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The Edit
What's the first rule of the London Underground? Do not make eye contact. So it takes a brave soul to go around taking pictures of passengers. Judging by the work of Bob Mazzer though, there were a lot fewer rules on the Tube in the 1980s full stop....
Journal
A welfare project in Holland is bringing together disadvantaged workers and industry leading product designers in an effort to craft a range of objects combining aesthetic appeal with a social conscience. Social label is the brainchild of Studio...
Journal
No one loves wandering around a gallery more than us, so it’s thrilling to hear that the BLOOOM – the converging art show is back again this year. A bit like the biggest gallery you’ve ever been to, with a club atmosphere buzzing in the...
The Edit
There's never been a better time to be a superhero. Every other week there seems to be a new film out featuring the exploits of Spider-Man, Superman or the X-Men crew, and SEEN has taken note of their increasing cultural profile by putting together...
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The album, the stadium tour, the poster, the fragrance, the t-shirt, the tea-towel, the Sunday supplement interview, the doll, the chat show appearance. Just when you thought there were no cross-promotional stunts left to pull in the name of...
Fashion
Stoic frowns, loud '70s-style knitwear, twins – the creative direction for new Belgian clothing brand Mosaert looks more like a poster for Wes Anderson’s latest film than your standard fashion fare. Its unconventionality is perhaps unsurprising...
The Edit
First up, let us talk about scale: over 35ft in height, 75 in length. Sugar covered Styrofoam, dominating a vast hall at Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery. The public are dwarfed by the looming mammy-sphinx that cornerstones artist Kara Walker's...
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It's tempting to look back at the 1960s, especially '60s America, with a rose-tinted nostalgia. It was, it's true, a time of great positive change – but let's not forget what it cost to win those advancements in civil rights, and what else was...
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Imagine if Pee-wee Herman was given full licence to decorate that Playhouse of his as he saw fit. Not a Pee-wee who’s literally twitching with a repressed campiness only the '80s could inflict, but a liberated, debauched Pee-wee, with a fun house...
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Members of Team We Heart are often to be found cowering under their desks, but there was a time during the height of the Cold War when this was positively encouraged by governments. As the fingers of power edged ever closer to the big red button,...
Journal
Jaffles (what those cooky Australians call toasted sandwiches, or toasties), parachutes, food from the skies, Brevilles, cheese, lots of cheese, swooning hip kids plucking their dinner from the gods. It is less than three months since We Heart last...
The Edit
No, it's not just you. Those are penises. Penises and tits and arse and teeth and the deconstructed, reconstructed everything that makes up the creative representation of a transvestite - looked upon as the “ultimate goddesses” by art collective...
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...
Dispatches
Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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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,...