When the blocks start to show wear and age, you can clean them with a solution of one part muriatic acid and 10 parts water.

From an 1881 merchant’s house transformed into a boutique hotel in Athens, to Mondrian’s entry into Australia on the Gold Coast, we celebrate the brands getting creative and banishing bland.

Researchers believe they’ve discovered that the fish-shaped stones lodged in high-altitude areas were connected to a large ...