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Food & Drink

Space-squatting

New York – The co-working phenomenon is expanding to restaurant spaces that are not used during the day in a bid to tackle urban inefficiencies.

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Culture & Media

Space programme

London – A new collective, Listeners Project, creates short films using the backdrop of some of London’s soon-to-be demolished or renovated private and commercial buildings.

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Design

Blank slate: Co-working space promotes fresh thinking

Bangkok – The idea of a communal workspace has landed in buzzy Bangkok. Joint Café & Workspace is a clever iteration of the trend, whereby one floor of the car park at the Asia Hotel now houses a serene venue for workers.

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Fashion

Fresh approach: Exhibition held in dry cleaners

Amsterdam – The Stomerij Multi-Clean is an ordinary dry cleaners in Amsterdam, but for one weekend in September, it doubled as an exhibition space for Dutch artist and fashion designer Elisa van Joolen’s 11” x 17” show.

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Europe

Neon discovery: Library pavilion entices with colour

Birmingham – The newly opened Birmingham Library is hosting an 18-week programme of discovery inside a hand-crafted, neon and wood pavilion in the building.

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Food & Drink

The Seagrass

Having squatters in your building is not usually good, especially if that building happens to be a restaurant. One eatery, however, is embracing a new kind of squatting. Rather than people moving in rent-free, another set of chefs and waiters take over to open a different, after-hours restaurant in the same place.

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Food & Drink

Night trader: The Seagrass squats for its supper

Night trader: The Seagrass squats for its supper

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North America

Phone book: Architect creates mini public libraries

New York – Architect John Locke has created miniature public libraries out of phone booths in the city as part of a social design initiative to improve public spaces, called the Department of Urban Betterment.

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Food & Drink

Home hospitality: CIBI moves into Aesop store

Home hospitality: CIBI moves into Aesop store