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This year heralds the 10th anniversary of the Helmut Newton Foundation, set up by the photographer's widow June Newton, an acclaimed photographer herself. To mark the occasion, Mrs Newton has returned full circle to the first exhibition the Berlin...
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You may remember a few weeks ago we brought you the story of dissident Berlin Wall muralist Thierry Noir. His brave symbolic and literal attack on the city's divisive device of repression in the 1980s was a truly ground-breaking project; the...
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Forget the crisis in Ukraine, the biggest international story of the moment is that the Berlin Wall is being rebuilt. Happily for the reunited peoples of Germany, it's a replica constructed in Shoreditch to revisit the revolutionary spirit of...
Journal
Now this is the sort of cookery I could get interested in. As a student I spent countless hours in laboratories watching beakers bubble and filters drip, so the whole molecular cooking thing is right up my street. The way I see it, a nice meal is...
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God broke the mould when he made Sister Mary Corita Kent, a teacher, philosopher, political activist and pop artist with a most extraordinary story. In fact if it were any closer to 1 April you'd be forgiven for suspecting mischief, but it just...
Berlin
Blurred lines. Not the title of the most excruciatingly annoying song of the last 12 months, but the increasing lack of distinction between retail, lifestyle, travel... urban existence. Bedding down together in Berlin's Mitte recently, here are two...
Berlin
When it was launched at the end of the 1940s, the bikini was a symbol of freedom and dynamism – qualities that underpinned the Bikini House in Berlin, designed in the 1950s by architects Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger. Those same qualities...
Berlin
Berlin is adapting to its role as a European hub of creativity with its increasingly flexible accommodation options, encouraging more out-of-towners to make the city their home. Soho House Berlin Lofts are pitched at mid- and long-term tenants who...
Berlin
Need some cool clobber in Kreuzberg? Independent clothes store Voo is the place for you, right in the middle of the Berlin arts district and, geographically and spiritually, a mile away from the usual high street fashion boutiques. Voo is home to...
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Dorothy Iannone is an artist with balls, and This Sweetness Outside of Time, a retrospective of her long and illustrious career, displays her unflinching autobiographical style in all its glory. Beginning her career in the late 1950s, the American's...
Berlin
Nestled in the bosom of its confidante and partner-in-hip, Berlin's Companion Coffee is the in-house coffee shop of stylish Kreuzberg garment peddler, Voo. Matching in aesthetic and defiant approach to simplicity, Companion Coffee offers up coffee...
Publications
Whatever Germany is doing, everyone else should be copying. With an economy a good deal less disastrous than the rest of Europe, and (get this) a capital city that's actually affordable to live in without selling bodily fluids on the black market,...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
In the ever-evolving world of architecture and construction, choosing the right materials plays a critical role in both aesthetics and functionality. One of the most sought-after solutions today is the aluminum composite panel, and STACBOND stands...
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Over the years, lottery advertising has changed from plain promotional efforts to big campaigns that capture worldwide audiences. These campaigns use design to get into our hearts and make us want to take action. Let’s explore the traditional...
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If you’re making some improvements to your bathroom space, and you’re looking to have the vanity replaced, then you will most certainly have to think about the depth, and the overall size of this item. Of course, among other options, you will...
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Digital payments have revolutionized how businesses process transactions, making it easier for customers to pay quickly and securely. In today’s fast-paced retail environment, small businesses must adapt to changing consumer preferences, including...