This city boasts attractions, eateries and hangouts that after just a little taste will have you longing to come back for more. In my three years of living in Melbourne, I’ve played ‘unofficial tour guide’ to countless friends and strays visiting for a few days or just passing through and in need of a ‘local’ to show…
Read More Bora Aksu featured pleated organzas and silk tulles with velvets inspired by military surgeon James Barry – née Margeret Bulkley – who pretended to be male in order to practice medicine. Lu Mei’s collection focused on retro poster art on re-designed winter-sportswear featuring soft and water-repellent cotton. Vinti Andrews assembled vintage items in patchwork –…
Read More This London season has brought an eclectic mix of heritage and contemporary brands. Advances in technology were numerous in the AW18 collections; however, traditional silhouettes nevertheless remained prevalent.
Read More The Dyson Award is an annual international design competition, running in 23 countries. It is geared towards engineering, industrial design and product design university students, as well as former students who have graduated in the past 4 years. The award – £2,000 for the national competition, and £30,000 for the international – is given to…
Read More What kind of restaurant is a ‘must have’ in a capital facing the sea? Well, of course, a fish restaurant. Close to Cardiff’s medieval castle, in the city centre, in one of the major commercial streets in town (High Street), Seafood Shack restaurant opened in June. This brand new nautical-themed restaurant has more than 200…
Read More As the summer sun begins to fade and the autumn drizzle approaches, it’s easy to see why so many of us get the summer blues every year. But there’s no need to fret as I’ve got four fabulous reasons to LOVE autumn.
Read More Italian cuisine is famous all over the world for two main dishes: pasta and pizza. Situated only a few minutes from Cardiff city center (154 Cowbridge Rd E) however, there is a restaurant which offers much more than that: Calabrisella. And I’ll tell you; it is well worth trying.
Read More In recent years meditation has managed to shirk its label as a hippie practice, rebranding itself and becoming more popular in the West than ever before. Endorsed by businesses and universities alike, they boast that it helps focus, reduces stress, and can actually make the user more content. But how do the claims of this…
Read More Ferris Beuller said: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to take a look around sometimes, you might miss it”.
Read More Presumably, most of us wouldn’t expect the words ‘aerospace materials’ to be thrown around in casual, day-to-day conversation. An even smaller minority of people would associate them with a whole subclass of engineering (let alone a possible undergraduate degree…!). Whilst – at first glance – the title of this topic may appear quite niche, it…
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