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Art & Culture
The mono-monikered artist and illustrator Von impressed us last year (as he so often does) with his brilliantly detailed series of ornithological drawings Flight, and he has picked up where he left off with Semblance 16, a new intaglio gravure print...
Journal
Riding high on the nostalgia of early 1990s, Ravensbourne College of Design graduate Josephine Pettman soaks up nostalgia, graphic art influences and cut'n'paste culture - feeding it out the other side with fabulously unpretentious, astutely...
The Edit
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 spent time behind the doors of Secret Project Robot, a cultural space in Brooklyn where creatives can show their works and the wider community enjoy interactive experiences, performances and live music. Outside, a haven of pebbled grounds and...
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...
Paris
The Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Elysees, and now The Paris Liquor Store, another great and exclusively untouristy place to visit in the French capital, especially if you like a tipple that is a three finger measure above the standard...
Art & Culture
There are some film posters that would still be instantly recognisable even if you removed the movie title – pretty much every Hitchcock film, for example – but with some films their plot and themes are more memorable than the posters that were...
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...
Publications
Some artists demand absolute peace and quiet while they work, total seclusion in which to create. Brandon Graham is not one of those artists. By the same token, occasionally we are fortunate to bring you a glimpse into the creative process, but...
The Edit
Hot Dogs and Hot Girls, a collection of works put forth by that chap Jon Burgerman happened on June 14th. The exhibit popped up in Brooklyn as part of Aakash Nihalani and Rion Harmon's Summer Series. Hosted by 17 Frost in Williamsburg, the open...
The Edit
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...
The Edit
Walking through the solo show by Californian artist and illustrator Deth P. Sun is like walking through a 1980s fantasy adventure video game. There are cloud-peaked mountains, mysterious crystals, dimension portals and unwieldy swords, forbidding...
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...