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Journal
Dealing with the laundry or making your morning cereal has never looked so difficult. San Francisco-based photographer Lee Materazzi finds a dark humour in the mundane tasks we care so little for; her photography places herself, her friends - and...
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Charles Dickens was writing about revolutionary Paris when he penned the immortal opening lines “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...” but the celebrated Londoner could easily have been talking about the 12 months in his home...
Publications
Such is the universal nature of these images, this collection might as well have been called Britain On The Piss, as it reflects a side of the national culture only too familiar to anyone who ventures out after dark in the country's towns and...
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From Hong Kong to New York, all of life is here in the photography exhibition Burn My Eye (featuring work by the eponymous photographer collective) at Cardiff's Third Floor Gallery. Looking intimately at personal life from a public perspective,...
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Having thrown off the shackles of Imperial domination, the post-war Indian government decided they needed a new city, one with progressive values and a fresh design philosophy to match the changing political times. They drafted in a host of...
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As part of the London Design Festival, the V&A hosted a series of Salon Talks - interviews with female designers celebrating the role that women play in today’s design industry. I was one of the interviewers and spoke to Sarah Elanany. Sarah is...
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An innovative street art project has turned the tables on Google's Street View, taking a long hard look at the collection of data and how our privacy is at the mercy of such huge information-sucking cybergiants. The internet application, for...
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Over 1.7 million Twitter followers and counting... over 30 million YouTube views... safe to say, that since Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard's Shit Girls Say burst onto the meme-scene late last year - their irreverent examination of, well, shit...
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Maggie’s provide emotional, practical and social support for people with cancer and their families and friends. But they do more than that. They believe in the power of design. Rather than providing these very important things from a room in...
Journal
Brighton-based Geordie Ewen Spencer, asides from being a bloody lovely chap, is a damn fine photographer. Making his name at magazines like The Face, Spencer regularly works for the likes of Nike, Channel 4 and Umbro; he's also travelled the world...
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Back in the mid-1400s, Johannes Gutenberg must've been feeling pretty smug. The German may not have lived to see his invention spread further than the Holy Roman Empire, but surely he must have realised the impact his moveable type printing press...
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We love good bit of meanderingly rhapsodic prose as much as the next person, especially if we're getting paid by the word (fat chance), but since they say clarity is brevity, and in the transient spirit of the subject matter, here's the short...
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....
Dispatches
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,...