Frederick

The Future Is Collectible: Why New York’s Design Fair Matters Now

Frederick
August 27, 2025

Design doesn’t have to be fleeting. This September, COLLECTIBLE New York proves it. Returning to the newly restored WSA building on Maiden Lane, the fair gathers 123 exhibitors from 22 countries, weaving together experimental furniture, visionary objects, and scenography with...

Hotels, Travel

Curves of Desire: Ocean House Redefines Caribbean Modernism

Frederick
August 19, 2025

Some buildings are seen; others are lived. Ocean House, conceived by Paris design house AW², belongs to the second kind. Overlooking the cliffs of Grand Cayman, this Mandarin Oriental-managed enclave is more than a luxury address—it is proof that architecture,...

Hotels, Travel

Milan, With an Edge: Hotel Calimala’s Bold New Chapter in Porta Venezia

Frederick
August 12, 2025

In Milan, style isn’t a statement — it’s a state of mind. And at the newly opened Hotel Calimala Milan, that mindset is designed into every detail. Forget the sterile minimalism of predictable luxury. Here, elegance has texture, colour, and...

Exhibitions, Museum

Echoes of Desire: The Symbolist Revival at Maison Hannon

Frederick
August 4, 2025

Not everything needs to be explained. Some things are meant to be felt. At Maison Hannon, Brussels’ jewel of Art Nouveau, the exhibition Échos des Songes invites you to rediscover the lost art of contemplation—a sensual journey through the dreams,...

Citytrip / Destinations, Travel

Mandelieu Confidential: Where the Riviera Learns to Whisper

Frederick
July 30, 2025

There are getaways — and then there are quiet revelations. Mandelieu-La Napoule belongs to the latter. Tucked between the cinematic glamour of Cannes and the volcanic drama of the Estérel, it doesn’t beg to be noticed. It rewards those who...

Clubbing, Festivals

Denim, Desire, and Deep House: Why WECANDANCE 2025 Is the Summer’s Most Seductive Escape

Frederick
July 28, 2025

Under a sky streaked with sunset and basslines, Zeebrugge beach becomes more than a location — it becomes a mood. This August, WECANDANCE returns with a new theme, “Denim Dancers,” and a lineup that reads like a manifesto for movement,...

Clubbing, Music

House of Sun: Balagan World Turns Brussels Into a Global Dancefloor

Frederick
July 9, 2025

What happens when two childhood friends, bonded by music and the dream of building more than just parties, decide to launch a movement? The answer is Balagan World — a rising cultural force that’s doing far more than filling dancefloors....

Food/Beverage, Hotels, Lifestyle, Travel

Where the Sun Tastes Better: A Summer Table Above the Sea

Frederick
July 3, 2025

Some places feed the body. Others awaken something more elusive — desire, memory, imagination. Casa YOUM, perched in quiet majesty above Marseille’s Estaque, is one of those rare sanctuaries. Here, a new kind of culinary intimacy takes root, shaped by...

Architecture, Citytrip / Destinations, Lifestyle, Museum, Travel

Marseille, Mon Amour (A 3-day travel journal ) – Day 3

Frederick
June 25, 2025

Marseille from above: raw concrete, divine views & tender vertigo! Final morning. We climbed up to Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde. A steep ascent, but the view from the top is unique. Marseille unfolds beneath us, from the sea to the hills, the docks...

Citytrip / Destinations, Food/Beverage, Lifestyle, Museum

Marseille, Mon Amour (A 3-day travel journal ) – Day 2

Frederick
June 18, 2025

Marseille doesn’t shout. It seduces in glances, in textures, in shadows. On our second day in the city, we let it lead the rhythm — not as tourists, but as lovers learning its contours. We started with a slow drift...