East Londoners are known for setting fashion trends. Every style savant from Broadway Market to Shoreditch High Street seems to be more inventive than the next and via vintage pieces, they’ve created the London hipster uniform we admire: a hodge-podge classic lines, throwback silhouettes and colours and textures that compliment and contrast all at the…
Jazz bars seem to be the definition of cool. Often the venues take a no-frills approach: making its interior the definition of dark and moody and allowing music to set the ambiance of the space. One new jazz bar is turning a familiar concept into a new-feeling one. Kansas Smitty’s has done two things that…
Car parks are all the rage and now their rooftops are even more coveted among architects looking to create innovative outdoor spaces. Storeys, a new rooftop overlooking West London on top of the former BBC Car Park is making outdoor decor and patio cuisine new again. The space features some striking artwork and some of…
You’ve likely heard of co-working and how it’s the new way to work. Businesses are becoming more mobile, global and the idea of an office has changed over time. Co-working spaces are already popular in cities where office space is at a premium price and where free-wifi coffee shops just don’t seem to cut it…
40 Colori’s Giulia Giacalone and Gabriele Giacalone are injecting classic, bold Italian style in London: they are menswear entrepreneurs to watch and have been surrounded by bespoke Italian fashion and textile technique since—quite literally—the day they were born. While they only recently graduated from school, the 40 Colori team has a heritage in Italian fashion…
Pop-up shops used to be a quirky, spontaneous retail idea but now they are a very common way for brands to generate buzz and excitement for a brand and create new interior concepts and product offerings. And like many trends, a new idea to help these retailers create the best pop-up spaces came about and…
In a world where gastro themes can become just plain kitschy (hey sriracha-themed restaurant, we mean you) it’s refreshing to discover a restaurant that’s running with a theme that we can actually get behind: honey. High-quality Manuka honey to be specific. So simple, delicious and actually very good for you. We can already tell that…
Have you ever heard of technical cashmere? Vancouver-based lifestyle brand, Kit & Ace is making the term a fashion buzzword around the globe. The brand launched in 2014 and is the brainchild of Lululemon’s mother-and-son team Shannon and JJ Wilson. What started out as simple, ultra-soft T-shirts — upscale apres-yoga selects — has turned into…