venues would expect a little pizazz - the gloss and glamour of shiny steel, glass and architectural wonder. Paris' Palais de Tokyo is not most venues. "Nothing is perfectly clean, nothing is...
Hotels
The undisputed heavyweight of big-name boutique hotel brands, W have finally found their way to the city of romance, fashion and chic - shacking up inside a beautiful 1870s Haussmann-era building in the city's Opéra district. Reigning in some of...
Shopping
A firm favourite with editors of so-hip-it-hurts glossies around the world, Jonny Johansson's ACNE have come a long way since 1997 - when he gave out 100 pairs of jeans to his friends and family in Stockholm. Now Johansson - the creative force...
Bars & Nightlife
You only need say; "it's a club, conceived and designed by David Lynch", to guarantee a number of reactions. The dysfunctional icon's warped visions are so ingrained into pop culture that almost anybody could imagine the dark, curious form that it...
Hotels
Press releases. Funny things they are. Some are big, bolshy and corporate, quoting facts and figures and making you feel all insignificant because you haven't achieved nearly as much as the subject. Others are badly written, lackadaisical and limp,...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
Sure, none of us think constantly about potential disasters that could strike our home, such as floods, fires, storm damage and similar. But, things happen. And, when they do, we have to find a way to resolve the situation. Of course, in those...
Dispatches
Your interior walls stand empty like a blank page that requires your transformation into personal expression and memorabilia. Handmade decor creates the ideal solution to introduce personal touch and home appeal whether your style direction is...
Dispatches
Incontinence briefs, more commonly known as adult diapers, came as a welcome relief for people seeking effective and hassle-free ways to manage incontinence. Thanks to these innovative products, incontinence patients can go about their normal...
Dispatches
Keeping dogs healthy goes beyond feeding them nutritious meals and taking them for regular walks. Oral hygiene is crucial to their well-being, yet it is often overlooked. Poor dental care can lead to bad breath, gum disease, and even serious heart...