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on January 7, 2019May 25, 2021 Madrid

where style lives

i'd not been to madrid before and, bemusingly to me now, it had never been a city that registered high up on my (ridiculously long) must-visit list. strange, because as soon as i was invited (by palladium hotel group, who open a new hotel concept brand in the city later this month), i started to picture madrid in my mind's-eye and ...

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on August 30, 2017June 13, 2019 Copenhagen

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great danes

you'll have probably seen from my instagram and stories that i was in copenhagen last week, hosted by two wonderful danish heritage brands: fredericia and georg jensen. i have a ton of photos to edit from my trip, and a multitude of posts planned to share with y'all soon, but in the meantime i thought it would be fun to ...

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on July 16, 2017May 25, 2021 Kos

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sea you soon

i don't have a summer holiday booked this year but if i did, then the newly opened casa cook kos is the place i'd be headed! regular readers will remember that i was lucky enough to be invited to sister resort casa cook rhodes last spring, and it was hands down the best hotel i have ever had the pleasure ...

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on January 13, 2017June 13, 2019 Antwerp

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designcenter de winkelhaak

one of the most intriguing and creatively inspiring places we visited on the function+form bloggers trip to antwerp was designcenter de winkelhaak. an innovative creative arts venue in the heart of antwerp, designcenter de winkelhaak offers a vibrant co-working environment for architects, freelance designers and creative start-ups, alongside an original design shop, exhibition and events space, and bustling café serving what ...

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on June 6, 2016June 13, 2019 Rhodes

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mi casa es su casa

i have a recurring daydream in which i'm lounging on a deck in the sunshine, my feet hanging over the edge into crisp turquoise waters. all around me is peace and calm, in the distance the melodic chatter of cicadas in the trees, the tantalising aroma of freshly cooked bread gently wafting over in the breeze; not a care in ...

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on April 20, 2016May 25, 2021

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wonderful wes

when in milan last week i couldn’t resist taking a slight detour off the official salone route and making a pilgrimage to the wonder that is bar luce, designed by one of my favourite cinematic auteurs: wes anderson. located within the fondazione prada at largo isarco (itself a spectacular piece of architecture and space that definitely demands a visit next time i'm in town), ...

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