While scrolling down this post you will discover my personal favourite projects, products, artworks and exhibitions from this year's NYDW which I have managed to collect without actually attending the show in the flesh! [...]

The young architectural firm, Noses caught our eye with their creation KOOK Osteria & Pizzeria, a restaurant that you could easily walk in for lunch and continue with dinner. [...]

A 17th century colonial palace with magnificent architectural elements has been renovated to create a hotel and a hostel which balances elements of colonial style with local, ethnic culture. [...]

London-based artist and designer Kathy Dalwood has arranged a soirée like no other. Her collection of plaster busts, set as a bizarre banquet for a mysterious gathering of characters, is now on display at Pitzhanger Manor / PM Gallery & House in London, UK,  and it will be open through June 9th, 2013. [...]

French fashion powerhouse Givenchy teams up with Barneys New York to present a short film for the launch of Spring-Summer 2013 Menswear collection. [...]

As far as brilliant websites go, The Publishing Lab is definitely in a league of its own. Describing itself as 'part experimental laboratory, part investigators agency and part amusement park', it's definitely all these things, plus a lot, lot more. [...]

Spanish photographer Alejandro Maestre presents a striking photographic portrait series of artist Julián Cánovas-Yañez that masterfully explores the magnificent sculptural qualities of the human body. [...]

Ron Mueck - a self-titled solo show celebrating the acclaimed sculptor at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris, France. Featuring nine giant sculptures and an exclusive documentary depicting Mueck's creative process, the exhibition provides a rare opportunity to view the Australian artist's oeuvre. [...]