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Skulls haven't looked this beautiful since ... well, ever. Normally a symbol of mortality and fear, acclaimed Japanese street artist Usugrow see things differently, giving his skeletal heads new life as characters in his wonderfully deep and dark...
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In 1992, just before his 60th birthday, Hokkaido-born photographer Masahisa Fukase was leaving his favourite bar when he tumbled down the stairs, causing a traumatic and irreversible brain injury that left him incapacitated. He remained that way...
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Minä Perhonen Koti is the new directly-managed shop showcasing the wares of fashion brand Minä Perhonen. Actually, it feels like rather more than that: as the use of the term 'Koti' — Finnish for 'house' — suggests, the site feels less like a...
Tokyo
What's going on here then? Has a batch of exploding spaghetti been left on the hob for too long? Have the aliens landed? Or maybe this is the aftermath of a military experiment at one of those eerie mock towns the Americans build out in the desert?...
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Award-winning toy makers and sculptural storytellers Mark Landwehr and Sven Waschk – collectively known as coarse – are spinning their visual yarns over in Japan at the moment as Tokyo's Diesel Art Gallery plays host to a selection of the duo's...
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Right now It's three for the price of one at Tokyo's Nanzuka gallery as Polish artist Agnieszka Brzeżańska brings together photography, panel painting and glass painting in her latest series, called Kobayashi Maru. The desperately sad among you...
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Stephan Doitschinoff has no shortage of powerful influences on his artistic style, influences that have in isolation shaped major movements on their own come crashing together in the Brazilian's multimedia work. Son of an Evangelical minister, the...
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This is one of those articles in which I try to avoid mentioning breasts in an effort to seem all grown up. Sadly, with a picture editor like ours, I'm on a hiding to nothing – they're in your face whether you like it or not. And of course you...
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It was the year I was born, and the year Elvis Presley died, so a mixed bag really, but only one of those 1977 events made much of an impression in Japan. What did get the discerning arts scene's attention though was Nobuyoshi Araki's collection of...
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Berlin's Sarah Illenberger is an artist of arrangement; her 3D illustrations are as much about placement as the objects she uses to create them. Her endlessly inventive manipulation of the everyday and mundane is quite something to see – just take...
Tokyo
The crux of the problem at this restaurant in Tokyo lies at the heart of most architectural challenges in the city: space, or rather what to do when you don't have any. In the case of Shikata, a barbecue restaurant in Meguro-ku, the problem was...
Tokyo
The wow factor of this restaurant in Tokyo begins before you even arrive at the door. As one approaches the black, contoured ribs of Yutoku Soba look like a solid surface from an acute angle, the gaps opening up to let out light and let in the...
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...
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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...
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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....
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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,...