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San Francisco / Bar

This place makes my heart sing. I’m so happy it’s only 2 blocks away. This teeny tiny little Cuban restaurant/bar is always warm, welcoming, and vibrating with visual over-stimuli. Surreal toy sculptures cover every square inch, and I always find something I’ve never seen before while slurping down my sangria.

Amsterdam / Cafe

Authentic café.

London / Place

A residential estate that once housed 40,000 people which has now become an abandoned ghost town. Minutes away from Elephant & Castle, is an unexpected dystopian treat.

Barcelona / Bar

Its a theater and a bar you are outside in a little garden! the best place in Barna!!

Kuta / Cafe

A great spot overlooking the beach. Super nice atmosphere, good music, pools, drinks.

Ghent / Bookstore

Best art book shop in town with a great selection! It is run by graphic designer Jurgen Maelfeyt and has a little gallery where there have interesting shows.

Los Angeles / Restaurant

The best ramen I had in LA, maybe anywhere. Even my food-critical son loved it.

London / Restaurant

Morito is a few doors down from it's well know sister restaurant Moro. This not long open tapas restaurant feels like it could be in a little back street in Barcelona. The food is great, and it has a buzzy but relaxed atmosphere. You might need to wait a little while for the table, but I promise it's worth it.

Manila / Art

A dedicated space in Manila for contemporary art galleries, institutions, shops, restaurants, cafes and a design studio, along a wide, shaded garden hallway, The Alley is a quiet and relaxed place where you can sit outside from afternoon to evening over coffee and wine, catch a show, put up a show, meet a friend.

Singapore / Place

Lovely street of new and old, leading into little india, where curry, gold and silk is good and cheap.

London / Architecture

The Barbican has so much to offer! From beautiful architecture, to a conservatory, amazing art, films, music and performances. It is such an exciting and relaxing place to hang out. Even if you don't have a purpose for visiting the Barbican, it's good for just having a tea with a friend.

Athens / Monument

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is an ancient amphitheater located on the southwestern slope of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was built in 161 AD by the wealthy Roman Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, and it was used for music concerts, theatrical performances, and other cultural events. The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a beautiful and well-preserved example of Roman-era architecture. It has a semi-circular shape with a diameter of 80 meters, and it could seat up to 5,000 spectators. The theater was built using white Pentelic marble, and it was covered by a wooden roof that has since been lost to time. In ancient times, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus was one of the most prestigious venues for musical and theatrical performances in Athens. It hosted many famous performers, including the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, the Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, and the American singer Frank Sinatra. Today, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus is still used as a venue for cultural events, especially during the summer months when the Athens Festival takes place. The theater's impressive acoustics and beautiful setting make it a popular destination for music and theater lovers from all over the world.

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Oslo / Film Director

John Christian is a versatile director and artist living between London and Oslo, making all kinds of things with moving images. Growing up in rural Asker, Norway, John gets his inspiration from long aimless walks and entertaining himself while doing so, often resulting in odd ideas.

Hong Kong / Artist

Claudia’s work is based on her personal experience as a heterosexual woman in modern world dating, and her view on female sexuality along with humour and sarcasm. Behind her colourful cartoon-based images, there is always a simple message or a lighthearted joke. The caption is a very important element to the imagery because she believes a piece of good work is not only visually interesting, but it also needs to serve a purpose.

Vancouver / Musician

Fupper is Simon Hughes, a musician from London currently living in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The latest Fupper release is “Foreign Bodies”; it is his 18th album in 20 years. The music sounds like an electronic Moondog with luscious guitars, harmonized vocals, spoken word, lyrics of streaming consciousness, found sounds and field recordings. “I have given a list of some of my favorite Vancouver haunts. Besides these, drink in the nature and get wet.”

New York / Film Director

Takeshi Fukunaga is a filmmaker based in New York City. His work has been featured in a wide variety of festivals and related outlets, including at Anthology Film Archives, Tokyo Fashion Week, on Gizmodo and in GQ Germany, amongst others. He is currently working in collaboration with Donari Braxton on the short film, Themes From a Rosary, and is additionally in preparation on his first feature project.

Los Angeles / Writer

Writer/editor

Berlin / Designer

Gabriele Wilson is a creative director and designer living and working in Berlin and New York. She currently lives in Berlin with her husband and son.

Paris / Art Director

Yorgo Tloupas is a renowned french art director and logotype specialist who works with luxury, art, fashion, sports, media and automotive brands. Author of the latest commercial campaigns for Omega and Loro Piana among others, he designs visual identities for brands such as Ricard, Martell, Artcurial, Lacoste, and Hôtel de Crillon. As a magazine creative director, he headed GQ France, Intersection, BeauxArts, Liberation, and many others. He launched and currently art directs Vanity Fair France. He teaches logo design at Penninghen, IFM, SciencesPoParis and holds conferences and talks worldwide. Involved in Black Crows skis from the start, he helps the brand grow, both as a shareholder and as the design director.

Bangkok / Artist

Artist based in Bangkok

Tilburg / Artist

Roland Maas is currently working as an artist in Tilburg, in the South of the Netherlands. In his autonomous work Maas does not limit himself to a particular technique or discipline. While creating, the process of making is all that matters and directs the final shape of the art work which can be different from its initial concept. This fits in his current ceramic works, which he combines with technical materials and garbage. Maas is also a photographer, illustrator and creator of the world's first toon-model 'Babelle'

London / Graphic Designer

Joseph Piper moved to London to study Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins in 2003. Based in the city, he is a creative with a personal interest in photography and commercial aspirations in branding and e-commerce. Joseph Piper has a soft spot for pugs, Fender guitars & Danish foxes.

Berlin / Designer

Malte is a Berlin and New York based freelance Design Director. He has been working for over a decade for clients like Nike, Beats, Audi, Adidas, Google, Facebook and The North Face reinventing their visual languages. Malte has created visual systems, built digital products and led global campaigns for studios and agencies such as SidLee, R/GA, Razorfish, Method, B-Reel, Meta Design and Firstborn.

London / Photographer

I am a filmmaker and photographer from London. In 2009 I exhibited my reportage America project 88 Days at Bloomsbury's Orange Dot Gallery. Having recently finished a 35mm 15-minute short, I am now writing a feature film. I am also currently organising my next photographic exhibition, Sweet India, which I made last summer.

London / Animator

3D artist living in London

Cape Town / Designer

Academic Head - Cape Town Creative Academy (www.ctca.co.za) Associate - Creative Leadership Consultancy (www.creativeleaderhsipconsultancy.com)

Portland / Artist

Cindy is a painter living in Portland, Oregon. Cindy captures the good old days in her sentimental paintings of characters from her past.

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