Gabrielle Uy: designing merch for Laufey and creating wearable art
Gabrielle Uy
Photo courtesy of Gabrielle Uy
Gabrielle Uy is a New York-based artist and designer working primarily in the music industry. At a time when digital aesthetics dominate visual culture, Gabrielle's work proposes a pause. Time, hands, and care go into every piece she develops. Gabrielle – Gabby to her friends and family – moves naturally between design, music, fashion, and…
City vs. Suburban Living
Where you choose to live in the UK is no longer dictated solely by where your office is located. Hybrid working and shifting lifestyle expectations are prompting many people to reassess what they actually need from their surroundings. Rather than framing city or suburban living as opposing ideals, the decision is increasingly shaped by everyday routines and long-term plans.
For some, being…
How to Add a Touch of Luxury to Your Next Getaway
Getting a sense of luxury when you travel isn’t just about spending a lot of money. Rather, it’s about generating a sense of effortless indulgence. Often, that means taking a few practical steps and making the best possible use of your available budget.
Start with Stress-Free Planning
To begin with, it’s worth noting that the more effort you put into planning at the early stages, the easier…
The soft launch vs the hard launch: The new rules of modern love online
Social media has changed how couples announce relationships, creating new etiquette around revealing romance publicly. The soft launch and hard launch represent distinct approaches to sharing partnerships online, each reflecting different priorities around privacy, timing and public commitment.
The Rise of Relationship Launching
Digital platforms turned romantic relationships into curated…
Laurie Victor Kay blurs the lines between place, perspective and practice
Laurie Victor Kay is a multimedia artist whose work blends photograph, painting, installation and digital experiment. Based in Omaha but working globally, she transforms everyday objects, natural forms and her own body into psychological landscapes shaped by surrealism, memory and vulnerability.
Photo courtesy of Laurie Victor Kay
Trained in painting at the School of the Art…
The Gallery Wall as Self-Portrait: Curating Canvas Prints Like a Moodboard
Your walls say more about you than your camera roll ever could.Not because they’re louder, more curated, or more “finished,” but because they’re physical. They take up space. They shape the atmosphere you wake up in, the corners you lean into at night, and the backdrop of your everyday life.
That’s why a gallery wall feels different from decorating. When those moments become canvas prints,…
Top Music Festivals Around the World You Can’t Miss
Photo: Hanny Naibaho
You're in the right place if your vision of travel starts with a lineup poster and concludes with a sunrise set. No longer just a weekend escape, a full festival season has become a global phenomenon. Whole cities and landscapes become temporary worlds based around sound, style, and shared anarchy. And when you're organizing your flights, budget, and downtime between…
Katya Granova Turns Found Photographs into Living Paintings
Katya Granova
Photo: courtesy of Katya Granova
Born in St. Petersburg in 1988, just before the fall of the USSR, Katya Granova grew up watching history rewrite itself in real time.
Now based in London, the painter transforms found and family photographs into gestural works that “rebel against the irreversibility of time.” Her paintings collapse memory and movement, with each…