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Nose: Paris's freshest perfumerie

After two years of meticulous research, the founders of Parisian perfumerie Nose have come up with a bespoke service using a computerised system to pinpoint five perfumes to suit you perfectly. Thei…

Trita: Milan buys into the burger craze

Trita, Milan A number of restaurants dedicated to the burger have recently opened in Italy's fashion capital, and the Milanese are embracing the humble fast food with as much enthusiasm as London…

David Lynch designs suite for Hotel Lutetia

David Lynch has created a luxury suite at the  Hotel Lutetia  that is described as an ode to the French woman. Lynch's signature themes of love, eroticism, dreams and death are drawn from, but th…

Bubbledogs: hot dogs and champagne

Bubbledogs, London; image via foodieinberlin.com The city has seen an array of specialist, two item-menu eateries open this summer. Whether it's steak and chicken at Hix’s  Tramshed  or burgers …

By Kamy at São Paulo Design Weekend

One of Brazil's most well-known rug brands, By Kamy , has celebrated the very first Design Weekend in São Paulo by transforming its shop at Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva (one of the city'…

The Walls Have Ears

Local design collective Bread have just finished painting White Post Lane, a road in the East London area of Hackney Wick, with a mural of words and phrases that celebrate the history of the area. …

New releases by Confidence and Light

TOL’RIGAMI by Jean-Yves Barrier Confidence and Light has launched a new collection of energy-efficient lighting solutions, featuring pieces by designers including Arik Levy , Nicolas François, Jean-…

Laces: sustainable spa in São Paulo

Following the success of the 30-year-old Laces hair spa in the Morumbi neighbourhood of São Paulo, Cris & Mercedes Dios have launched a second branch of the salon in the wealthy surrounds of Jard…

Sound Baffle Chair by Jinsun Yoo

London Metropolitan design graduate Jinsun Yoo  created  The Sound Baffle Seat in  response to issues of noise pollution, creating an intimate space which enhances the privacy of a one-to-one convers…

The Cube lands in London

Electrolux's pop-up restaurant The Cube has made its way to London, after successful residencies in Brussels and Milan. The nomadic dining concept will sit atop the Royal Festival Hall on the So…

The Poetic Wind by Hengchong Yu

Central Saint Martins Industrial Design student Hengchong Yu has designed a living sunshade to be placed outside office windows. Called Poetic Wind, the piece is made from thousands of tiny, dual s…

Bolon at Clerkenwell Design Week 2012

Immersive environments, a key trend at Milan Design Week , also featured strongly at Clerkenwell Design Week this year. Installations appeared to transport visitors into other worlds, using encaps…

Ora-Ito & GVM create marble piano for Carrara Idol

Last Saturday, in the magnificent surroundings of the Fantiscritti marble quarry in Carrara, David Bryan of US rock band Bon Jovi kicked off the first edition of biannual event Carrara Idol - playin…

London Pleasure Gardens

East London will revive the tradition of the British pleasure garden during the Olympics, with an ambitious project set on a 20 acre riverside site. The London Pleasure Gardens open on 30 June, and …

Searching for Cassiopeia at the Order of St John

Design research centre Fabrica showed its experimental chair project, Searching For Cassiopeia, in the historic Crypt of the Museum of the Order of St John this week as part of Clerkenwell Design We…
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