If you are into design and architecture, you probably know Sou Fujimoto for interventions like the 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London or, more recently, for his collaborating with COS on a Forest of Light installation during Milan Design Week. What you probably don’t…
For the third year in a row, Le Bristol Paris, still one of my faves hotels in town — a classic is a classic, right? — has invited, in collaboration with Parisian art galleries, top contemporary artists to display…
Don’t get me wrong but hostels are okay when you are a teen or twenty-something, after that, believe me, you don’t want to share a room with strangers unless you really have to. Nevertheless, I must admit that I…
There is something about us, Portuguese, that really annoys me: we overrate our genes when it comes to praise one’s success overseas (Freud could certainly explain it but it’s rather simple: small nations usually seek for external approval) Nevertheless,…
Each year, during Art Basel Miami Beach, at the beginning of December, a lot of cool new things are unveiled to the public. This last edition was no different and Faena Hotel Miami Beach was the place to be.…
A water-resistant nylon tote with embossed leather straps that folds into a compact shape for storage. Simple as that. Le Pliage from French luxury leather goods company Longchamp is an old time fave of mine — versatile, ready-to-wear-and-go, low maintenance, very…
1. Wanderland, 56 pages, Actes Sud (EN-FR) If you are, or will be, in Paris until October 5, you can still have a look at the exhibition Wanderlust held by Hermès house around the theme of flânerie (the French…
1. Parque del Retiro It’s a cliché but Sundays are not the same if I don’t go for a walk (or for a boat trip) here when I’m in Madrid. Before or after the museums nearby. Há lugares-comuns que…