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Tablet Private Sales

James Davidson — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:19:51 +0000

We do hope you’ve enjoyed our short series of UP&COMING* destinations in collaboration with Tablet, we certainly have. But, ever magnanimous, we’ve got one final treat up our sleeve; and that’s exclusive entry to Tablet’s rather hush-hush, and decidedly splendid Private Sales (images below are of this week’s decidedly luxe sale). Following the familiar framework of other private sales, but with prices genuinely too good to publish, the weekly (48hrs from Tuesday to Thursday) sales are strictly invitation only… Which is of course where we come in.

There’s blinding independent editorial, reward dollars, musings on design, culture and travel; and of course the usual high-grade service that our friends at Tablet are renowned for. But we don’t want to give you the hard sell, we genuinely do believe in what these guys have to offer, and are privileged to be able to offer you guys exclusive access; so here goes:

Just follow our exclusive invitation link, complete a few personal details, and you’re in. Have a delve, enjoy some heavyweight discounts, and don’t fret about thanking us; that’s what we’re here for…

The Standard, New York

Aigialos Hotel, Santorini

Hotel Brunelleschi, Florence

BERG Cloud’s Little Printer

James Davidson — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:07:51 +0000

As our lives continue to revolve increasingly around online content, there’s a growing trend for apps and inventions that integrate our offline worlds with our online worlds. But, as televisions are tweeting and cars are wirelessly syncing, Leonardo da Vinci’s proclamation that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” has never been more apt. Enter London design studio BERG and their Little Printer. The first in a planned family of products that will bring tangible offerings from your smartphone, using their BERG Cloud ‘nervous system’, Little Printer will work with the likes of Google, Foursquare and The Guardian to create a beautifully designed, personalised micro-newspaper. Reminders, shopping lists, personal notes, places to meet, training trackers; it’s all there to be printed multiple times daily at the push of a button, and all before we even begin to talk about how insatiably cute the little blighter is…

Welcome to the We Heart Relaunch

James Davidson — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:25:35 +0000

Well that’s it, gone are the greys and in come the white and brights; we’ll miss you, but everybody needs a change every now and again hey? Of course it’s not just the look we’re changing, you’ll see we’ve added lots of new avenues from which to explore our inspirational content. There’s editor’s picks, posts from the archives and we’re putting more of a focus on our original features; all part of our continued effort to stand out from the crowd and deliver something truly unique to our readers.

We wouldn’t be here now without you, and we’re proud of every single one of those page views…

What’s more is we’ve got some exciting new contributors coming on board in the coming weeks, alongside lots of new regular features. We’re an online magazine committed to delivering original, engaging content; not just another ‘style blog’ regurgitating press releases in favour of quick hits. All’s left to say is to thank you guys for your support and for staying tuned; we quite simply wouldn’t be here now without you, and we’re proud of every single one of those page views…

The Brief; Travel Inspiration

James Davidson — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:35:57 +0000

Well, it’s been some time in the making, but we’re finally ready to introduce you to our new baby, The Brief. Having been asked countless times to improve our search functionality so readers could find the best hotels in London, or the best restaurants in New York, it got us thinking that, with the content from We Heart and the many other websites out there like ours, we could revolutionise the way design conscious travellers could find travel inspiration, and therein laid the foundations of what would become The Brief. All of our travel related content will be categorised by type, country and city and other writers, bloggers and individuals can register themselves and submit their content too. We’ll continue to curate the submissions so that we maintain the quality of content on the website and over time The Brief will grow into a groundbreaking online travel guide – presenting high quality, engaging travel content from around the world.

We’ve got absolutely loads of stuff in the pipeline so, for the latest news, you can now follow _theBrief on Twitter and on Facebook – and, if you’ve got visually arresting, original travel content you want to submit, you can right now…

Etsy’s Brooklyn HQ, Hangar Design Group

James Davidson — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:12:01 +0000

“Live Handmade” – that’s the motto of Brooklyn based craft retail website, Etsy, and that appears to be a mantra which they’re intent on following rather closely, especially given the unique design of their beautifully eclectic, recently opened 9,000 square foot headquarters – courtesy of New York’s Hangar Design Group. Following their slogan to the letter, their new space – having recently located to Brooklyn’s vibrant DUMBO neighbourhood (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, for those who were wondering) – is packed with design curiosities from the thousands of Etsy Sellers who comprise their unique global community of handmade retailers. Accommodating over 75 employees, product design labs and numerous conference spaces, Etsy’s delightfully diverse, handmade environment is cool, current and so brilliantly appropriate – a truly unique work space…

