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Dispatches
Long regarded as a man's world, Barcelona-based Swede Erika Lust has been beating the feminist drum in the erotic film industry with her series XConfessions — earning plaudits from commentators as varied as Dazed and Vogue; the former calling her...
The Edit
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...
Madrid
El Huerto de Lucas in Madrid is a food market that takes its commitment to healthy ingredients very seriously indeed — so serious that even the building, from architectural studio More & Co, has been constructed with what we're told are...
Madrid
As all chefs know, the best and freshest produce available in a big city is to be found in the early hours in the bustling markets, or straight from the slaughterhouses before most of the population even wakes. At Madrid restaurant Sala de Despiece...
Madrid
It's already a great place to eat out, but things just got even better for Madrid epicureans with the opening of pop-up restaurant The Table by... at Urso Hotel & Spa. Each month for six months, the kitchen is being taken over by a guest chef from...
Journal
I maintain an elaborate pretence with my parents about what I do for a living; I tell them I work in local government, they think I'm really a spy, and we're both happy with that. The reason for the deceit is that what I really do involves writing...
Madrid
Ana La Santa, the brainchild of Barcelona-based Tomas Tarruella and his En Compañia de Lobos group, is the restaurant of the Hotel Me Maria Victoria Madrid. The culinary concept is to provide many styles of food within one venue, from tapas and...
Madrid
With a smart urban-industrial look and some very reasonable room rates, Room007 Ventura is a hostel that won't be a secret for very long. Secret, 007, geddit? No? Please yourselves. Anyway, the black and white of Bond's evening wear looks to have...
Madrid
Great strides have been made in the last couple of years to crack the seemingly tough nut of providing hotel quality accommodation at hostel prices, with a proliferation of “design hostels” popping up in major cities. An investment banker...
Madrid
Pharmacies are generally grim places to visit, with their super-white, sterile interiors, and people generally feel like crap trying not to cough on each other as they wait for their prescriptions. De Los Austrias Pharmacy, Madrid, is turning that...
Journal
Who said beauty has to be more than skin deep? Just listen to half the actors in Hollywood being interviewed. We don't mind getting a bit shallow here at We Heart; not everything enjoyable or worthwhile in life is an intellectual exercise, and this...
Journal
No prizes for guessing what the main material used in creating the Ceramic House was. The name may give it away, but the interior of this 50sqm apartment in Madrid doesn't reveal its technologically advanced secret at first glance. Spanish...
Dispatches
With works spanning the design of buildings, landscapes, installations, exhibitions and objects, the projects of Asif Khan MBE explore sites of complex narratives, community empowerment and questions of identity. Collaborating with Canada Water and...
City Notes
Inspired by the golden age of nightlife, Calgary's Sweet Loretta Bar nods to the throbbing energy of 1970s discos and vintage sound studios, the late-night venue situated in the city's design and arts district and offering an inclusive space for...
City Notes
Located within Newson’s Yard — a recently conceived design hub on the Pimlico Road in London’s Belgravia — Wildflowers is a new neighbourhood restaurant, wine bar and deli with a focus on seasonal, high-quality ingredients cooked over...
City Notes
Chef Santiago Lastra's latest venture sees London-based A-nrd Studio create a metaphorical home-away-from-home, where the locally inspired fare and affable atmosphere of family-owned Mexican restaurants unite with a contemporary twist informed by...
Dispatches
Looking for that vibrant green look that you see on the internet? Well, with the best lawn care experts, these grasses can now be within your reach. You’ll be able to turn your garden a serene outdoor retreat with the lush lawn underneath your...
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Moving from Chicago to New York City is a thrilling yet daunting leap. You’re trading deep-dish pizza and the stunning Lake Michigan views for bagels and the electric energy of Manhattan’s streets. Whether you’re chasing a career opportunity,...
Dispatches
If you drive, you know there’s a danger element that always goes with that. Even if you feel you’re an excellent driver, and you follow all traffic rules, you might still have some bad luck. A drunk driver might plow into you, or someone might...
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Among all the other decisions you have to take regarding renovation of your house, choosing the right bathroom remodeling contractor is the most important. When partnered with a trained professional, your idea will be turned into great, efficient...