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The Edit
In the heart of a concrete jungle lies a cave that exists on the faint line between fiction and reality. Tripping the light fantastic between pop culture fantasy and art and design, harnessing inspirations from American action figures of the 1980s...
Dispatches
Emerging in the United Kingdom in the mid-1950s and pioneered by progressive artists Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton, the Pop Art movement wouldn't be truly defined as such until it moved to the US in the 1960s. New York artists such as...
The Edit
Club culture as we know it today began with the emergence of nightclubs as spaces for experimentation with interior design, new media, and alternative lifestyles throughout the 1960s; from architect Charles Forberg's NYC counterculture venue The...
Art & Culture
Celebrating some of the most exciting, experimental and divisive albums to be released in the last 30 years, the Stamp Albums: Post-Punk and Stamp Albums: Post-Rock prints from Liverpool-based studio Dorothy are colourful collections of seminal...
The Edit
As ballsy and brilliant as contemporary art can be in 2017, there are times when negating the need for the decoding a greater conceptual understanding can be liberating; if only for doing away with the random-word-generated-gobbledygook of the...
Publications
'Every year, according to a Convention Industry Council study, there are 1.8 million conventions, conferences, meetings, and trade shows in the United States.' Arthur Drooker spells out in the introduction of his new photo-book, Conventional Wisdom,...
The Edit
What is New York artist Jordan Wolfson saying with his violently brilliant new work, Colored Sculpture? The single, and singular, sculptural work is the sole ingredient of a current show at New York's David Zwirner gallery; and is an eerie...
London
*Permanently Closed KOJAWAN, a restaurant on the 23rd floor of the Hilton London Metropole is anything but what you expect it to be. Its location is hardly anything to shout about: Edgware Road, only remarkable for human and car traffic, 1970s...
The Edit
Imagine arriving in London in the latter half of the 1990s from another planet. What would you report back to those waiting behind the control desks in a civilisation far, far away? Liam Gallagher falling out of the Met Bar; Geri's Union Jack dress;...
The Edit
Eric Yahnker likes fuckin' wit y'all, and the Los Angeles-based artist is at it again; presenting a new body of work in an exhibition at New York gallery The Hole. We've had Barack Obama peeping through his White House window at Miley Cyrus,...
The Edit
From Herbie Hancock's Rockit to Phil Collins's Sussudio; Blue Monday to Eddie Murphy — the Oberheim DMX defined the profound and the pap of the early 1980s with its meaty, realistic drum sounds and early adoption by the hip-hop and synth-pop...
Dispatches
Somehow, it still manages to tip the scales of the internet, sending celebs into heated meltdowns and drawing opinion from just about every corner of the world. We've all seen every single inch of Kim Kardashian's body ... yet, when she gets it out,...
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...
Dispatches
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,...