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Berlin
Next time a budget trip to Berlin is in the offing, consider lugging your rucksack to Generator Berlin Mitte, a super-smart new flashpacker hostel with an arty outlook and a bob on central location - just steps away from sadly shuttered-up art-squat...
The Edit
While tremendously entertaining, we've never found Amsterdam a particularly healthy place to visit. That's all down to our poor impulse control, but now for the more grown up visitors to the city there's an activity that's good for body and soul...
The Edit
You have to have a specific point of view to enjoy Swiss artist Felice Varini's new installation in King's Cross, London – such is the scale of Across the Buildings you can only see the whole silver spectacle from one special spot. The 542...
Journal
Did you know that Clerkenwell in London has the highest number of architects per square mile in Europe? If you're a London architect, you probably did, otherwise we bet you didn't. By our reckoning thousands of people have just learned something. We...
Wakefield
As you should already be aware, our current partnership with Mazda, entitled Think Differently, is part road trip, part cultural treasure hunt. We're sprinting around the fair British Isles in both a Mazda6 and a CX-5, getting a feel for the cars...
Journal
Fresh from trying to reintroduce good old manners to his fellow New Yorkers as part of his Subway Etiquette and Metropolitan Etiquette Authority series, artist Jay Shells returns to his familiar street sign reinterpretations (that echo the brilliant...
Amsterdam
This may be what is known in journalism as burying the lead (or LED in this case), but we're going to begin with telling you not about the traffic-stopping looks of LED Clouds in north Amsterdam, but the idea that brought about the project in the...
Interiors
There are certainly no frills to this collection of furniture by Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen - it's all about making it minimal, and then trimming a bit more off for good measure. Muller Van Severen's collection of shelving, storage, racks...
Journal
You'd be hard pressed to find two more visually different structures placed on purpose in such close proximity than Tisse Métis Égal in the grounds of the Château Ramezay's Reford Gardens. Perhaps the Stedelijk Museum extension in Amsterdam has...
Journal
Sitting in the middle of Guimarães, a UNESCO world heritage city in Portugal, this steel and cork structure may at first seem a bit incongruous with its surroundings, especially given that it has people's legs sticking out of the bottom. In...
Journal
Fashion models are often accused of being too thin, but the new window displays at Christian Louboutin's boutiques are taking things to extremes. Retail design team StudioXAG, whom we featured as part of our Create GB series, have been at it...
Vienna
From warehouse to gallery to conservatory, Hotel Daniel, Vienna is a chocolate selection box of styles, equally unpredictable yet surprisingly tasty. Beginning with the reception-cum-garden shed, it's clear from the off that this place is going...
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,...