Clerkenwell is at the heart of the print industry in London being home to the first publication that used the word ‘Magazine’ to describe a periodical in 1731

The world of independent zines and alternative press has had a metamorphosis over the years. It started with fanzines in the Thirties

Samuel Seibel strolled the streets of Jardins, every day on foot, for weeks before he spotted the location which would become his future bookstore

«We are on the street. We don’t belong to the four walls. There is no limit of a window or a door to come through». In conversation with founders Pablo Padro, Gautier Robial, Yaël Huppert

The walls are white-washed, shelves work as canvas, and books as paintings and artefacts. The colors of the book-covers contrast with the walls, curated on shelves, that do not offer spines

«Rather than just selling books I wanted to convey a point of view. If people come in knowing what they want they would be disappointed», in conversation with founder David Jacob Kramer

The penthouses were rooms for cello and violin musicians. The lobby area was the locker room and the Nobis suite was the audition room for students arriving at the academy 

Dedicated to the conservation and preservation of the Skeleton Coast National Park, Shipwreck Lodge presents a canvas for flora, fauna, and homo-sapiens to flourish and co-exist in the same space

In a site that was once a factory producing Legnano racing bikes, before becoming the showroom for the Baccheschi-Berti family’s brand

The idea is to give them a fragment of your imagination and let them interpret the future the way they want». In conversation with architect Samoon, Mur Mur Lab