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Banal and beautiful: Photographing London’s A406 North Circular Road
Banal and beautiful: Photographing London’s A406 North Circular Road

Photographer Morgan Tomkinson-Burden’s haunting images of London’s congested inner ring road reveal the remarkable in the unremarkable.

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CitiesMatthew Reynolds15 March 2022
Badges of honour: Our favourite city crests
Badges of honour: Our favourite city crests

Every city has a logo, but which one best represents its people? Umbrella writers take us through their personal favourites…

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Design, Culture, CitiesMatthew Reynolds14 March 2022
Q&A: Samuel Ryde, photographer of hand dryers
Q&A: Samuel Ryde, photographer of hand dryers

Samuel Ryde’s photographs of hand dryers teach us how to find beauty in the most mundane objects.

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Design, Culture, CitiesMatthew Reynolds13 March 2022
Chance encounters: Alien abduction in the Pennines
Chance encounters: Alien abduction in the Pennines

Photographer Rik Moran’s new book looks at the strange case of PC Alan Godfrey in Todmorden, 1980.

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CultureMatthew Reynolds15 December 2021
City guide: Benidorm
City guide: Benidorm

Forget the cliches, the beautiful skyscrapers of Benidorm show this Spanish resort is leading the pack in urban development.

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Culture, Cities, AdvertorialMatthew Reynolds1 December 2021
Q&A: Michael Cox, painter of suburbia
Q&A: Michael Cox, painter of suburbia

Michael Cox’s pictures capture the everyday beauty of Britain’s outskirts.

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Design, Culture, CitiesMatthew Reynolds10 November 2021
Q&A: Henk Van Rensbergen, photographer of abandoned places

Photographer Henk Van Rensbergen photographs abandoned places around the world. Umbrella caught up with him to find out all about the incredible images created for his new book.

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Cities, CultureMatthew Reynolds20 September 2021
Inside the Vienna Metro
Inside the Vienna Metro

Photographer Rik Moran discovers that Vienna’s underground railway is a delight for both commuters and lovers of 20th century design.

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Design, CitiesMatthew Reynolds19 August 2021
In quotes: Robert Elms
In quotes: Robert Elms

Umbrella caught up with style-obsessive Roberts Elms about skinhead, casual – and why youth culture has never recovered from rave.

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Culture, StyleMatthew Reynolds22 July 2021
The UK's best designed railway stations
The UK's best designed railway stations

Love on the tracks: Umbrella writers share their experiences of the best bits of the network.

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Cities, Culture, DesignMatthew Reynolds6 July 2021
On location: Umbrella visits the Brooks saddle factory
On location: Umbrella visits the Brooks saddle factory

If you know leather bike saddles then you’ll know Brooks. We go behind the scenes at its factory to see what makes its seats so special.

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Design, StyleMatthew Reynolds21 June 2021
Q&A: Alasdair Flint of yacht chandler Arthur Beale
Q&A: Alasdair Flint of yacht chandler Arthur Beale

A specialist sailing shop in London’s West End is a magnet for mariners and fashion fans alike, Umbrella’s Elliott Lewis-George meets Managing Director Alasdair Flint to talk ships, striped tops and Shackleton.

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Culture, StyleMatthew Reynolds16 May 2021
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