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Hong Kong
You might not think of the UK as much of a coffee exporter, but in the former imperial colony of Hong Kong there is a little café in Wanchai that has more than the usual amount of Brit flavour. St Francis Street – aka {sfs} – is a neighbourhood...
Fashion
"The meatballs, spaghetti and garlic bread sell well", Zoë Lea tells me. "The tuna, and the sausages too". The folk at the table next to us probably think we're conducting a stocktake of sorts, Lea the restaurateur, I the supplier perhaps....
Hong Kong
WOAW!, or World of Amazing Wonders to give it the full title, is a curated lifestyle concept store in Hong Kong. With a billing like that, we are entitled to expect big things, and Kevin Poon's treasure trove of specially selected stuff certainly...
Journal
Victoria Ledig is petit, attractive and immaculately presented, from her precarious heels to her perfect black bob. She is the last person you would expect to find in a slaughterhouse. And yet this is where her dedication to her graduate project at...
Berlin
What better way to show off your range of designer homewares and fashion accessories than in a home? Located on the third floor of a residential street in East Berlin, BLESS Home Berlin kicks the traditional showroom to the kerb and instead offers...
Fashion
An artist joins an extremely exclusive club when their work appears on the national currency, and that was an honour bestowed on Gary Taxali last year when the Royal Canadian Mint produced a series of coins featuring his retro illustrations....
London
London indie outlet Darkroom currently looks like an explosion at a liquorice allsorts factory as it plays host to the So Sottsass Season, a rather splendidly shouty collection of candy-coloured geometry-driven products based on the work of Italian...
Journal
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...
Journal
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...
Zürich
N°2 in Zurich. It took me a while to stop sniggering childishly at the name (sad, I know) – you'd have bought the next door property in an ideal world, wouldn't you? - but we got there eventually and we're glad we did, as it means we can tell you...
Tokyo
Tokyo isn't the first place you'd think of for uncovering a treasure trove of antiques – especially a collection as diverse as that which can be found at the RLT Guild Lodge. RLT – Royal Lazy Type to guild newbies – is an Aladdin's cave of...
Fashion
For me, hipster is a derogatory term, so when the folks responsible for a new project were described as “two rising stars of the Berlin hipster scene” I'll admit my heart rather sank a little. Happily, hipsters or not, what has transpired is a...
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,...