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Beyond The West inspires a fresh understanding of global contemporary architecture beyond the Western Countries. Architects throughout the world work against a backdrop of rapidly growing cities, changing societies and climate, and emerging economies. But while Western architecture has largely dominated the discourse, architecture firms from non-Western countries have been establishing local and global -recognition […]

Come on a journey through the ultimate cocktail evening, starting with aperitifs at dusk, through pre-dinner drinks and digestifs, with nightcaps to round it all off. And, should you need it, the Marmalade Cocktail is an inventive hair of the dog for the morning after too. Having cut his teeth at Sasha Petraske’s famed New […]

Relationsstatus: Singel. Vad annars? Ekonomi: Åt h*lvete (för att använda den tekniska termen). Karriär: Stagnerande. En alltför tidig söndagsmorgon vaknar journalisten Marianne Power bakis, ångestfylld och med ett banksaldo som skrattar henne rakt upp i ansiktet. Hur hamnade hon här? Trots en livslång, om än aningen skamfylld, förkärlek för självhjälpsböcker har hon aldrig lyckats bli den där balanserade […]

Brisket, shortribs, pulled pork – När du första gången smakar äkta amerikansk bbq är det lätt att förstå varför människor vallfärdar till de platser där den långsamma rökningen tas på största allvar. Sedan några år tillbaka behöver dock du inte ta dig till ett bbq-shack i Texas för en köttbit rökt low-and-slow; först ut i […]

This is an irresistible guide for all who crave the elegance and ease of modern style combined with the warmth of tradition. For the countless readers who are eager to create a home with a modern look while still keeping treasured pieces, designer Julia Buckingham outlines how to mix old and new and decodes what […]

This volume presents dandyism–the embodiment of aesthetic and intellectual ideals–from its origins with Beau Brummell to its major twentieth-century representatives. Author Philip Mann dispels the myth that dandyism centers upon vanity through portraits of the first dandy–Regency England’s Beau Brummell–and six twentieth-century figures: Austrian architect Adolf Loos, the Duke of Windsor, neo-Edwardian couturier Bunny Roger, […]

A visual exploration of the world’s most extraordinary and inspiring concrete architecture – in a stylish and compact format. “Yes, concrete can be cold ad imposing – but as the structures in the book attest, it can also be colourful, playful, and delicate.” ―Wall Street Journal In this new, reimagined, and easy-to-use stylish size, Concrete […]

Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influential and distinctive filmmakers at work in the world today. His films are so admired that nearly every one he makes becomes an instant cult classic. Here, Tom Shone presents in-depth commentaries on each of the nine films Tarantino has directed, from Reservoir Dogs to The Hateful Eight, […]