Trip Ideas
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Published: April 10, 2013
Our top 5 picks of Hong Kong's bars, cafes, and restaurants for the creative community.
Art + Culture
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Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
Art galleries participating in the upcoming Art Basel Hong Kong, which runs May 23-26, are likely wondering whether the...
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The Associated Press
Decades before New York's Central Park was created, Green-Wood Cemetery's ponds, hills and winding paths provided not...
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BLOUIN ARTINFO Hong Kong
HONG KONG – If King of Pop Michael Jackson was an aerialist, how would he somersault in hits like “Smooth Criminal,” “...
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Ines Min
SEOUL — Considering its small size, South Korea has a fantastic range of museum representation, from the traditional...
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Ashton Cooper
Having built their own structure on Randall’s Island, Frieze directors Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover aren’t...
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Reuters
The catchy tunes, outlandish costumes and shimmering boots that made ABBA a global phenomenon all feature in a new...
Food + Drink
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Ashton Cooper
Having built their own structure on Randall’s Island, Frieze directors Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover aren’t...
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Darryl Jingwen Wee
TOKYO — Although Tokyo has always been home to a café culture all its own, it's worth bearing in mind that the...
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Zoe Li
Hong Kong may not have the streetside cafe culture of Paris for our artists, designers, musicians, and other talents to...
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Lee Hyo-won
SEOUL — The idea of your old teenage flame, who is now a successful architect, building you a house as promised 15...
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Robert Michael Poole
TOKYO – David Bowie’s association with Japan continues this week with the opening of a David Bowie Café within the Sony...
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Nicholas Forrest
Sydney’s most innovative food truck, Eat Art Truck, has taken the food truck concept to a whole new level with the...
Architecture + Design
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Vanessa Yurkevich
April 24, 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of The Woolworth Building. It opened as the world's tallest building,...
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Janelle Zara
Although perhaps not universally known, the late Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi was a well-loved and influential...
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Max Crosbie-Jones
BANGKOK — Leafing through “The Modern Thai House”, a new coffeetable book profiling some of the most “sophisticated and...
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Lee Hyo-won
SEOUL — Is it a gallery, antique bookstore, or design showroom? Hyundai Card Design Library manages to be all of these...
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Zoe Li
These artistic hotels in Hong Kong have been causing a buzz amongst stylish travelers.
Stay in Christian Liaigre's...
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Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
SINGAPORE — Sofitel Luxury Hotels has commissioned Karl Lagerfeld to design the emblem of the new Sofitel So Singapore...
Beach + Island
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Vanessa Yurkevich
The Cayman Islands is a popular tourism destination because of the country's beautiful beaches, water activities, and...
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Lee Hyo-won
SEOUL — The idea of your old teenage flame, who is now a successful architect, building you a house as promised 15...
Hotels + Resorts
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Zoe Li
Hong Kong’s J Plus Boutique Hotel, also known as “that place designed by Philippe Starck,” has recently created what is...
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Robert Michael Poole
SEOUL – Frederic Boulin knows his Hyatts. A graduate of Glion Hotel School in Switzerland, the well-kempt General...
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Zoe Li
These artistic hotels in Hong Kong have been causing a buzz amongst stylish travelers.
Stay in Christian Liaigre's...
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Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
SINGAPORE — Sofitel Luxury Hotels has commissioned Karl Lagerfeld to design the emblem of the new Sofitel So Singapore...
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Adeline Chia
SINGAPORE — Artworks spread over king-sized beds, propped against chairs, sitting in bathtubs and balancing over the...
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Lim Sio Hui
Wake up in a masterpiece every morning when visiting the contemporary art fair Art Stage Singapore, which takes place...
See + Do
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The Associated Press
Decades before New York's Central Park was created, Green-Wood Cemetery's ponds, hills and winding paths provided not...
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BLOUIN ARTINFO Hong Kong
HONG KONG – If King of Pop Michael Jackson was an aerialist, how would he somersault in hits like “Smooth Criminal,” “...
From palatial mansions on Long Island to skyscrapers in Manhattan, it's not hard to find architectural remnants of the...
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Ines Min
SEOUL — Considering its small size, South Korea has a fantastic range of museum representation, from the traditional...
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Reuters
The catchy tunes, outlandish costumes and shimmering boots that made ABBA a global phenomenon all feature in a new...
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Janelle Zara
MILAN — About this time a year ago, a Russian billionaire-helmed, design-oriented think tank called Be Open made its...
Shopping
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Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
Louis Vuitton approached several artists to illustrate a new collection of travel books to be launched in its boutiques...
Shops + Gear
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Tim Cheung
Many watch lovers will be clocking thousands of air miles to go to Baselworld 2013 happening in Messe Basel from April...
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Nicholas Remsen
There’s something to be said about the sartorial mesmerism of Americana idealized. Take Thom Browne, with his red-...
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Janelle Zara
NEW YORK — Since 1983, the impossibly small venue on the corner of Kenmare and Cleveland place has been a point of...
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Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
SINGAPORE — The voyage will continue for Tumi and Anna Sui in 2013, as they reunite for a second season to introduce a...
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Céline Piettre, ARTINFO France
Aurélie Bidermann has been showing her jewelry at Paris Fashion Week for 10 years, and now she is (finally) opening her...
Visual Arts
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BLOUIN ARTINFO
Earlier this month, in one of her last acts before abdicating, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands reopened Amsterdam’s...
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Adeline Chia
SINGAPORE — A new art fair focussing on Southeast Asian art called Singapore Menasart will be setting up shop in...
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Nicholas Remsen
This weekend marks the opening of London’s much-anticipated “David Bowie is” exhibition, at the city’s venerated V...
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Robert Michael Poole
RIKUZENTAKA – As the second anniversary of the devastating March 11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami passes, one of the...
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Kelly Chan
Since its mid-February opening, the new David Zwirner Gallery on Manhattan’s West 20th Street has attracted throngs of...
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Janelle Zara
NEW YORK — Since 1983, the impossibly small venue on the corner of Kenmare and Cleveland place has been a point of...
Travel Tips
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Terri Ciccone, Benjamin Sutton
NEW YORK — In a city ruled by real estate, the overlooked, undervalued, and condemned corners of the built environment...
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Vanessa Yurkevich
Over her month reporting for Blouin News and ARTINFO in Moscow, Vanessa Yurkevich discovered both the anticipated and...



































