Francesca Fontanesi
Athens’ Hyper Hypo and the unfinished business of independent publishing
In a city where economic crises have erased much of its printed culture, Hyper Hypo works without a business plan, without trend reports, and without the safety of predictable sales
Hi Desert Times, Twentynine Palms. The zine culture is red-hot in California
«‘Look at me, I’m in print’. There's still beauty in being on printed paper: digital is great but seeing yourself in print takes it to another level», Liz Lapp on...
Marqueterie vegetale: trasformare fibre naturali in rivestimenti, con CMO Paris
Abaca, buntal, foglia di palma, giacinto d’acqua e canapa nepalese: CMO Paris combina tradizioni tessili antiche e innovazione nel design contemporaneo
Casa Magazines, New York. The community around one of the last-standing magazine shops in the city
At Casa Magazines, «inclusivity extends to independent creators – to those who walk in with their merch saying, ‘I want to sell my magazine here’, Casa responds with ‘How many...
Village Books and Paper Dreams: a bookstore is a snapshot of the community it serves
«We try to source as much as we can locally»: Village Books and Paper Dreams co-founders talk about local fiscalism and community building in North America
Relais Christine, Paris. A 17th-century townhouse in the city’s Latin Quarter
Opened in 1979, the former private mansion marries French design with contemporary materials dreamed up by Laura Gonzalez
Libreria delle Donne, Milan: a key role in gathering, disseminating feminist ideas
Libreria delle Donne, Milan: where theories of feminist philosophy were born: interview with Giorgia Baschirotto and Laura Giordano, of Libreria delle Donne
Lo stato dell’arte della carta da parati italiana: substrato non tessuto e uso del colore
Oggi le carte da parati sono lavabili, durature, facili da rimuovere e le possibilità di substrati e superfici sono infinite, dagli effetti metallici al sughero
