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Journal
Often when you get up close and personal with something you’ve admired from afar, it falls short of your expectations. The Sydney Opera House is a lot smaller than I thought it would be – so is the White House. They say you should never meet...
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New York artist Inna Babaeva creates elegantly disturbed sculptures and object interventions; her works with expandable foam conjure up visions of organic life-forms, perhaps colour-obsessed alien diseases - molesting their subjects with wildly...
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Assuming the roles of model, photographer, art director, hair and make-up, and so on... influential American artist Cindy Sherman has been producing mesmerising conceptual self-portraits since the 1970s, and continues to this day; challenging...
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The 25th anniversary of renowned dance company Tere O'Connor Dance at New York's Danspace Project was celebrated at the end of last year by the choreographer's latest show; Cover Boy. The set - constructed by Aptum Architecture (Julie Larsen and...
Interiors
Haiko Cornelissen, a Dutch architect with an office in Amsterdam and New York, clearly misses nature when he's holed up in his city apartments; his picNYC table offers the surreal, yet stimulating, answer to those who share these emotions. No more...
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Regarded as a founder of both minimal and conceptual art, the prolific American artist Sol LeWitt was infatuated with walls. Between 1968 and his death in 2007 he would create more than 1,270 wall drawings, and throughout his career he chronicled...
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Pushing the boundaries of what a retail space can be; We Heart favourites SOFTlab have taken the reigns for the last two weeks at TriBeCa's unique BOFFO Building Fashion space, in collaboration with markedly stylish lingerie brand The Lake & Stars....
New York
Who looks at a decrepit freight railway line, dating from the 1930s, disused since the 1980s, and sees a park in the sky? In 1999, with only one precedent worldwide (the Promenade Plantée in Paris) Joshua David and Robert Hammond founded the...
New York
Exposed concrete; check. Retro fittings; check. Floor to ceiling windows; check. Super-cool branding; check... It may well be months behind schedule, but Nolita's very own boutique/design/style/luxury (*delete where appropriate) hotel fits the bill...
New York
What started in the year 2000 as a fanciful project by passionate observers, with no urban planning experience, to save an abandoned New York rail line from demolition, has found itself as the city's number one tourist attraction - and an...
Journal
At the tail end of last year we featured (n)arcissus - another, equally organic, light-based installation - from New York studio SOFTlab. They've been at it again, plunging the weird and wonderful creatures at the depths of the darkest oceans, for...
New York
In fairness, some places need no words, no PR-bumph, in fact; the bar menu at 6 Columbus' new rooftop terrace could consist of Skol, Hoffmeister, Lambrini and 2-litre bottles of Lightening White and we'd still be chomping at the bit to get there. As...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
If you’re planning a trip to Berlin and wondering what to wear for the capital’s nightlife, here’s everything you need to know. Berlin’s nightlife is fragmented across neighbourhoods and scenes. What works for a club in Friedrichshain...
Dispatches
Are you getting ready to move to a small Los Angeles apartment down the street? Maybe you or a loved one is getting ready for dorm living. Whether you’re just moving down the street or only taking the necessities, you don’t need a full-size...
Dispatches
The fascinating art of psychic reading has captivated audiences for centuries. Psychics have an innate sense of otherworldly elements. Their skill rests in providing expert insights and understanding of complex material. Professional psychic...
Dispatches
A good night’s sleep is essential for overall well-being, and choosing the right mattress plays a critical role in ensuring quality rest. Many traditional mattresses contain fiberglass as a fire retardant, which can cause irritation and potential...