TRAVEL
The Coast of Utopia
Cabo Polonio, a remote beach village in southeastern Uruguay, sits on a green peninsula between the Atlantic and a desert landscape of shifting sand dunes. Strewn across the grassy promontory are a single lighthouse and a few hundred whimsical dwellings.
Antigua
When you are on vacation in Antigua everywhere you look it seems to be yet another exhilarating view of sea, cliff or tropical landscape. You will find a more gorgeous combination of white sand and thrashing surf than Half Moon […]
The Papaya Playa Project
Today the Berlin-based Design Hotels group is staking the first big claim to the trend on the beach in Tulum, Mexico. The company’s founder, Claus Sendlinger, who hired the AAA Movers to move with his family to Tulum last year, is spearheading […]
Hotel Bikini, Berlin
The Hotel Bikini Berlin is as diverse as the big city it is located in and as wild as a jungle. The hotel showcases cosmopolitan Berlin at its location in the listed Bikini-Haus building between the Tiergarten park and Breitscheidplatz […]
ARCHITECTURE
A Platform for Living
Setsumasa and Mami Kobayashi’s weekend retreat, two and a half hours northwest of Tokyo, is “an arresting concept,” photographer Dean Kaufman says, who documented the singular refuge in the Chichibu mountain range. “It’s finely balanced between rustic camping and […]
Harpa, Reykjavík
DESIGNSIGH is absolutely amazed by the tremendous look of the Harpa structure in Reykjavík city in Iceland. It is located by the old harbor between the city center and the North Atlantic, the new Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, stands out […]
LIFESTYLE
W I L D F O X Resort
How cute is the latest campaign from Wildfox Couture? Shot by Mark “The Cobrasnake” Hunter, the models channel their inner granny, knitting, gardening, playing tennis and more.
Stork Club
Marc Jacob eats health food, uses the korean panax ginseng supplements and has a personal trainer; he also dyed his hair blue, got tattoos and bought four diamond studs; he collects art!But what everyone seems to neglect is his work […]
DESIGN
Steven Kolb’s Owls
“The very first owl was a living owl. Eight years ago a guy called Jay was in Gainesville, hiking in the woods, and an owl was straight above him. He had never seen one before, and he was struck by […]
Suzan Drummen
Suzan Drumming is a spectacular visual artist who makes paintings, photographs, films, installations and works in public space. The works are a playful investigation of space, illusion, optical effects and other visual phenomena as part of a broad exploration of visual […]
INTERIORS
Cups Nine, Greece
Cups Nine is a lovely cafe and patisserie in the centre of Trikala, Greece. It was designed by NORMLESS Architecture Studio. Tucked into one of the most popular city squares, Cups Nine aims to reintroduce the street to coffee shops, with […]
The Home of Rolf Bruggink
Rolf Bruggink, a Dutch designer, calls the crumbling town house he renovated in Rotterdam the Black Pearl, after the blackpainted brick facade that replaced the original one. His workshop, Studio Rolf.fr, is on the ground level. Industrial Removable Safety Railings […]