After a weekend at the Womad festival, I am full of the joyful beats of World Music. With World Music artists on the up and up—take for example the late great Ali Farke Toure’s last album which is in the UK top 40—Womad is no longer the exclusive domain of jos stick-waving hippies. This is a true multicultural event, a living Benetton ad, with an …
From her web address, Whothefuckiscristinatoledo, it seems Spanish designer Cristina Toledo doesn’t have to worry about making a good impression. Maybe it's because she's designed the perfect accessory for times when appearances matter most. Her sleek magnetic felt folders are just the kind of thing you need for a job interview or when presenting that new proposal. Put one on the table before you’ve even …
Ahhhh, summertime in Barcelona, can you feel the heat and the beats? Year-round this city's thumping to one rhythm or another, but summer months are a whole different story. For all the music festivals that descend on the town at this time of year, how anyone gets any sleep or does any work is a Catalan mystery. At its heart Barcelona is an electropolis and …
