Hey, hipster! So it’s uncharacteristically warm in northern parts and that darn sunshine is messing with your nightclub tan? Suck it up. Sure UV rays might fade your cultivated collection of tattoos but you want them on display just so you can discuss them in a post-empire ironic manner, don’t you? Next time you plan [...]

If finding something for someone who has everything is stumping you the season, then perhaps this is the ultimate stocking filler. Glass sculptor, Etienne Meneau’s Strange Carafes are a fusion of high-end glass blowing techniques and practical function. Made from Borosilicat glass, the wine decanters are made in limited editions of twelve and at €2,200 (plus [...]

Dear Agony Uncle, When someone buys you a drink, what do you owe them? A conversation? A bang? The stronger the drink, the longer the conversation? Boozy Lucy, Adelaide Dear Boozy Lucy, May I push that stool in for you? I’m sure you’re familiar with the repulsive joke that accompanies that punchline; it’s a classic. [...]

At the weekend I found myself at what I could only deem a ‘bobo’—bourgeois-bohemian—picnic in Paris’ 19e arrondissement. Kids with their backsides hanging out of their torn jeans despite wearing designer underpants, an American Apparel mustard-coloured tights overload and enough indie attitude to put Bonnaroo to shame. All this plus a steep incline, bobo children [...]