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New York City
It was a chilly start for cultural lifestyle folk Kinfolk at the end of January as they launched their first store in Williamsburg, New York, but once the pavement has been cleared of snow it was all systems go for the Tokyo/Brooklyn firm's new...
Los Angeles
Given Howard Hughes' legendary eccentricities, his headquarters were surprisingly tasteful. The Los Angeles building at 7000 Romaine – even the name is elegant – is a wonderful but demure example of Art Deco; it wasn't an original Hughes...
Berlin
Need some cool clobber in Kreuzberg? Independent clothes store Voo is the place for you, right in the middle of the Berlin arts district and, geographically and spiritually, a mile away from the usual high street fashion boutiques. Voo is home to...
Copenhagen
There's no doubting (unless you're an angry middle-aged motoring journalist) that bicycles are a great form of transport. Relatively cheap to buy and run, straightforward to maintain, easy to park, and if you can avoid being smeared over the road by...
Milan
This building in Milan's art and design rich Brera district has seen its fair share of action over the years. First a blacksmith's workshop, it was later used by architect Michele de Lucchi as a platform to display his students' work, before...
Berlin
Nestled in the bosom of its confidante and partner-in-hip, Berlin's Companion Coffee is the in-house coffee shop of stylish Kreuzberg garment peddler, Voo. Matching in aesthetic and defiant approach to simplicity, Companion Coffee offers up coffee...
Melbourne
Aussie fashion label Kloke has opened the doors on their flagship store in Fitzroy, Melbourne, showing the clean lines and attention to detail that characterises the firm's clothing. Design studio Sibling got the ruler out for this interior,...
Los Angeles
The Broadway Theatre District in Los Angeles is bursting with fabulous 1930s Art Deco movie palaces, but there are none more Deco-rative than Claud Beelman's Eastern Columbia Building. The turquoise exterior could be cast copper, oxidised over time...
New York City
You've got so much money that your bank account is literally full. You want to be cool and edgy, but you're scared of going to actual flea markets because they are full of poor people and old, cheap things and they smell funny. We sympathise....
Publications
City High Streets have become a homogeneous smear of corporate branding. The same names on the same lightbox signs, and the same things inside. The same services and products at the same price delivered by people in the same uniforms. The same. Of...
The Edit
Located amid downtown Manhattan's famous Wooster Street, Italian import (via Milan) Cappellini houses furniture designed by international forward thinkers. Founder Giulio Cappellini continues to introduce curated experiences into his showroom with...
Milan
Italian furniture fanatic Fragile has a new showroom in Milan, and despite the name, we crashed through the doors like a bull in a china shop to cop an eyeful of the snazzy store. Studiopepe deserves an ovation or two for the balls out theatricality...
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
Stand-up comedy has given several up-and-coming performers their way from the legends. Examples of famous stand-up comedians who honed in their craft for success at top comedy clubs are Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Taylor...
Dispatches
The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
Dispatches
It's important to pick the right company to clean your air ducts so that your home stays healthy and safe. When your air ducts are clean, the air quality inside your home is better, which is good for everyone's health. But how do you choose which...