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The Edit
The use of technology in art is a growing phenomenon, and this collection of computer-aided embroidery is one of the finest examples we've seen. London design duo CUSTHOM put the word out to a range of artists, illustrators and graphic designers,...
Journal
Pay heed faithful readers, with the mega-bucks marketing budgets of international corporations twisting one arm, and one too many a mulled wine and bratwurst cocktail repressing any remaining cynicism by way of a Santa-booted foot to the head -...
Journal
The cornershop has made some new music. But if that has got you in a nostalgic rush, digging out your Now! 39 CD for a listen of Brimful of Asha, stop right where you are. We're careful with our capital letters, and this cornershop is with a lower...
Journal
There is a brilliance of concept, technique and execution in Brooklyn artist Stephen Shaheen's illuminated sculpture project The Headlight Series that shines as brightly as the bulb heads of his humanoid creations. We all messed about with...
Lifestyle
Apps are big business, every brand and its proverbial dog are ushering you in the direction of your preferred app store, to download the latest and greatest in of-the-moment consumer marketing. Thing is, in this saturated market, how do you know...
Journal
Armed with hundreds of paper stickers, corrugated Marios and holographic Luigis, artist/designer Camille Walala transformed Spitalfields' The Breakfast Club into a kitsch-laden Mario Wonderland. Celebrating the launch of Paper Mario: Sticker Star on...
Journal
It was back in '98 when Messrs Diamond, Horovitz and Yauch (R.I.P.) informed us that "nothing sounds quite like an 808", and with good reason; they'd been using Roland's seminal drum programmer since the early 1980s to backdrop their deranged...
Journal
Like Bonnie and Clyde, Sid and Nancy, Bert and Ernie... turntables and electronic music are a duo intertwined for time immemorial. From its birth in New York disco clubs where Giorgio Moroder's electro beats inspired the likes of Frankie Knuckles...
Journal
The sophomore, as they'd say in the US, instalment of Audi's fledgling Urban Future Initiative (the first having taken place at 2010's Venice Architecture Biennale) was held recently in Istanbul - a showy affair that presented the works of...
London
From the outside, Eccleston Square Hotel looks like any other typical white Georgian townhouse you'd expect to see in swanky Belgravia. Grand, imposing and all rather British. Step inside, and you discover that - despite being named as...
The Edit
Photographer Doug Rickard is a champion of the run down and beat up, scouring America for the best of the worst – those places that have fallen on hard times but which still retain a visual interest long after the financial interest has been...
Journal
What do you get when you mix 30 motors, 300m of electric cable, 14 acoustic guitars and one very clever sound artist? Wonder no more, and press play on the video to find out. Ruben D'Hers, originally from Caracas, Venezuela, but now letting his...
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,...