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Gdynia
How the heck does one cram a functional snack bar into a premises measuring just 11.5 sqm? If you'd asked us yesterday we'd have had no idea, but after seeing Kropka in Gdynia, Poland, the answer is clear. You call space magicians PB/Studio and...
London
New Zealand artisanal coffee guru Ozone Coffee Roasters has branched out from wholesale supply into the service sector with its first London café on Leonard Street just off Shoreditch's Silicon Roundabout. Lou Davies of Box 9 Design uncovered the...
Beirut
In a city as vibrant, multifaceted and hectic as Beirut, it’s important to sneak in moments of solitude where you can, mainly to prevent your over-stimulated mind from imploding. That’s why when we were tipped off about local cafe-cum-bookshop...
Riga
A café named after Salvador Dalí will never turn out to be your run-of-the-mill establishment, and so it has proved in the Latvian capital Riga. Someone once asked the extravagantly-moustachioed surrealist what his favourite colour was, and the...
Berlin
**Till The Cows Come Home has permanently closed** Strange animals, cows. As long as there's a sturdy fence keeping them at arm's length, they look the most docile creatures imaginable, grazing away, not capable of hurting a fly, and judging by the...
Melbourne
This café in Brunswick, in northern Melbourne, had been in the same family for more than half a century, but had fallen on hard times when the younger generation decided to take things in hand and give it a new lease of life. Now part of the...
Melbourne
Vegas, gambling. Amsterdam, vice. Manchester, rain. Cities oft become bywords for the thing that defines them. Melbourne, coffee. The Australian capital of culture sure has a lot going for it, but coffee is the fuel that the capital of Victoria runs...
Copenhagen
As a set designer, Leif Thingtved must have a few tricks up his sleeve for making rooms appear larger than they are, and he would have needed all his theatrical wiles when designing the interior of his new project, the quirky little Central Hotel &...
Brisbane
The man to watch in Brisbane, Alexander Lotersztain of creative studio Derlot, continues his extraordinary winning streak with The Pantry at QUT Gardens Point. This super-civilized campus café in Old Government House is the perfect place for a spot...
Sydney
Outside, the hustle and bustle of Sydney's busy Kent Street, inside the calming oasis of an urban forest. Although there's no shortage of pep in the coffee, Greenheart Espresso is just the tonic for city workers to take things down a notch or two...
London
London design studio slash gallery slash materials library 19 Greek Street is adding another slash to its multifaceted description with the announcement of a café – a sort of interactive showroom in which to enjoy a refreshing beverage, all the...
Sydney
Bugger this for a game of soldiers, we're off to Surry Hills, Sydney, for a cuppa at the newly refurbished Single Origin Roasters. We're not the only ones dropping in either – the redesign includes a planeload of paratroopers floating down from 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...
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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....
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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,...