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Amsterdam
Spanish eatery Mercat is the ninth restaurant in IQ Creative's expanding and internationally-flavoured Amsterdam portfolio, and is the sister venue of equally lovely Mazzo (Italian) and Witteveen (French)… adding Iberian flavours to the European...
Journal
We love good bit of meanderingly rhapsodic prose as much as the next person, especially if we're getting paid by the word (fat chance), but since they say clarity is brevity, and in the transient spirit of the subject matter, here's the short...
São Paulo
I've got to hold my hands up here. The information we were sent on Nova Galeria Leme was, I must conclude, written in Portuguese and banged through the mangle of Google Translate before it reached us. I'd have had more idea what they were trying to...
United States
Making wine in California. As ways to earn a living go, it would make all but the most devout tee-totaller's wish list, and when you add in one of the most aesthetically pleasing locations we've seen... well let's just say a change of vocation is...
London
There's something stressful inherent in the phrase 24/7, a feeling of rushing, of sleep-deprivation, a sense of the last resort. None of which you'll be experiencing at Duck and Waffle as you watch the sun rise or set over the city of London and...
Journal
The developers of The Movement Café, Greenwich, were so keen to have it finished before the Olympics began that they managed to get the whole building up in 16 days. The Cathedral Group's self-imposed deadline was an effort to spare visiting fans...
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Photographer Wolfgang Tillmans' fascination with science, technology and transportation is the focus of his new photography exhibition Neue Welt (New World) taking place in Zurich. This new collection, alongside extensions of his long-running...
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Many artists seem drawn to the mundane, particularly those who work with photography. However, few we can recall have embraced the mundane with quite the abandon of Singapore-based Jaroslaw Komuda. His celebration of the boring is pensive,...
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A new play often means building a new set. It doesn't often mean building a new theatre. That's what Chichester Festival Theatre decided to do to mark its 50th anniversary celebrations. The group engaged design-and-build team Assemble to create...
Auckland
New Zealand, the land of the long white cloud. Boasting such internationally-famous bucolic beauty it's easy to forget people live and work in the country's cities, and now the millions who ply their trade in the Central Business District of...
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Regarded as one of China's finest architecture and design practices, Neri&Hu (Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu) were asked to reinvent a building in Qingpu, a town on the outskirts of Shanghai. Home to Design Collective, a group of design-led contemporary...
London
Legacy. It's a word you'll no doubt tire of hearing over the coming months, years, but it's an important one. The London Legacy Development Corporation are those who've been tasked with managing life after the sporting extravaganza that...
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
Black-tie events are one of the most glamorous occasions where you can showcase your fashion sense and style. Whether you're attending a wedding, gala, or upscale party, knowing how to choose the perfect black-tie dress is essential. In this...
Dispatches
Service men and women sacrifice a great deal for the security and best interest of this nation in several ways. Besides putting their bodies on the line, as some of them do, constant relocation is something most of these men and women have to deal...
Dispatches
Stand-up comedy has given several up-and-coming performers their way from the legends. Examples of famous stand-up comedians who honed in their craft for success at top comedy clubs are Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Taylor...
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...