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Get to Know the Woman behind these Real-Life Wes Anderson Interiors

Like it or not, we’re living in a Wes Anderson world; from fashion trends to instagram fads to interiors, the director’s aesthetic has well and truly taken over. And if you want to make it your business to know the names of the movers & shakers behind our current generation’s design movement, you should probably…

The Secret Symphonic Stage Forgotten 40 Feet Below a Local Piano Shop

Boston has its own phantom of the opera: a vast and forgotten 120 year-old concert theatre buried 40 feet below street level. One of the city’s best-kept secrets, the sleeping concert hall reminiscent of Italian Renaissance style, has been closed for more than 70 years, hidden away from the public below the unassuming old storefront of piano seller M. S…

Camouflaged Anti-Nazi Pamphlets found inside a Dusty Box at the Library

The label attached to the box said “Do not open until war is over”. It was the early 1980s and John Rathe, the librarian in the NYPL’s Rare Book room, had no idea what he was about to uncover when he opened the dusty box he had found in a remote corner of the library. Inside he found…

She Spent her Life Hunting for Lost Wallpaper

I found another thing I wish I’d been born a few decades earlier for: vintage wallpaper hunting. Suzanne Lipschutz got there before everyone else. She was the first, the original crazy bohemian lady from New York who scoured the earth, from Paris flea market stalls to hardware stores in small town middle America, in search of forgotten wall…

Dig Through the World’s Largest Sketchbook Library

There’s an art library in Brooklyn where anyone and everyone can be a contributor to the collection. It has existed for almost 10 years and yet it’s fittingly one of those wonderfully and unusual things that few New Yorkers know about. The Sketchbook Project has over 35,963 sketchbooks in its library submitted by more than 162,081 creative…

Your Inner Child Needs this NYC Rooftop Cottage For Sale

Every city dweller dreams of a rooftop abode, penthouse views, or even just some space for a few potted plants and a small grill for the summer if you’re lucky. But this? This takes you back to your childhood, when dreams were made in tree houses and backyard forts. It’s the kind of property that speaks to…

Living in a 1920s Secret Society Clubhouse

Who hasn’t fantasized about living in a hotel? A hotel with a secret masonic club history seems to be just the cherry on top. The Level Club condominium is the closest one can get to that daydream… The Level Club at 253 W. 73rd St. is Manhattan’s secret hideaway filled with its own twists and…

Manhattan’s Secret Shoppable Loft

It wasn’t until the end of my stay in New York that I realised I’d been living in an entirely shoppable dream apartment. The enviable furniture and covetable design accents might be hiding the price tags, but the decorating ideas are on the house. The Witness Apartment is a unique New York City loft that sheds its skin…

The Tiny Tudor Village & Other Hidden Treasures of New York

As much as I wish I could travel back and forth between Paris and New York (by way of my own secret portal disguised as a telephone booth, of course) for now, I’ve chosen Paris to roam and explore down to the very last cobblestone street. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been taking notes…

The New York Pizza Project (it’s not just about the Pizza)

Can you believe that I’ve never tried real New York pizza? I know. It’s on my “To Do Urgently” list. And yet despite my unenlightened tastebuds, even I can see that New York pizza is not just about the pizza itself, but about the people and the places that are the beating heart and soul behind New York City’s favourite…

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