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The Edit
It must be a bit of a strange feeling, going around someone's house inserting art installations, but Danish ceramicist Anders Ruhwald picked the right place for such an apparent intrusion: home-turned-museum Saarinen House, the creation and former...
New York
Located in the small city of Hudson in upstate New York, The Hudson Merchant House is a boutique inn bursting at the seams with quirky charm under its 18th Century roof. This is not, however, a museum to the colonial period, as you can see from the...
New York
The Paramount Hotel in New York City is a building which commands the full attention – not only from the hotel guests who come to stay, but from anyone brave enough to take on redesigning the iconic interior spaces. One of the few hotels built by...
The Edit
Occupying an art gallery with photographs, scrapbooks, letters and memorabilia is a feat capable by only those of a certain gravity, to be sure. And they don't come with much more weight than Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer, aka Kenneth Anger, aka...
The Edit
If the nukes start flying and our civilization is lost, what might the archaeologists of the future make of their discovery if they dug up one of Erik Parker's Upswing Dub Project pieces, we wonder? Why do we wonder? Because his latest project was...
Berlin
This Chinese restaurant in Berlin sparked a bit of debate at We Heart HQ, purely down to its name, The Long March. Yes okay, it's inspired by the quite beautiful propaganda artwork on the walls, prop-art which is now considered pop-art - but is...
The Edit
When, at age 14, you are enticing birds onto your property with your own hand-built houses and performing your own taxidermy, there's probably only three likely paths your professional life will take. Multi-faceted artist, taxidermist or serial...
The Edit
If the 1980s were derided as The Decade That Fashion Forgot, laughed at and facepalmed for the horrendous crimes committed against clothing, and the '60s was The Decade of Liberation and Freedom, with the arrival of the mini-skirt, the 1970s may...
Journal
We've been introduced to the heritage of Ford Motor Company, the forward-thinking present and future of the motoring giant, and as our time visiting the brand on its home soil came to an end - it was time to step out from the shadows, and into the...
Journal
Ahh The Duke of Lancaster or, as it was known during my youth, The Fun Ship: a bizarrely marooned cruise liner on the North Wales coast. Due to its proximity to fabric and haberdashery mecca - and bane of my existence as a young child - Abakhan, I...
Journal
Earlier on this week, we left our Ford hometown trip with a few suited middle managers dancing to Salem inside one of America's most fascinating museums - intrigued? Catch up on Pt.1 here. After a few swift drinks at the hotel bar, an early night...
Journal
Detroit and its famed Big Three are suffering a Rocky Balboa style crisis. Down but far from out, the giants of the motor industry and their hometown are weary, battle-worn, but blessed with more than enough character for a triumphant comeback....
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...
Dispatches
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...