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When Buying Affordable Art Is An Even Better Idea

Pictures for Purpose is back for its second edition, raising funds to help fight climate change

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BAM Brings NYC Back To The Movies

BAM Rose Cinemas reopens and BAMcinemaFest kicks off, spotlighting local indie talent

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Tracking Denim’s Impact As It Travels the Globe

In “Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment,” we follow a pair of jeans' across the world

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How To Be A Pop Up Philanthropist

Social enterprise Better Shelter shows us how we can help communities displaced by climate and humanitarian crises

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Alex Eagle

Creative Director of The Store X and Oakley Court in conversation with Caroline Lever

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Baja: The Great Escape

Ben Pundole Shares His Sabbatical Adventures in Mexico

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Luke Edward Hall

Luke Edward in Conversation with Caroline Lever

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10 Reasons NYC Will Be Better Than Ever This Summer

AHL East Coast Editor Ernesto Roman shares what's on his radar.

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New York’s 7 Best Affordable (and Stylish!) Hotels

New York’s 7 Best Affordable (and Stylish!) Hotels

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10 Things to Do in Berlin This Summer

10 Things to Do in Berlin This Summer

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Reflective Encounters of Sustainable Design

Artist Moral Turgeman in a tale of two mirrored houses.

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Jessica Nabongo

Jessica Nabongo in Conversation with Tansy Kaschak

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5 Places to Feel Wild and Free by Susana Ospina

5 Places to Feel Wild and Free by Susana Ospina

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Ruby Kean In conversation with Laura Kirar, designer of MESóN Hidalgo.

The newest member of the AHL team, Design Editor Ruby Kean transports us to San Miguel De Allende.

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A Home Life with Irina Lazar

Creation, wizardry and kindness are her specialties...at home with Riri. 

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A Home Life With Ece Sükan

Creative Director, Brand/Fashion consultant and TV show host invites us to her colorful, eclectic home on the Bosphorus in Istanbul.

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A Home Life With Elliott Bennett Coon

Artsist, Alchemist, founder of Gem and Bolt Mezcal, Elliot Coon invites us in to her beautiful home in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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A Home Life with Caroline Clements

Caroline Clements takes us inside her At Home Life down under.

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AHL In Conversation with Ian Schrager

"We always go back and pick up the baton where we left it—and start the race again."

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Little Ways Brings The Flower Shop’s Carefree Energy to a Soho Restaurant

The team behind The Flower Shop open their much anticipated follow up, Little Ways, bringing the same welcoming energy to a artsy restaurant in Soho.

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A Train Journey Around the Golden Triangle of India with Caroline McKay

En route to a wedding in New Delhi, Caroline McKay takes a train ride through Agra and Jaipur for an unexpected exploration of India's Golden Triangle.

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THE WELL Lands in NYC to Take on Health & Wellness from Every Angle

THE WELL has opened in NYC, combining the best of Eastern and Western wellness traditions, healthful dining, and calming spaces into a robust new membership club.

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Beyond Mountain Gorillas: Exploring the Beauty of Rwanda

AHL Africa Editor Carolina Ramirez Herrera crosses 'trekking for mountain gorillas in Rwanda' off her bucket list, and then finds so much more in the African country.

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Waris Ahluwalia is Celebrating Craft & Community with his Latest Endeavor, House of Waris Botanicals

With House of Waris Botanicals, Waris Ahluwalia wants us to change how we see wellness and redefine the values of a business, one cup of tea at a time.

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Noah’s New Keith Haring Tees Are Exactly What Limited Drops Should Be About

Noah NYC has already made a splash in streetwear with its sustainanble production, but even limited releases are made for charity, like their new holiday tees.

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With ‘Greetings From Sweden,’ Ruvan Wijesooriya Finds a Place of Serenity in Our Trying Times

Ruvan Wijesooriya's latest book 'Greetings From Sweden' is visual proof that not all places in the world were defined by the same pressures that dominated the last decade.

