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Print Culture, Glasgow: LGBTQ+ magazines and pens used for Looney Tunes, a new niche
Selling niche stationery and independent magazines that hone in on micro-cultures and coterie drawn to certain cities, tastebuds or vocations, Print Culture is Glasgow’s newest resident
Jo Malone, English Pear and Freesia: English autumn and the orchard at harvest
John Keats’ poem To Autumn inspires a fragrance that is reminiscent of the English countryside by combining the fruit and flower
The Conran Shop, Paris: The Bon Marché warehouse by Sir Terence Orby Conran
Located in the Saint-Germain-Des-Pres district in Paris, The Conran Shop is where the design industry goes with its selection of vintage and historical design
Dar Darma Riad: Maria, maîtresse of Dar Darma, guides through the places of Marrakesh
All the walls are painted with tadelakt, an ancient construction technique consisting in a water-proof limestone-based concoction, Maîtresse Maria explains
Serendeepity, Milan. A fruition of music in situ by DJ Nicola Mazzetti
«People come to me in search of a pair of vintage sunglasses and go home with a new passion for techno music» in conversation with Nicola Mazzetti
Magna Pars L’Hotel À Parfum, Milan. Italian raw materials by Ambra Martone
Each room is dedicated to one of sixty-eight different scents, chosen by an olfactory check-in, solely based on smell: Magna Pars is the first hotel à parfum in the world
Head Hi, New York. A woman and minority owned bookstore and portable kiosk
Alexandra Hodkowski and Mösco Alcocer, owners and founders of Head Hi, use their influence to promote equality, not shying away from public statements of support
Amanita: the contemporary art gallery velvety hits New York
313 Bowery, now Amanita, is found in the former CBGB’s – a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal in Manhattan's East Village. A conversation with...
The Cloister: founded by Daniela Cavero to redefine the Milanese vintage market
Milanese citizens were skeptical about buying second-hand and uninformed on the subject, Mrs. Cavero created a format: The Cloister store
Movimento Club: A nomadic gallery from London to Milan with Artefatto
Movimento Club is an expansive, creative umbrella: in conversation with Lorenzo Scisciani on Movimento Club, Lake Como Design Festival
Atika, London. Browse through 20 000 vintage items in the UK capital’s hip neighborhood
«Ten years ago, shopping vintage was considered weird, now everybody loves it», says Jess Doolan from concept store ATIKA, UK’s largest retro store thriving post pandemic
ArtNoble Gallery, Milan: an implicit critic of what has been painted up until today
Painting today as seen by Martina Cassatella, Roberto de Pinto and Emilio Gola. Group exhibition curated by Antonio Grulli at Matthew Noble’s gallery - ArtNoble Gallery
Daily tous les jour: Melissa Mongiat and Mouna Andraos building tech-integrated play spaces
Daily Tous Les Jour transcends language, cultural and demographic barriers through musical communication resonating with human's method of vibrational connection
PrintRoom, Rotterdam. Karin de Jong is self-publishing for artists’ independence
Presentation space, bookstore and publisher-in-residence space, PrintRoom stresses artists’ books beyond their limits. In conversation with founder and director Karin de Jong
PAD London: «Why is there such an obsession with plastic?» Fernando Laposse asks
Fernando Laposse uses plant fibers native to Mexico, such as sisal, loofah and corn husks working in a closed loop system
Ormaie. Organic perfumes with an architectural integrity rooted in Baptiste Bouygues’ childhood
Pain Perdu emulates french toast, Papier Carbonne is inspired by his elementary school. Baptiste Bouygues has built Ormaie on memories
The Woods Gallery and Stromboli Design: a concept store born from a vintage shop
Ms. Seilles was impacted by the different way of work of the Mexican people, tied to craftsmanship and natural materials and brought it back to Europe with her
Casa Bosques, Mexico City: What the digital era cannot offer, is to be found here
Display publications of multi-disciplinary genres. The process they use is the opposite from how the internet works: leaving space for researchers
ADI Museum, Milan. A design museum, the story of over 70 years of Made in Italy
Born in the middle of the pandemic, ADI is the first design museum in Milan born from the collection of the prize Compasso d’Oro established by Gio Ponti in 1934
Get Set for Dutch Design Week 2022: Miriam van der Lubbe and Marjan van Aube
Dutch Design Week 2022 will be held from October 22–30, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It will feature Dutch Solar Designer Marjan van Aubel, showcasing the theme Get Set
Dutch Design Week of Eindhoven – about deprogramming anthropocentric approach
Dutch Design Week 2022 presented a debate around a nature-centric future in response to the sustainability issues that we are facing. How can design help in saving the environment?
