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When life is getting you down, and your Keep Calm and Carry On tea towel just isn't cutting the mustard, reach instead for the uplifting messages of Jeremyville. The Australian artist has just launched the first book from his Community Service...
Art & Culture
Everyone who grew up with a love of books has their own favourite illustrator, whose work helped give life to the characters and stories held within the pages. For some it may be the incomparable collaboration of Quentin Blake on Roald Dahl's...
Journal
Stefano Colferai is a young Italian illustrative artist based in Milan. Armed with a good sense of humour, his medium of choice is Plasticine. Having established his own workflow to create instantly-recognisable imagery, Colferai begins with...
Journal
Ricardo Gonzalez left his native Mexico less than a year ago for new ventures in New York City. Within a short timespan, the letters he pens have reached many. Motivated by translating words into something that both simple and visually impactful,...
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“If I hadn't been an artist, I would have been a musician.” Thierry Noir's love of music is strong — in fact it's what prompted the infamous Berlin Wall muralist to move to Germany from France in the first place. Back in the 1980s, when Noir...
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As a term to describe women, “bird” doesn't go over very well in these days of enlightened feminism. Having said that, there's no denying that Parra's feminine figures have a touch of the avian about their features. So do the men, on the odd...
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Over in Metepec, Mexico, there's a tradition of making clay sculptures to teach the Biblical story of creation through the book's well-known characters and iconography. Originally they were used to school the natives in colonial times, but the...
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Nicolas Party certainly made the most of his invitation to exhibit at Inverleith House. The Swiss artist has made his mark on every available inch of the Georgian venue — including the seven gallery spaces, the corridors and even the stairwells...
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Listen04 is an artist that values his anonymity, and given the nature of his paintings, it's probably a wise move. Now don't get me wrong — I'm not for one minute suggesting that he wears this veil of secrecy because he is a cowardy-custard. If I...
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BLO's passion for painting first took hold as a youth in Lyon, where he took to the streets with a compulsion to leave his mark which manifested itself in ways as equally destructive as they were creative. From tagging and lettering, the...
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When it comes to signs, they don't make them like this any more. Vintage hand-painted signs are an endangered species in many cities — businesses come and go and premises change use, and the incessant assault by the weather means the old wood or...
Publications
Cartoonist Robert Crumb was one of a long and continuing line of artists who used his medium as a form of confessional. In his particular case it was sexual quirks, committed to paper and, in his early career, destroyed in fits of guilt and shame....
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...