| The New York Times With its cool, white interiors and raw concrete finishes, Beijing’s new 3+1 Bedrooms is as minimal as its name. Hidden behind a sliding steel door on a quiet hutong, or traditional alleyway, this stylish little hotel has only three rooms and one suite. >visit the website |
| Wallpaper* With no less than four venues all set within Doncheng, proprietor Cho Chong Gee has had some pretty firsthand involvement in the regeneration of this up-and-coming part of town. A Malaysian entrepreneur based in Beijing since 2001, Cho started out from the humble beginnings of a small hawker stall in Malaysia, to becoming the creator of some of the capital’s more interesting spaces. >visit the website |
| SLAMXHYPE My recent short visit to Beijing earlier this week, I had very little time to see friends, but no matter how little time I have, we all have to eat. Thinking of food and drink in style, Cho is the man to go to in Beijing. >visit the website |
| CITY WEEKEND This four-room boutique hotel is run by the same owner of Bed Bar and Cafe Sambal. Each room features striking minimal design and touches like exposed concrete beams plus small courtyards. If you want to stay in a hutong in style, this is the place. >visit the website |
| DestinAsian A trio of hutong (laneway) hotels in Beijing’s historic heart offer traditional courtyard living with a contemporary twist. >visit the website |
| UCCA The 11th International Istanbul Biennial will take place between 12 September - 8 November 2009 and takes its title, "What Keeps Mankind Alive?" from the closing song of the second act of Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera, written 80 years ago. The curators of the upcoming Istanbul Biennial are the members of What, How & for Whom / WHW, a Zagreb based collective made up of four women: Ana Devic, Natasa Ilic, Sabina Sabolovic and Ivet Curlin. >visit the website |
