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Venice
Located in one of the oldest palazzos in Venice, and housed in a 13th-century Venetian-Byzantine palace, The Venice Venice Hotel is owned by husband and wife team Francesca Rinaldo and Alessandro Gallo, and pays homage to 'La Dominante' and the...
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ovre.design have completed the restyling of Hotel Salus, the 45 guest rooms and bathrooms, corridors, shared spaces and façade having received a contemporary facelift to create a 'boutique' environment with a well-defined style that plays on...
Publications
From the pavilions of the Venice Biennale to the City of Water's grand bridges and museums, Blue Crow Media's latest guide highlights a wave of modern Venice architecture; starting in the 1930s and continuing through to present...
Venice
Casa Flora is a design-den for discerning travellers to slip away from the hustle and bustle of Venice’s winding streets and live like a local in an Italian-design apartment that offers the comforts of a top-class hotel with the freedom of a...
The Edit
A photography competition aiming to draw attention to issues surrounding human rights is being held at the Venice International Film Festival in September. Rena Effendi: Ala Tarasova 68 years old. Ethnically Russian, she fled Sukhumi,...
The Edit
The historically important port city of Venice is well used to seeing large cargoes arrive, but there hasn't been an arrival to cause this much commotion for many a year. The Clash's Mick Jones has sent over a shipment of material from his enormous...
Venice
The noted New York art collector, patron and socialite Peggy Guggenheim made a lasting impression on Venice with the world-famous Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Housed in the magnificent Palazzo Venier dei Leoni - a museum that was for decades her...
The Edit
Fondazione Prada has organised a treat for the eyes and ears at its Venice museum with Art or Sound, a curated exhibition which celebrates musical instruments that are as beautiful to look at as they are to listen to. That's if you can work out...
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The old real estate adage “God's not making any more of it” seems particularly true of Venice – in fact it's a constant battle to preserve what's already there from being sucked back into the water. No problemo for The Design Agency's Anwar...
Venice
Venice is city built on water, riddled with canals and held together by a network of bridges that span the narrow waterways. A former powerhouse of European trade, wealthy and opulent and boasting all the architectural beauty those mercantile riches...
Journal
This year's Venice Biennale, the 55th so far, has received a lot of UK press coverage for Jeremy Deller's somewhat controversial British pavilion. With slow-mo videos of endangered birds, a series of portraits hand-drawn by veteran prisoners, an...
Journal
Having been commissioned by an august institution to promote British culture to the wider world, an artist may be forgiven for playing it safe with their choice of subject matter. No such timidity from Jeremy Deller and his series of installations,...
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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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,...