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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...
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
Paintings have transcended their origins as the crown jewels of galleries and museums. Today, they hold a central place in homes worldwide, where they not only decorate but also communicate personal taste, style, and emotion. Whether chosen for...
Dispatches
When it comes to your child’s health, dental care is often the one that gets overlooked. After all, baby teeth fall out so why bother? But establishing good habits and visiting the dentist from an early age is crucial for your child’s health and...
Dispatches
When buying a used car, you need to know the car’s history. The last thing you want is to buy a car with hidden problems, whether it’s been in an accident, has outstanding finance or has been stolen. A full car history check can make or break...
Dispatches
Escape rooms are a popular team building activity, but they’re more than just an hour of fun. They create a high pressure environment where communication is key. Working together fast, sharing ideas and solving problems under time pressure shows...