Journal
Sure, there was the usual bout of fashion week madness - insane headgear (Giles Deacon), post-apocalyptic streetwear (Ashish) and cute bunny rabbit make-up (Ryan Lo) - but, on the whole, the recent cluster of international fashion weeks have shown...
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For a second year running, Uniform Wares chaps Patrick Bek and Oliver Fowles took over Shoreditch's 81 Leonard Street Gallery space during London Design Festival. Continuing the theme of creating a spectacle far grander than 'watches in boxes', the...
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London's Fashion Week has become synonymous for unbridled creativity amongst the four fashion cities and, this September, it once more lived up to providing a great stage for emerging talent - where various designers at varying stages of their...
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Riding high on the nostalgia of early 1990s, Ravensbourne College of Design graduate Josephine Pettman soaks up nostalgia, graphic art influences and cut'n'paste culture - feeding it out the other side with fabulously unpretentious, astutely...
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Has anybody ever been pleased to see a pound shop appear on their local High Street? Not often, as they're usually both full of tat and a strong sign that the town's fortunes are on the slide. Well here's a Poundshop with a difference, one that...
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As consumers become more engaged in the making process of their products, designers are finding increasingly fascinating means by which to create their wares. We've seen designers blowing up sheets of metal to create chairs, and Martijn Rigters'...
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The vicuña were animals prized by the Incans; they believed the llama-like creatures were actually re-incarnated women, gifted their flaxen pelts by the Gods as a reward for giving life to the civilization. They even had a special name for the...
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People hanging out of pink trees, pink pineapples, party masks and gift-wrapped mythical creatures? We'd forgive you for thinking you've just come around after one of 'those' nights at Glastonbury. Howbeit, this is no muddy field in Somerset - this...
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What seems like many moons ago (two years), a little birdie (a friend) told me about a new online venture she was launching. She humbly told me she was starting a “blog” and oh and what a “blog” it would become. Little did I know that on...
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With one eye firmly on heritage and a tradition of quality and timeless style, and another on the exacting needs of the modern man, café owners turned design entrepreneurs Peter Teo and Richard Chamberlain have carved a very classic looking niche...
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Fashion models are often accused of being too thin, but the new window displays at Christian Louboutin's boutiques are taking things to extremes. Retail design team StudioXAG, whom we featured as part of our Create GB series, have been at it...
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As part of the London Design Festival, the V&A hosted a series of Salon Talks - interviews with female designers celebrating the role that women play in today’s design industry. I was one of the interviewers and spoke to Sarah Elanany. Sarah is...
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...
Dispatches
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....
Dispatches
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,...