Journal
It goes without saying that New York has some amazing architecture, but the Williamsburg Savings Bank in Brooklyn is probably among the lesser known, despite boasting an impressive 63ft vaulted ceiling in the main hall. This was the venue for the...
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Toy fans of a nervous disposition may want to look away now - scissor-wielding sisters intent on showing Barbie who's boss: sign up here. Tucked in a corner at this year's brilliant Designersblock, non-profit arts organisation Exploring Senses -...
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Mini Moderns launched a range of recycled paint at London Design Festival’s Tent. How the hell do you recycle paint?! Well, they’ve teamed up with award-winning eco paint manufacturer Newlife Paints who rescue waste paint from tips and dumps and...
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Crouched like a giant spider ready to pounce, the People's Meeting Dome isn't your usual committee talking shop. Designed to host a symposium on the future of housing, it's visual impact is a statement by architects Kristoffer Tejlgaard and Benny...
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Maggie’s provide emotional, practical and social support for people with cancer and their families and friends. But they do more than that. They believe in the power of design. Rather than providing these very important things from a room in...
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London Design Festival usually means not much sleep and long days on your feet, so something called “Cozy Shelter” was always going to go down well. The installation was originally designed for the Design Musuem in Helsinki as part of an...
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I am fascinated by how things are made, so I was very excited to see X3 at Super Brands London as part of this year’s London Design Festival. London-based branding and graphic design studio Creative Research and Development commissioned three...
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As loft conversions go, this one in Vancouver is pretty special. Located in a heritage building in the hip Gastown neighbourhood, the brick structure was reworked outside, and a whole new living space inserted inside. Light comes not from a...
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As our feature on the Out of Print project hinted at yesterday, getting your hands dirty was a theme that ran through a lot of what we saw at this year's London Design Festival. Handicraft, as you'll know, has been enjoying somewhat of a resurgence...
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The zbc3 offices in Vienna are an open assault on dull modernity. In fact the designers have kidnapped minimalism, tied it up with a velvet rope, dressed it in a brocade jacket, stuck a pompadour wig on it and spanked its bottom with a beautifully...
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"Vera looks at the last delicate fluff of floss, disconnected by her sudden movement, clinging to the edge of its stick. She jams it into her mouth and the sugar grains stick between her teeth and she looks left and right and she crosses the...
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Covent Garden’s celebrated village of Seven Dials has seen a mini-transformation this September, however blink and you may miss the seven installations suspended high above ground. Gracing each road off the Seven Dials pillar, the installations...
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....
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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,...