Publications
We're Electric is a limited edition cloth-bound publication, specially commissioned to celebrate the launch of the Ampera - Vauxhall's new electric vehicle. The collection of essays, observations, illustrations and poems - curated by The Idler's...
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Teaching your kids about the beautiful game is most dad's dream - especially now that Euro 2012 is just about to kick off. Interestingly we've just spotted an excellent introduction to Swedish and world-wide football greats, in the latest...
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Whilst studying photojournalism in LA, a young Ron Galella took photographs of celebrities arriving at film premieres - selling them to the National Enquirer and Fotoplay. Seems it became a bit of an obsession, Galella went on to become the most...
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Its author Philipp Meuser calls it The Illicit Guidebook, and its pages give a unique insight into one of the most fascinating cities you may never visit. We all know of the dark undertones to the elaborate communist architecture that swamps the...
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American artist Mark Jenkins' hard-hitting sculptural street art is finally the subject of a monograph, in the form of German publisher Gestalten's 160-page The Urban Theater. Haunting and disquieting, Jenkins' tape sculptures seek to provoke their...
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We've seen plenty of these books and exhibitions before but, as Boy George puts it, "for once it has been put together by someone on the scene". As a fully paid up member of the burgeoning club scene that transformed London's nightlife and launched...
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Describing themselves as ‘your local soulmates’, Nectar & Pulse is an exciting young company from Austria – producing personal cityguides that reflect the urban zeitgeist as found by owners Carina Schichl and Tanja Sieder. The product is based...
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From the early '70s, until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the USSR experienced somewhat of a unique, bizarre, and decidedly beguiling period in architecture. Taking advantage of the nation's crumbling control, architects pushed 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,...