Publications
“Famous for looking cool without looking like she's trying” is the description of Chloë Sevigny that comes with a new book about the New York icon, but that only really scratches the surface of her appeal. Amazingly, this year is the 20th...
Publications
“A complex collection of nothing” is how David Brandon Geeting describes his publication Infinite Power — a selection from the last three years of his photographic practice. Perhaps that should be “a complex collection of everything”, as...
Publications
It wasn't so long ago that Detroit was a byword for urban decay — to many it still is — but a new publication is out to de-stigmatise the beleaguered city by focusing on something that Detroit can rebuild its reputation on: creativity. While...
Art & Culture
As the UK, wading through the mire of Austerity, prepares to choose between the best of a very bad bunch of self-serving bastards in the forthcoming general election, we could be forgiven for wondering if we deserve to call Great Britain “Great”...
Publications
I don't know about you, but nothing makes me twitch more than seeing someone rip a page out of a public phone book in the movies. What about all the other names on the same page? What if someone else needs to find their number? Are these books...
Art & Culture
"We're waltzing in the wonder of why we're here", Howard Dietz. The lyricist's 1931 song Dancing in the Dark, music by Arthur Schwartz, has been performed by them all: Fitzgerald; Sinatra; Bennett; Crosby, Astaire; Krall — but it's embossed on the...
Art & Culture
As a renowned portrait photographer, Jenny Lewis has worked with some of the world's most famous beauties — even a former Miss World — but I doubt any of her celebrity subjects would be brave enough to step in front of the camera for such an...
Art & Culture
To those outside the art world looking in, it's often a mystery how artists manage to feed themselves – that is before they become internationally famous and start selling their works for millions of dollars, which of course they all do. Andy...
Art & Culture
The landscape of public art has traditionally been dominated by sculpture, whether it be the monumental (such as Anthony Gormley's colossal Angel of the North) or actual monuments like those clustered in Trafalgar Square. In recent years, however,...
Art & Culture
Brisbane-based illustrator Mel Stringer has created an adorable collection of female personalities in her new book Cute Yum, published by Belly Kids. Taking her little pink sketchbook, Mel situated herself within the heart of society and let her...
Publications
Every year, Dutch art schools are handing out the scrolls and sending a fresh batch of newly-graduated design talent out into the world. The future looks very rosy for the field of design in The Netherlands, but it can be hard to keep up with all...
Publications
The founding, in 1915, of the Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation is rightly hailed as one of cinema's most influential moments — only the introduction of sound has had a comparable effect on the development of filmmaking — and to mark 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...
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,...