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The Edit
Erotic robot fetish? We can only be talking about one country, and that's Japan – specifically artist Hajime Sorayama who has been fusing the female form with sci-fi tech since graduating from a Tokyo art school in 1969. Some of his creations may...
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We just lost 15 minutes of the working day having a nostalgia rush; this new collection of graphics from Barcelona-based illustrative wizards Hey Studio took us right back to the days of after school Spectrum sessions, playing platform games like...
Journal
We don't often return to the scene of the crime here at We Heart, once ships have sailed we tend to wave them goodbye, salute them with a brand new craft beer we've never tried before, and may never try again. Fleeting moments, temporarily caught in...
Publications
“Ahead of its time” is a description applied with the benefit of hindsight, and there are certainly plenty of examples from the art world of forward-thinking experimentation causing developmental shockwaves, even if most critics recoiled in...
Publications
Harry Parr, one half of the infamous food-tinkering duo - and now of newly launched publishing house Bompas & Parr Editions - is going into his new venture with eyes wide open. “We won't sell many books,” he says, and he's probably right (in...
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I'll have to forego the conventions of opening with a joke in this article since I only have one typography gag and I used it a couple of months ago. If any of our readers have any others, we'd be pleased to hear them. Anyway, someone who has an...
Publications
It is said that a picture paints a thousand words, which might be true, but why not have some words with the pictures to make sure the message comes across? Can't hurt, can it? Photographers' agents Horton-Stephens thought they'd put the “text”...
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We do hate artspeak jargon here at We Heart, but there's one word we can't escape using from time to time: found. Artists use it to describe the re-appropriation of previous material for a new purpose, but we doubt they “found” this stuff in the...
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Narcissistic? Nous? Taking self-referential output to a new level, French duo M/M (Paris) have constructed an installation that recreates in miniature all their previous work, displayed on a specially designed table that is itself reproduced in the...
Journal
Free: the most distrusted word in the dictionary. Similarly, gratis or kostenlos are equally likely to be treated with scepticism by even the most naïve of Spaniards or Germans respectively. It doesn't take a hardened cynic to know that...
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We managed to catch up with London-based, globe-trotting graphic artist Will Sweeney during a rather hectic weekend at Pictoplasma, Berlin. Acclaimed for his flamboyant comic book Tales from Greenfuzz and his Birdy Nam Nam music videos, we had to...
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Opera – an art form so traditional that any moves to modernise or popularise it runs the risk of looking like your dad buying hipster jeans in an attempt to look cool. Fair play to the Bavarian State Opera then for even trying, and extra credit...
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
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...
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We’ve all seen them. You know, rickety and rusty carports dragging down a property’s curb appeal. In fact, the eyesore is all you pay attention to. Even though carport designs have improved over the years the structures still lack some curb...