Journal
Hot town, summer in the city! The mercury is rising in Britain, and it may be starting to feel like the walls are closing in if you live in the claustrophobic capital. What you need is to get out of the house and in amongst all the great live events...
Lifestyle
All those childhood hours playing football. All that wasted energy! Sure, I enjoyed myself, but sadly nothing of any tangible good came of it. Now the next generation of would-be Messis and Ronaldos can channel their youthful exuberance into...
Marseille
The name Le Coiffeur doesn't mess about, but the interior of this hairdresser's in Marseilles has a few surprises up its sleeve, proving to be an interesting take on the usual salon layout. Margaux Keller, a native of the city, was tasked with doing...
Los Angeles
All those lovely design and interiors magazines sitting on the coffee table – don't you sometimes wish you could step inside the pages, have a wander around and really engage with what you're seeing in a three-dimensional way? Well now you can....
Lifestyle
Seems we've fallen into a smidgen of routine. Dutch designer Tessa Koot is a biannual flirtation here at We Heart Towers: Milan Design Week/Dutch Design Week. Those familiar with the cyclic design international trade show juggernauts will surely...
London
A dash of Rose's lime cordial in my vodka is about as green as I usually like my drinks, but then again I do not live as right as I should. It's certainly true that you are what you eat, but equally you are what you drink, as Sarah from Roots &...
Journal
One of the worlds most treasured whisky brands, The Macallan, has teamed up with 2013's world number one restaurant, El Celler de Can Roca, for a series of sensory charity suppers. We Heart were among a select few to receive a teaser of The...
Lifestyle
The best creative partnerships often feature a thinker and a doer, someone with the imaginative ideas and another to bring these ideas into fruition. This is certainly true for Dutch studio Ontwerpduo. Made up of Tineke Beunders and Nathan...
Journal
Cocktails are well and truly back. For a while it looked like mixed drinks would never recover from the naff image they picked up in the '80s, when they were tainted by the whiff of the city stockbroker, and tragic Del Boy wannabes. To be fair, the...
Melbourne
Melbourne's Electric Brain is a bona fide Mecca for devotees of retro counterculture, punk and Rockabilly sensibilities, zine-scene comic book corruption and all-round odd-ball conduct. And by all accounts a bloody good place to mosey on down for a...
Hampshire
In the heart of William I's late-11th century hunting playground, the New Forest, just outside the village of Lyndhurst, resides Lime Wood hotel. Surrounded by dense woodland, scenic meadows, regal splendour - the boutique country house lies amid...
Melbourne
When your visit to Melbourne is drawing to a close, when the city holds no more mystery, when the eve of your departure approaches, do not neglect those less fortunate back at home, who have been toiling away in your absence, grimly putting in the...
City Notes
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
Dispatches
It's important to pick the right company to clean your air ducts so that your home stays healthy and safe. When your air ducts are clean, the air quality inside your home is better, which is good for everyone's health. But how do you choose which...
Dispatches
We’ve all seen them. You know, rickety and rusty carports dragging down a property’s curb appeal. In fact, the eyesore is all you pay attention to. Even though carport designs have improved over the years the structures still lack some curb...