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Big-name branding as an art in itself is something that doesn't get a lot of love; it's most prominently concerned with consumer products, which in themselves are commercial and hence get purist noses pointing in the air. That it's unfair to dismiss...
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It's a shame you've got to prove yourself either useful or solvent to set up home in Australia. If they let any old British economic refugee in we'd already be hammering the For Sale sign into the breeze blocks of We Heart Towers and heading off to...
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When you're invited to take a peek behind the wizard's curtain into the world of a fictional 20th Century advertising agency, you may well be expecting 60 minutes on the sofa with Don Draper and the rest of the Manhattan Mad Men. Well, yes and...
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You know those great ideas that are so simple they're brilliant? Well this isn't one of them, this is one of those great ideas that takes a load of effort and time to make happen. However, The Glass Farm in the Dutch town of Schijndel was...
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For good reason, the lighting designer is often an interiors project's unsung hero. The deft touch of those who know a thing or two about creating and/or enhancing mood, is often the touch that defines a project as having a wow factor that can...
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If there's one thing we love, it's creatives throwing genres, styles, dogmas and trends together like a seasoned mixologist, and giving them a good ol'session in a cocktail mixer (think more Bryan Brown than Tom Cruise). Like a good cocktail, a...
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In profile, HUS-1 by Tosten Ottesjö slides across the landscape and stops abruptly like a cleavered snake, the scaly wooden tiles of its outer surface coming to a sudden end with the head and tail of the beast removed, leaving only the abdomen...
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Grown weary of the well-trodden Christmas retail path? Well, tune your radars into East London - more precisely Hackney Road - this weekend, for a pop-up dose of designery retail respite. There'll be no hoards of moronic shoppers, who seemingly only...
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Injecting a whole load of new into a very old space can be a risky business, but in the case of the CONtemporary Library, the gamble has paid off in spades. A Turkish bath in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, is the setting for this installation – a wonderfully...
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Who said beauty has to be more than skin deep? Just listen to half the actors in Hollywood being interviewed. We don't mind getting a bit shallow here at We Heart; not everything enjoyable or worthwhile in life is an intellectual exercise, and this...
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In the heart of Mayfair, opposite The Connaught no less, sits a beautiful town house - No5. Carlos Place - which is hosting a rather fantastic showcase of all things handmade, courtesy of newly founded champion of British craft: The New...
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You have five seconds to name a Chinese designer or artist. Go. A cursory pat on the back if you came up with Ai WeiWei or Neri&Hu, bonus points for Li Wei, but take a huge bow if you managed any of the names featuring in the exhibition Chinese...
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...
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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....
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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,...