American Apparel x LOOKBOOK.nu

James Davidson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:16:58 +0000

With a goal of bringing together “diverse, aesthetically talented and open-minded people from around the world”, San Francisco based LOOKBOOK.nu is an online fashion community inspired by the ‘street style’ blogs made famous by the likes of ‘The Sartorialist‘ and ‘Face Hunter‘. With their finger always firmly on the pulse, clothing giant American Apparel set about inviting LOOKBOOK.nu’s active, international community to submit photographs of themselves in their American Apparel best for a new, well, ‘lookbook’…. Overwhelmed with high quality submissions, the highlights now form a suitably stylish, 64-page lookbook that features 132 looks from 77 global users…..

The Cherry Closet

James Davidson — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:28:05 +0000

Inspired by the stars of stage, screen and music, both past and present, The Cherry Closet is literally teeming with lovingly selected vintage and retro goodies from the 30s to the 80s with a smidgen of Victorian era thrown in for good measure. Launched last year by fashion obsessive Nicki Jane, you can just feel the passion and character behind the meticulous ‘cherry picking’ of each item of clothing, shoes, handbags, hats and accessories in the ever-growing Closet. With items such as ‘Do It Like Dolly Cropped Cowboy Boots’, ‘Blame It On The Boudoir Long Slip’ and ‘I Gaze At The Sea Maxi Dress’, there is a unique sense of fun about The Cherry Closet that is also evident in their seasonal photoshoots…. and what could be more fun than rummaging through this fabulous vintage closet? Bloke’s version soon, please…..

We Heart 2.0 Finally Arrives

James Davidson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:32:44 +0000

Well, it’s here at last, our shiny brand new, re-launched website, in all it’s glory. We’re sorry you had to wait so long, and please bear with us if we have any teething problems, but this is the start of something very special as we plan over the coming months to roll out a whole host of exciting new features, products and of course much, much more of the latest in travel, design, music, fashion, luxury, dining and nightlife.

Three Frames

James Davidson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:35:44 +0000

So, let’s get this straight, Three Frames isn’t going to be winning any accolades from high-brow press anytime soon, nor is it likely to win any awards, but for a uniquely subversive art concept it sure is entertaining. De-constructing famous, but for the majority by no means critically acclaimed, movies into a three frame (it’s all in the name you see) animated gif is a bold concept which, on the whole, pays off. Funny, bizarre and strangely cool, the low quality of the high compression file format, coupled with the use of tacky eighties straight-to-video movie clips, lend each image a uniquely retro feel that leaves you wanting more. Good job they’re updating daily then!

Thru You, Kutiman Mixes YouTube

James Davidson — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:16:24 +0000

Being of the privileged generation who have experienced both life with and life without the Internet, we often face the dilemma, “what Internet experiences have truly changed our lives?” Some may say that Internet shopping has revolutionised the entire world of commerce, others will talk with great excitement about how information on just about anything is accessible within seconds from just about anywhere. We on the other hand are always on the look out for something a little different, and probably not so profound, Kutiman, an Israeli afro-beat/electro/funk producer has produced one such example of earth shattering greatness. Sampling 100′s of freaks, geeks and undiscovered bedroom artists from various YouTube videos, Kutiman has created an Internet phenomena that could rival porn, yes, it’s that good. Thru You is, as far as we know, the first and if not, certainly the finest, collection of YouTube mash-ups that beggar belief in their complexity and innovation, the beauty being that Kutiman has created tracks which standalone when listened to without the accompanying video cut-up’s and in the process could well have unearthed some future stars. Stay tuned, YouTube sampling could be the next big thing.

My Secret Playlist

James Davidson — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:53:13 +0000

Probably the single most exciting thing about music is new discoveries and over the years the majority of these have probably come from reading about what your favourite bands are listening to and what’s influencing their music. Well thanks to My Secret Playlist you can now hear those new discoveries too as they invite their favourite bands and musicians to discuss eight of their favourite songs or albums, the interviews are published on the site along with the tracks to listen along to and you can even get the latest playlists sent to you in a twice-weekly email newsletter. Where has this website been all our lives?