Places and spaces we love here at Thoughtful
For years, my daily after-work stroll around the neighbourhood provoked a great desire to share life with a furry four-legged friend. Visits to the local park left me longing after other people’s pets. But the apartment block where I lived at the time boldly stated ‘no pets allowed’. Fast forward a couple of years, post-apartment living. My daily walks are… Read more →
There’s no counter at Hill and Szrok, a butcher on Broadway Market. Upon entry by day, customers are greeted by meat being chopped on a large marble counter at the centre of the shop. At night, the same slab becomes a communal dining table that seats 14 people as the space transforms into a restaurant. Opened by restaurant manager Luca… Read more →
Swiss architect Le Corbusier revolutionised the way people see, use and make architecture in the 20th century. Known as the ‘architect of modern life’, he believed everyone should have equal opportunity to a good quality of life. Based on science and reason, and inspired by industrial techniques, his housing concepts aimed to provide a healthy and humane standard of living for… Read more →
Italo Calvino’s seminal book Invisible Cities is a collection of dreamlike short stories about cities visited by the traveller Marco Polo. One of these stories is about the city of Zaira, where he recalls the longing of romantic places one cannot forget. Calvino writes: I could tell you how many steps make up the streets rising like stairways, and the degree… Read more →
A sprawling city on the high desert a mile above sea level, Albuquerque is often skipped over in favour of its more quaint and historic neighbour, Santa Fe. Only recently did the acclaimed television series “Breaking Bad” put New Mexico’s biggest city on the tourist map. But there’s much more to Albuquerque than tours of imaginary meth dens. Its striking setting—ringed by mesas, mountain peaks and… Read more →
They spend their lives crossing the ocean, carrying bunches of bananas to Germany and fleets of cars to Colombia, swapping copper from Zambia for t-shirts from China. They may look like big dumb boxes, but they’re crucial cogs in the global economy. And when it’s time to retire, instead of heading to the scrapheap they’re playing a major part in some… Read more →