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Ahead of his Stateside Debut, Ryan Chetiyawardana Reflects on the Path to Creating the World’s Best Bars

Ryan Chetiyawardana tells us how he became one of the worlds best bartenders, what makes a great drink, and why he's so excited about his first American bar, Silver Lyan.

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AHL Holiday Gift Guide 2019

CBD moisturizers, Keith Haring's favorite tunes, Soho House's martini glasses, and carbon offsets...these are the gifts we're giving this holiday season!

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Beyond Basel: 4 Must-See Environmental Exhibits at Miami Art Week

Miami Art Week is in full swing, and beyond Basel's main fair, artists are using the event to bring awareness to the reality of climate change.

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To Tackle Waste in the Fashion Industry, AERA Shoes Are 110% Sustainable

In our latest sustainability spotlight, we look at AERA, a footwear brand that's creating stylish shoes that go above and beyond to ensure eco-consiousness.

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The West Hollywood EDITION Opens with a Bang

The EDITION Hotels finish up a major year with the opening of the West Hollywood EDITION, which brought out Chaka Khan, Diplo, and DJ Harvey to celebrate L.A's newest hotspot.

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Mucciaccia Galleries Showcases Early Yayoi Kusama Works for their NYC Opening

Mucciaccia Galleries opens their first New York outpost with a new Yayoi Kusama exhibit, showcasing the prolific artists career from the 1950s to the 2000s.

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The Standard Maldives Is a Relaxing Oasis (Tinged With a Little Disco)

The Standard opens it's most far-flung destination yet with their new Maldives location, where snorkeling, beach BBQ, and a glass dancfloor add to the stunning island beauty.

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Katharina Grosse’s New Painted Surfboards Support Parley’s Fight to Clean the Ocean

German artist Katharina Grosse has partnered with Parley for the Oceans to create a series of individually painted surfboards to support ocean cleanup efforts.

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Super FUNLAND at The Museum of Sex Is a Bubbly Carnival of Carnality

The Museum of Sex opens it's most vivid and entertaining exhibits yet, SUPER FUNLAND, transforming the museum into a vibrant and erotic carnival that's impossible not to enjoy.

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Profits from The Lost Explorer’s ‘Another Bag’ Are Going to Its New Owner: Nature

Eco-friendly brand The Lost Explorer is introducing its latest product, the Another Bag, with a crowdfunding campaign to prevent overproduction, profits directed towards environmental causes, and the announcement of their newest owner: nature.

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Where to Drink in NYC: Fall 2019

Fall brings a handful of new nightlife openings to New York, including David Chang's South Street Seaport bar, James Murphy's new cafe-dance club hybrid, and Evil Twin's first standalone brewery, giving us plenty to do after dark this season.

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At The New Soho Warehouse in L.A, Anyone Can Feel Like a Soho House Member

Soho House's latest space, Soho Warehouse, is also its largest in North America, putting all of its social, cultural, and professional offerings under one roof.

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With Supra, Irina Lazar Adds an Artistic Flair to Mexico City’s Social Scene

After producing some of the most creative events for over 20 years, Irina Lazar moved to Mexico City to open up her first hospitality project Supra, which has become a highlight of the city's burgeoning cultural scene.

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BnA Alter Museum Offers a Liminal, Artistic Hotel Experience in Kyoto

Tokyo's BnA Hotels opens their first ever Kyoto hotel, the BnA Alter Museum, featuring 31 creative and distinctive rooms designed by artists.

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Why Greta Thunberg Matters to AHL

As the voice of a young generation intent on ridding the world of ineffective systems, Greta Thunberg is an important symbol in the fight for the environment, and a reminder that there's still hope for change.

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Zero Island Shows the Promise of Sustainability, If We Actually Try

Zero Island showcases renewable energy company Neste's vision of a more sustainable planet, maintaining the natural beauty of the Swedish island while reducing emissions by 78% in just one year.

