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Los Angeles
There's something for everyone at Alchemy Works, an Aladdin's Cave of lifestyle and design treasures in Los Angeles' arts district. Raan and Lindsay Parton's self-designed concept store is stocked with goodies that start at a modest $10, but a...
The Edit
Most of these vans should have gone to the knacker's yard long ago, but their owners, through grim determination, sentiment or economic necessity have kept them truckin'. Never mind the terminal rust, or the unsolicited paint jobs from local...
Journal
The Ford Mustang is one of the all-American icons. Let loose on the market in 1964, in design it was both a symbol of the nation's industrial power and a promise of freedom. A whole generation of baby-boomers were hitting adulthood, looking to...
Journal
You've probably seen the adverts. As AUDI is keen to convince us, its four wheel drive quattro system is so grippy you could drive a quattro saloon down a snow covered mountain road with the control of an Olympic slalom medallist, and although I'm...
Journal
My fifth form careers advisor laughed in my face. Rock star? Ha. Here I am though, in Nick Mason’s private garage, the Pink Floyd drummer talking me through his modest array of vintage grunters. Modest. Ha. I wonder what the careers advisor would...
The Edit
I've loved the idea of guns on a car ever since Q handed over the keys of the tricked out Aston Martin to Bond. The idea doesn't work so well if they are aimed at the drivers' face though, but why quibble over practicalities? Joana Vasconcelos' fun...
Journal
So Sebastian Vettel has wrapped up Formula 1 championship number four (and more importantly has been crowned BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year), F1 godfather Bernie Ecclestone is in the High Court fighting a corruption civil suit,...
The Edit
Good old fashioned 20th Century gas-guzzlers get a bad press from the Prius-brigade, but there was nothing to grumble about at this event – in fact Piston Head: Artists Engage the Automobile was a laudable example of recycling as well as an art...
Journal
Pimp My Ride has got nothing on this baby! Studio Job's Land Rover has taken the concept of personalised vehicle styling to brilliantly ghastly levels with a custom Defender project they call Automobile, created to mark the Series models' 65th...
Journal
Ah Monaco; home of tax-dodging F1 stars, the international glitterati, the world's most famous casino, and lots of tunnels, through some of which cars have been driven rather speedily since 1929. I tried this very feat myself, some week or so ago,...
Bonn
Good news budding hoteliers! A big budget is no longer a prerequisite to create a super-hip venue – in fact, you don't even need a proper building in the conventional sense, it seems a warehouse or disused aircraft hangar will do the job very...
The Edit
Now in its fourth year, the Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition is fast becoming a staple of the annual design calendar. Imagine, if you will, Jonathan Bell (Transport & Technology Correspondent at Wallpaper* magazine) makes the crazy suggestion...
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
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...
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...