Point Conference 2013 Preview

Henrietta Thompson dishes on authenticity and what to expect from the inaugural London design conference

by Sabine Zetteler London’s brand new POINT Conference launches this week offering two full days of inspirational talks from a pool of more than 30 speakers and a film interview series with iconic design figures, all at central London’s Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). You can look forward to a lineup that includes the likes of Milton Glaser, Nik Roope, Rhonda Drakeford, Seymour Chwast, …

Dominic Owen’s Z-Boys

Cardboard skateboards by the London-based illustrator celebrate a legendary crew of Southern Californian misfits

Home to many of our favorite drawers, London seems to be boiling over with talented illustrators as of late. The most recent to catch our eye is the young and restless Dominic Owen. His character-driven illustrations take on a life of their own with little more than minimal details and primary colors, a feat not easy to achieve. While perusing his recently updated site we …

Bulgari Hotels London

Silver-tipped masculinity outlines the Italian luxury brand's London outpost

Bulgari invited us to spend the weekend at their recently-opened 85 room hotel and spa in London’s suitably posh Kensington neighborhood, right next door to Cutler & Gross and across the road from Harrod’s. True to the brand’s luxurious, Italian DNA you are coddled from the moment you arrive. Designed by the powerhouse husband and wife architects Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel on what feels …