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Best Pizza’s Frank Pinello on the Best Slices From Montauk to Seoul

Best Pizza founder and host of 'The Pizza Show' Frank Pinello talks about a life in pizza and the eye-opening experience of pizza culture around the world.

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At SuperReal, Moment Factory Turns Cipriani Into a Multi-Sensory Trip

Cipriani and Moment Factory team up to create a digital art show, placing visitors in an immersive space where they challenge their perception of reality.

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Michaella Solar-March Is Bringing a New Wave of Subculture to Rockefeller Center

Australian-native Michaella Solar-March is tapping into her diverse background in music and hospitality to transform Rockefeller Center into a cultural hub.

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Darcel Disappoints Documents ‘One Year in New York’

Craig Redman's charming character Darcel Disappoints stars in his first book 'One Year in New York,' capturing Redman's earnest feelings about life in the big city.

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First Glass: The Derelict at The Polynesian

In our latest, summer edition of our First Glass series, we head up to Major Food Groups The Polynesian where Ray Sakover shows us how to make one of the best tiki cocktails in the city.

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Jen Turner Brings Her Design Back Home with Austin’s Coolest New Hotel, The Carpenter

After 15 years in New York, architect and designer Jen Turner headed back to her home state of Texas, where she teamed up with former Ace Hotel partners to open one of the coolest new boutique hotels in Austin: The Carpenter.

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Inside the Disco(ball) Glory of La Luna

La Luna, formerly known as Full Moon Festival, returned to Knockdown Center this weekend for a day of dancing to the likes of The Black Madonna, Moodyman, and DJ Harvey under the moonlit sky—and a few giant disco balls.

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Bodrum Done the EDITION Way

The Bodrum EDITION had their seasonal reopening launch weekend highlighting the best of the hotel—featuring mouthwatering Mediterranean cuisine, ultra-relaxation at the spa, and late night dancing with special guest DJs.

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Ruvan Takes Us Inside the Spectacle That Is Paradise Club

Photographer Ruvan Wijesooriya documents the birth of Paradise Club—Ian Schrager's first club in midtown Manhattan since Studio 54—where he finds the same liberating, joyful decadence we ascribe to bygone eras of New York nightlife.

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Restore Yourself at Two Bunch’s ‘Full Moon CBD Sound Bath’

Two Bunch Palms Retreat & Spa take their relaxation-focused offerings and add to it a special restorative CBD Sound Bath, where guests can experience sound healing under a full moon.

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Soho House Debuts Its Interiors Line ‘Soho Home’ in the US

Soho House launches its interiors collection Soho Home in the US, allowing people to bring its famous design-forward ethos to their own homes.

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Decode Experiential Put a Digital Art Installation In the Middle of Times Square

Decode Experiential returns with a new public arts project in collaboration with the One Times Square building, giving 20 digital artists a platform to showcase their work on one of the busiest streets in the world.

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Daniel Arsham Turns Rimowa into a ‘Future Relic’

The new limited edition Rimowa x Daniel Arsham attache is an art piece designed for travelers, bringing together Rimowa's iconic design with Arsham's signature 'Future Relic' sculpture series.

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‘Heinrich’s Dreamscape’ Explores and Induces Synesthesia

In the new exhibit Heinrich's Dreamscape at 323 Canal, artist Moral Turgeman along with Kelsey Falter and Tansy Kaschak explore the neurological condition synesthesia through multi-sensory installations.

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Gem & Bolt and Carlito Dalceggio Host an Experiential Art Opening in New York

Purveyors of both mezcal and experiential events, Oaxaca-based Gem & Bolt team up with artist Carlito Dalceggio for a month long exhibit in New York, reinforcing their commitment to building a creative community.

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Cyril Aouizerate Blends Philosophy and Hospitality with the Expanding MOB Hotels

With a background as a writer and philosopher, Cyril Aouizerate brings a strong sense of individuality to the MOB Hotels, centered on creativity and cultural experiences that will soon extend to outposts in Washington D.C and Los Angeles.

