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Looking somewhere between the chaotic remnants of a particularly wild party - you know, the sort the kids on Skins throw weekly - or a deeply unsettling supernatural intervention; LAST NEW YEAR is a bewilderingly brilliant series of installations by...
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We've featured shanty-towns turned multicoloured visual banquets before - here and here - and you'll no doubt be familiar with German designer Axel Peemoeller's Felice Varini-inspired anamorphic wayfinding system for Eureka Car Park in Melbourne....
Los Angeles
Everyone loves cupcakes. Since their revival began in New York at Bleecker Street's Magnolia Bakery in the mid-90s, the 21st century cupcake phenomena has swept the globe with calorie-laden abundance. We simply can't get enough of diving face-first...
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Floating curiously, high above the hustle and bustle of downtown San Francisco - almost like a human-sized birdhouse - Manifest Destiny! is a charming, yet provocative, statement on the arrogant perseverance of the city's early settlers. Named after...
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The most important thing for me about design is its capacity to make people’s lives better. This can be something really little, like well-designed hangers that your clothes don’t fall off. And that’s important – it’s all the little things...
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That moment when old and new meet; get on like a house on fire, get married, have kids, grow old together... well, that. When spangly, super-modern and 16th century Baroque marry so consummately, so effortlessly in tune with their own present and...
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Dystopian fantasies of apocalyptic architecture, Jim Kazanjian's unsettling images may look like hyper-real paintings - such are their intricate surrealism - but, with an archive of over 25,000 high-resolution photographs at his disposal,...
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They clearly don't have that whole '7 years of bad luck' thing in Sweden. Whilst in town for the recent Stockholm Design Week, we dropped in on super-stylish hotel Berns to review their Asiatiska restaurant (more on that to come) - and, whilst we...
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Surely everyone's had this dream at some point in their lives. Life-size Lego blocks to muck around with 'til your heart's content. The Dutch pairing of artist Filip Jonker and agency Project.DWG - aka LOOS.FM - have gone one step further, taking...
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When a designer receives a brief for a hair salon's interiors, it usually consists of words like minimal, sexy or chic - it'll probably never read: "make it look like a kid's sweet shop". However - upon responding to a brief that asked to be...
Melbourne
Super-cool bakeries are all the rage, hey? Last year we featured Turin's VyTA Boulangerie and Greek bakery Elektra - both of which looked more like swanky bars than humble purveyors of bread. The latest in this international trend is Baker D....
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Advertising continues to become more and more intrusive, as your life becomes more and more transparent. In the 21st century you're prepared to tell the world exactly what you had for dinner - and who with - but who's listening? Big businesses....
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...