Respected British men’s retailer Mr. Porter steps into the world of publishing with a paper back book for every curious gentleman. They’ve fittingly titled it The Mr. Porter Paperback: The Manual For a Stylish Life, Volume One. And yes, by ‘Volume One’ they mean to imply that there shall be others so gear up as […]
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Jan
John Paweson, Tinnie Tempah, Jason Sudeikis & more
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Jul
Taschen's 2 volume set captures 100 intricate & enticing interiors
TASCHEN has taken it upon themselves the horrible chore of traveling around the world — North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia — to photograph 100 home interiors representing a variety of contemporary styles for this TASCHEN 25 Edition 100 Interiors Around the World book. Interior decorations give a dwelling and its inhabitants […]
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May
Europe’s flagship W opens in London, but can the transatlantic cool of the brand be translated?
The second edition of our Checking In series, Lost In A Supermarket’s quest to cover all things we hold most dear (see our review of the gleaming new Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Hong Kong). In this review we jump continents from Hong Kong’s Ritz — now the highest hotel in the world — to the W Hotel […]
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Jun
Westwood and Cole & Son venture into the wallpaper field
There are some collaborations you wouldn’t see coming, but deserve all the more praise because of it. Two British designers have teamed up to bring a little luxury to your home: iconic fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and wallpaper design house Cole & Son. The wallpaper that was produced from this collaboration is nothing short of […]
For anyone who’s hesitated in redesigning a pre-packaged suburban home, or those of you who’ve always had the desire to make your apartment feel like home but don’t have the strength to change it all back for that security deposit…well, Tempaper has dropped down from the heavens and into your dwelling. The name pretty much […]
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Feb
Amirko's Change It! Wall — fourth wall not included
Designer Amirkhan Abdurakhmanov has reinvented the wall with his “Change It!” design concept. This isn’t the first time a designer has attempted to add life to a wall. We covered Strukt’s illuminated wall back in September. But, what’s great about this wall is that it’s really 3-walls-in-1 ingeniously put together into one 20ftx20ft panel that […]
We’ve come a long way since the days of design for necessity and the Wave Hammock is a great example of that. No longer are we at a point in our evolutionary sojourn where we have to string a woven bed of palm fronds between two trees to keep leaf cutter ants from systematically chopping […]