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From The Mark Hotel to Frieze, Joel Mesler’s Portraits Add Accessibility to the Art World

Gallerist and painter Joel Mesler draws upon his life in the art world to create accessible and affordable portraits of people, and is beginning to get some attention for it.

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Monkey 47 Pops Up in NYC with an Immersive Botanical Experience

At The Wild Monkey pop-up in Soho, New Yorkers can experience Monkey 47's full-bodied gin with a spotlight on the 47 botanicals used to create the spirit, a selection of gin cocktails, and a few more treats in between.

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LN-CC Debuts Upcycled Fashion Furniture with RxCYCLE

With the new project RxCYCLE, London fashion boutique LN-CC and clothing customizer DRx are showing how even high-fashion can be upcycled into something completely unique.

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Where To Drink In NYC: Spring 2019

From Williamsburg's newest hotspot to the bars that are reinventing Times Square, we bring you our favorite new places to go out for a drink in New York.

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Maya Brings Bright Oaxacan Flavors to Ludlow House

With the new seasonal pop-up Maya, Ludlow House adds a menu of refreshing, summer ready Oaxacan and Baja-influenced cuisine, with a mezcal-heavy cocktail list to match.

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With BLACK, MATTE Projects Offers a Silver Lining in Darkness

MATTE Projects' annual event BLACK returns to Brooklyn, with large-scale light installations used to contrast the darkness and evoke the feeling of a silver lining.

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‘DREAMRAVE’ Was an Immersive Exploration of Ego-Death at Hong Kong Art Week

At Hong Kong Art Week, NYC-based creatives Offline Projects debuted DREAMRAVE, a four day art installation exploring the cycles of sleep and the ego-death that occurs in dreams.

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In Photos: Bombay Beach Biennale 2019

The Bombay Beach Biennale returned with a set of ambitious new installations, performances, and events to draw attention to the Salton Sea and bring life back to its surrounding town.

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Shane Fonner’s Latest Road Trip Takes Him From Coast to Coast

Palmiers du Mal Creative Director Shane Fonner gets back on the road for a new trip across the country, this time stopping at Graceland, the Hotel Peter & Paul, Marfa, and much more along the way.

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Palisociety’s Avi Brosh is Out to Create the Perfect Neighborhood Hotel

In the midst of his biggest hotel expansion yet, Palisociety founder Avi Brosh sat down to to talk to us about his evolving design philosophy and the state of the industry today.

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Visiting the Vineyards of South Africa’s 2019 Wine Harvest

Carolina Ramirez visits one of South Africa’s famed wine estates, Jordan Wines with seasoned winemaker, Ian Haggie, from Explore Sideways to get a firsthand look at what happens during harvest season where timing is everything.

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Casa Perfect Is a Design Dream Hidden in a West Village Townhouse

The Future Perfect brings their second iteration of Casa Perfect to New York, where a West Village townhouse is transformed into a dream home that serves as a gallery and retail concept.

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The Times Square EDITION Opens in Glamorous Fashion

The Times Square EDITION debuted in New York with extravagance at every corner, and enough comfort and luxury that New Yorkers might just change the way they see the neighborhood.

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Trades For Good Wants to Make Hand Soap More Sustainable

Kickstarter project Trades For Good wants to improve sustainability by tackling the often-overlooked use of bathroom plastics, starting with hand soap delivered in a recyclable aluminum can.

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SPRING / BREAK is the Art Fair You Need to See This Weekend

Art fairs are all the rage this weekend with Armory Week in full swing, but if you only have the capacity for one, make it the ever-entertaining SPRING / BREAK show.

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NYC Florists Putnam & Putnam Open Their First Boutique at the Moxy Hotel

New York's favorite florist duo Putnam & Putnam open their first boutique flower shop at the Moxy Hotel, making their intricate floral designs available to the public for the first time.

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