Cologne Indélébile by Frédéric Malle. Permanence in a bottle
Frédéric Malle is a third generation perfumer «perfume? I spoke the language without knowing it». Along with Dominique Ropion they collaborate again for Cologne Indélébile
Magalleria, Bath. An informed vision of the print industry
People come from neighboring Bristol to visit the physical shop and tourists defy laws of baggage allowance to fit magazines
Libreria Brac, Florence – A hidden love story between art and food
Born from the love of a librarian and a chef, Libreria Brac merges a plant-based kitchen with a library hidden in Florence’s narrow street
Frankfurter Hauptschule, Frankfurt. Hypocrisy and crassness in the name of art
The assistance of the internet and the abundant possibilities creators are given: it’s about staying hidden behind engineered personalities while creating art for the audiences
Post Nothing Magazines, Bogotá. The only magazine store promoting a new community for its creative scene
Adopting a zero-discrimination policy, Post Nothing provides a safe space for the marginalized: in conversation with founder, Manuela González
Oku, Kos Island in Greece: a beachside room with sunset views overlooking the water
It is not easy to find a place like this in the Mediterranean, even less so in Greece: Oku is a hotel, property, and resort that has direct access to...
Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Walther König & Cahiers: the future of art magazine
With a shop over 450 meters wide, Palais de Tokyo’s bookshop provides prominent magazine publications to fuel the contemporary artistic debate. With the aim of expanding the contemporary art debate,...
Fashion Books, Milan: the niche attitude and that very first encounter with Versace
Fashion books straight from the Fifties, magazines and museum catalogues line the walls of Alessandro Andrei’s private studio – talking about Fashion Books
Talking about leather tanning in Florence, at Artigianato e Palazzo, September 2022
Leatherworkers and sustainability: this is the focus of Artigianato a Palazzo 28th edition, which will take place in Palazzo Corsini as per tradition
Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang: inner workings of Cambodia through Arnaud Zannier’s lens
«I hoped my guests to have the same impression of this place that I did when I first arrived», Arnaud says since becoming immersed in the Cambodian way of life
Sugar, Arezzo. Can a store change the appeal of a city?
Towns scattered around the country are rich in terms of historical buildings. They are also more accessible in terms of costs and perhaps even more hungry for fashion
Public Possession, Munich: about drawing a living from a record store
Having over a period of years, the duo agreed upon starting a venture together. DJ-ing was a passion, but it could not sustain their finances
Gogol&Company, Milan. A social and cultural catalyst for the local community
According to Tosca, each reader has two souls. There are those who wait for the right book to call for them and there are those who, instead, ask for advice
Monograph Bookwerks, Oregon: a bookstore and an archive hub research project
John Brodie and Blair Saxon-Hill opened Monograph Bookwerks in 2010 for people to study, explore and purchase books about art, politics and theory
The Booksmith, Thailand. A distributor for hard-to-seek titles in the Greater-Thailand region
«I was not acquainted with other professions. My fondness was for books, and a means for survival churned the birth of The Booksmith». Sirote Jiraprayoon on his journey to climb...
Apple Brandy on the Rocks, Kilian. Mr. Hennessy pays homage to the Big Apple
Refillable bottles have been the epitome of Kilian Paris since the beginning. Mr Hennessy is transported to a memory of his grandmother refilling her initial engraved perfume bottle
Newsstand UK – From a Victorian family business into the Metaverse
Founded in 1894, the company disrupted the market by selling both individual magazines and subscriptions. Today they keep offering services to other publishers, creating a worldwide community.
Mzin in Leipzig, Multidisciplinary Interactions in a Magazine Store that mimics a Gallery
Turning a university project into a career, Philipp Neumann renews Leipzig’s history in publishing through a magazine store for culture
Bjørk, Florence. San Frediano neighborhood between selection and mutation
«The mission was to unite independent publishing, designers and international brands not yet in the spotlight. The essence of the space is based on simplicity and DIY», explains owner Filippo Anzalone
Big Little News, Seattle. Once an elevator shaft, now a newsstand of magazines in esotericism
Molding a breath of air into the space, the newsstand was arranged in a manner to allow for the magazines and periodical reads sold to be presented similar to art...
Funk Magazine, Köln: «We had planned for it to be a pop up in the initial plan»
Funk states that magazines published through independent means have a sustainable value to it – becoming pieces that can be archived by its owners
The Hedonist, Ex Nihilo. A fragrance that features new compounds, made with enzymes: Akigalawood
The perfume industry is developing synthetic molecules with biochemists and bioengineers working to develop biosynthetic methods of producing fragrant compounds
Artwords Bookshop, London. A reflection of our here and now
The cleanliness of the backdrop allows the books to take center stage. One says 'never judge a book by its cover', but in Artwords that's exactly what you do
Soul Studio. Can you exist online? Defining visual identity and style
The online store Soul Studio selects curated products and publications: it includes a collective collaboration among designers, artists, and brands to create limited edition prints and objects
Do You Read Me?! Berlin: publications are hard to find elsewhere in Germany
A few square meters for about 2000 titles in the ‘locus amoenus’ of art. Do You Read Me?! Berlin is a gateway to publications that are hard to find
