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The Edit
Brazilians are a passionate people, not afraid to show their bodies or express their sensuality publicly. However, promiscuity, homosexuality, and other non-typical relationships remain in conflict with the conservative values that run through the...
Amsterdam
Having spent the past 12 years standing empty and deserted, this stunning building with views over Amsterdam’s Amstel river skyline is set to open its doors to all; this time as Hotel V Fizeaustraat, the third offering from the inspiring Dutch...
City Notes
Venerated purveyors of raw, organic, and local ingredients, The Cold Pressed Juicery continue to bestow the considerable health benefits enjoyed from juices, superfood smoothies, and nutritious grub upon Amsterdam's residents and...
Amsterdam
Space in city centres has never been scarcer — which means designers, architects, and hoteliers need to shift their focus in order to create accommodation solutions that stay relevant. Promising to 'mark to end of the hotel room as we know it',...
Amsterdam
A former gym turned local café has been converted into a tropical sanctum; a designer wilderness where you could get lost for nearly 24 hours; be it mulling over the day ahead with your morning flat white, tucking into dinner with pals, or supping...
Amsterdam
'You have to trick yourself sometimes into staying positive and believing in your vision, when the contrary view is held by everyone else. In a way, it’s almost like going against your own internal sense of doubt too — break your own rules, be...
The Edit
There's something about fashion that encourages doodling; its freedom of expression, its primal creativity, or the will to subvert its oft-idealistic representations. Alana Dee Haynes's works often begin life on the pages of fashion magazines;...
Amsterdam
San George is the sophisticated cousin of the famous George Family, or so says this press release — that means that it joins a small group of Dutch eateries with George in their name; three in Amsterdam (S.G. making it four), one in small town...
Amsterdam
Swimming pools come in many shapes, sizes, and levels of desirability — from council-run cesspits full of dirty children and those 'orrible shallow chlorine pools you have to walk through to get between the changing rooms and the pool, to...
The Edit
The Pacific, Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, dreamers have long felt a kinship with America's south west. Dutch photographer Marie-José Jongerius relocated to L.A. in 1999, intent on capturing the faces behind Hollywood and its pretenders, but...
Amsterdam
Basquiat by name, Basquiat by nature — the Amsterdam-Oost (East) bar named in honour of the great Jean-Michel Basquiat embodies the frenetic nature of the artist's style. His star ascending in just a few short years at the end of the 1970s, the...
Amsterdam
Born amid the massive minimalism — or essentialism, as they call it — wave five years ago, ETQ is now an established label for clinical footwear obsessives. The brand is dedicated to quality, ageless products that suit forward-thinking fashion...
City Notes
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
Dispatches
It's important to pick the right company to clean your air ducts so that your home stays healthy and safe. When your air ducts are clean, the air quality inside your home is better, which is good for everyone's health. But how do you choose which...
Dispatches
We’ve all seen them. You know, rickety and rusty carports dragging down a property’s curb appeal. In fact, the eyesore is all you pay attention to. Even though carport designs have improved over the years the structures still lack some curb...