Hi Andrew. What’s the story behind Openhouse? We didn’t decide to make a magazine, it just happened. We [Andrew and Co-Director Mari Luiz Vidal] were sharing a house together: that house turned into a photography gallery. Then with our other flatmate Nobu, we started to make... Read more
There are few more handsome cities than Glasgow. But for photographer Chris Leslie, it’s not the warehouses of the Merchant City or the sandstone tenements of the West End that interest him, but the notorious high-rise estates on the edge of town. And it’s those develop... Read more
Hi Mary. First thing, are direct trains to Amsterdam going to happen? Yes, this is our major focus over the next six months to a year. We’re using the network in the Netherlands, and working with NS, the National Railway there. Unsurprisingly, there’s a lot of things to... Read more
There are few modern designers as influential as Dieter Rams. Even if the name isn’t instantly familiar, you’ll be well-acquainted with the German's ‘less but better’ ethos, which influences everything from smartphones to Scandinavian flat-pack furniture. ... Read more
Whatever your view of suburbia – be it relaxing urban utopia or boring leafy hell-hole – there’s no denying outward sprawl is a vital part of all modern cities. Improvements in road and rail systems have enabled vast numbers of commuters to live on the outskirts o... Read more
