Exciting redevelopment of the Olympia exhibition center London announced by luxury hospitality group

  Olympia, London’s historic convention center built in 1873, will be redeveloped and transformed into an integrated convention, entertainment, and cultural district in West London. Part of this new development will be Hyatt Regency London Olympia, a 196-room hotel slated to open in 2024. This high-end redevelopment will include upgrades to the Olympia tube and … Read more

An MDF bookcase for £12,000? The jolting genius of design superstudio Memphis

The high-voltage style, comic-strip colours and eye-watering price tags of this Italian collective changed the world of design – what better place for an exhibition than modernist Milton Keynes?

10 of the best food markets in Sweden: anyone for smoked moose meat or cloudberry doughnuts?

A deli in Lapland and a trendy Gothenburg hangout are two perfect places to trawl for Swedish delicacies … but they’re just a taste of things to come for epicureans on a mouth-watering Scandi adventure

Launch of celebrity candles lights up – and cashes in – on lockdown gloom

It started with Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candle; now Alicia Keys, Anthony Hopkins and Drake have joined the trend

Design news for November

The best new design this month from craft for Christmas to the best font for writing about philosophy

Aston Martin x Sir David Adjaye to design five one-of-a-kind luxury homes in New York City

    Aston Martin’s first luxury real estate project in New York City comes with a 130 William Adjaye Special Edition Aston Martin DBX. Aston Martin and renowned architect Sir David Adjaye collaborate to design a limited-edition collection of five one- of-a-kind luxury homes in New York City. Luxury automotive manufacturer, Aston Martin, visionary architect … Read more