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Walking up and down Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia last week, there was one shop window that habitually caught our eye; we're used to all manner of innovative, arty window installations, but there's something strangely captivating about the 100m2...
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Creating a successful retail experience is a clever balancing act of many factors; branding, interiors, product, marketing... miss one vital ingredient and the whole soufflé comes caving in. That's what makes this interiors, branding and packaging...
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Minimal, and largely monochrome; Stockholm's Guise deliver bold, contemporary work with more than a knowing nod to the Swedish capital's illustrious design heritage. You may recall that 'our man in Stockholm', Mr. Samuel Sweetman, recently caught up...
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It's a question on the lips of anyone with any little bit of ecological conscience these days; what to do with the millions of plastic bags that have become the leading source of global pollution, putting a stranglehold on our environment. Well, if...
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For decades, the world has been transfixed by the elegant simplicity of Scandinavia's functionalist designs; with Stockholm being very much at the epicentre, ever since 1930's famous Stockholm Exhibition. With the city and its designers being every...
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The Log Chop Bench project is a process-based exploration design from The Practice of Everyday Design and collaborators. The one-off bench piece was made within a series of parameters that defined the final project without relying on drawings or any...
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Commissioned by Karl Lagerfeld in 2007, Chanel's Mobile Art Pavilion - designed by Iraqi starchitect, Zaha Hadid - toured the world with a series of fashion/art exhibitions, wowing its adoring public with the 2004 Pritzker Prize laureate's trademark...
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Our favourite Japanese designers, Nendo, have just finished the understated yet mesmerising interiors for Puma House Tokyo, a multi-purpose media and events space for the brand, located in the city's Aoyama design district. The brand's Japanese...
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The importance placed upon the education of future generations on the horrors committed by those who have gone before them is imperative to the future of humanity. That is the statement of intent at Mexico City's Museo Memoria y Tolerancia - Museum...
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Japanese interior designer Yukio Kimura has recently created a hybrid space that includes a café bar, second-hand bookshop and art gallery all rolled into one. Situated in Osaka and located in a suburban area, away from the commercial centres, the...
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We've been in love with Rhonda Drakeford and Lulu Roper-Caldbeck’s inspirational London concept store, Darkroom, since it opened at the end of 2009, and after introducing the theme of 'Into Africa' for their inaugural summer season in 2010,...
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Home to Winnipeg's Jazz and Fringe festivals, Old Market Square is the hub of the city's cultural activity, as well as a neighbourhood park outside of summer months. So, when the city set out an open competition for a stage to be a part of the...
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,...