Interiors
Ahh... sailing. Out on the open waves. Seasickness, scurvy, a plum in your mouth and an inconceivable fascination with dodgy American leisurewear. We knew it must have one benefit to humanity - and here it is. Shiny new Spanish brand, DVELAS,...
Interiors
Surely the cutest new product we discovered at this year's Stockholm Design Week was young Turkish designer Beril Cicek's charming 'ULL' - mobile cabinets crafted from wood and wool. Inspired by a trip to Iceland, Cicek's chunky knit...
Interiors
Young Stockholm-based designer, Clara Lindsten, presented her elegantly disheveled debut furniture collection at last week's design fair. Raw and distinctive, the hero of the collection was most definitely her "imploded chandelier", a beautifully...
Interiors
Ornamental plates. Making somewhat of a comeback they are. No longer are they the preserve of your blue-rinsed grandma and Royal wedding souvenirs. It was only the other week Katie was writing about The New English - "the Vivienne Westwood of...
Interiors
Lighting? Pet? Wig? Chilean studio, Great Things to People (gt2P), have fashioned this fabulously eccentric, oversized lampshade from MDF, plywood, and the hair of a shaggy, llama-like South American creature, the alpaca. Frivolous and oh-so...
Interiors
From a series of plates that, when arranged correctly, make up a human skeleton (titled ‘supermodel’), to anatomically correct bone china hearts with gold plated valves; what makes The New English different smacks you right between the eyes....
Interiors
Interiors UK 2012 kicks off on Sunday, at Birmingham's NEC. We're looking forward to seeing product designer Stuart Melrose's exhibits - in particular his super-cute, furniture-comes-to-life pieces, in collaboration with decidedly splendid textile...
Interiors
Fascinated by food, the way we eat, and the rituals of treats and indulgence; artist Anna Barlow exercises dexterous ceramics-wizardry to create these stunningly original sculptures from clay, porcelain and glaze. Capturing the evocative, fleeting...
Interiors
Haiko Cornelissen, a Dutch architect with an office in Amsterdam and New York, clearly misses nature when he's holed up in his city apartments; his picNYC table offers the surreal, yet stimulating, answer to those who share these emotions. No more...
Interiors
Much like any country, America's construction materials are fairly homogenised; light switches look the same wherever you are and builders, electricians or construction workers - especially those on a budget - rarely think outside the box in terms...
Interiors
I'd like to think if I were a designer, I'd be just like Israeli designer Guy Mishaly. It's not that he's in-demand by the world's top starchitects, nor do his products sell by the bucket-load for wads of cash; in fact he's only just graduated from...
Interiors
We're huge fans of Tokyo's masters of minimalism, Nendo and their latest work - part of a solo exhibition at the Galleria Jannone as part of next week's Salone del Mobile - follows their theme of stripped-down aesthetic. One of 4 new pieces...
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,...