citylikeyou

Vienna / Art

An off-space in a more classical sense, Ada is an eclectic merge of a crumbling Viennese apartment and technology-enthusiastic DIY. Among witty interventions and mismatched wallpapers it offers a relaxed, but solid program focused on media art.

San Jose / Shop

Manley’s has good donuts, the couple that run the shop are real nice, it’s open until mid-afternoon, and it’s very low key. You can get a crumb donut, a cup of coffee, then sit and let your mind clear on a Sunday morning if you wanted. It’s also soothing to watch all of the old people come in, read their newspaper, and grumble to themselves.

London / Creative Space

I’ve always been very fond of the ICA and its maverick spirit, less so in the latter part of this decade. These days the place is magnetic. To feel this incredible and unique place for arts and expression, breathing, breathing invigoratively, is rewarding to a London dweller or/and visitor. Its incredible transformation, revived from near death by Stefan Kalmár, is felt as soon as you enter the space, it feels open and alive, with vibrant and human energy in staff and visitors; risky, independent, engaging, resounding, and topical to our times programming, which is focused on breaking barriers in imagination an intellect rather than visitor record numbers. It is a breath of fresh air and an example what London art institutions are capable of if they open themselves to welcoming in an outsider and their passionate vision. And they have the best membership in town!

Montreal / Bar

Nice concerts there !

Mexico City / Transport

If you are visiting Mexico City you must use the metro to get a true insight into daily life in the capital city, but be prepared as it is hectic as! Sometimes feels like the entire Mexico City population is in your carriage during rush hour. Used by around 4.4 million passengers on an average weekday, it has 195 stations and more than 226km of track on 12 lines. Trains arrive every two to three minutes during rush hours. At M$5 a ride, it’s one of the world’s cheapest subways and will get you across the entire city. Best option for people watching and striking up conversation with people you may not otherwise talk to.

New York / Beach

Getaway not far from the city. Nice beach, surreal pool. Next to Fire Island (which is also super nice).

Cucunubá / Museum

In the mountains of Cucunubá, Colombia. There, every family carries generations of textile knowledge with them. This museum is a beautiful experience with the textile tradition of the region, where you can see the hole process of textile making. If you find the museum closed, you can always ask people from the town for William Contreras.

Stockholm / Bar

One of the best bars in the summer. Nice bar with a good atmosphere and sun in evening

London / Gallery

Lovely space in Southbank. Interesting events and exhibitions. I really like the surroundings as well, especially during sunny days. Walk around and then have a rest drinking facing the river.

Berlin / Gallery

Blake & Vargas is side project of our Studio - a showroom for contemporary art with a diverse program of exhibitions & performance, that reflects the complexity of Berlin’s art scene. The next exhibition season starts again in January 2020. Also check out the website for our latest editions.

Tokyo / Museum

Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art is located in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture. It has a wide collections, from Rembrandt to Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman. In the past, there have been exhibitions of famous artists like Gerhard Richter. It's not just that it has a wonderful collection, but also that structure of the building shows the paintings and sculptures in a way that lets you consider freely whether or not they are great. Around the museum there is space to stroll, and some shopping. It's a place you can enjoy without getting tired. The museum is approx 50 min from Tokyo.

Vilnius / Park

Vilnius University Botanical Garden is the largest in Lithuania, its area is almost 200 ha. It is located in two areas: Kairenai and Vingis Park.

View All

Paris / Painter

Clément Mancini is a French contemporary artist who lives and works in Paris. After his studies in graphic arts, he moved to Lyon for 6 years where he developed a work of murals paintings in which abstraction took more and more importance. Close to his graffiti roots and to the energy that emanates from the street, he seeks to reinterpret in his works this energy mixing balance in compo- sition and movement, as in the treatment of line and texture. Now working mainly in his studio, he loves to shake up his painting prac- tice.and techniques, he describes his work as constantly evolving.

Porto / Graphic Designer

My name is Catarina. I like plants, but I do not know much about any of them. Currently working on a self initiated project to discover some more about those wonderful beings. I love vegetables and eggs are my favourite food of all the time. I always drink orange juice in the morning. Ice cream is amazing, and I ́ve recently discovered avocato. I ́m entering a whole new level on food experience. I made myself a club (“ColorClub”), and I ́m a dedicated member, almost as the peopleof Scientology. In other subjects, I love my work. I’m interested in graphic design, visual culture, education and values, as well as analog photography. My self-iniciated projects always appeal to some kind of social issue that bothers me. When I feel the need to share and complain about something, I usually do so by travelling to a new country, making a serie of photographs and then creating a whole project around it. Some examples of those are “There are people who have a group, and there are others who do not.” and “Complete Love”. I forgot to mention that I am completely crazy about traveling. Thank you for getting to know me a little.

Antwerp / Art Director

Graphic Designer

Bristol / Illustrator

Northern Irish illustrator focusing on editorial work for a wide range of clients using my love of mark-making, bold shapes, and traditional printmaking.

Seoul / Architect

I’m an architect work in Seoul.

Melbourne / Animator

Marco Palmieri is an Italian-born Artist, Animator and Illustrator living in Melbourne Australia. Over the past 20 years he’s created numerous animated TV commercials and music videos, Illustrated for major advertising campaigns and created visuals for award winning iphone games. Marco has worked with world renowned animation studios Animal Logic, Iloura, Method and XYZ Studios. His artwork has been exhibited in various art shows in Melbourne and also covers the walls of one of Melbourne's iconic bars, The George Basement.

Hong Kong / Graphic Designer

Louisa is a journalist and graphic designer based in London, where she was born and raised. With both parents of Hong Kong origin and half a dozen visits later, Louisa has grown to love the once British colony of 150 years. Travel guides will tell you Hong Kong is a place of shopping/eating, and whilst sampling new wave Asian desserts is still high on the agenda, Louisa prefers to spend her time there documenting the cultural differences between the England and China.

London / Illustrator

making drawings and pictures in London

Warner Robins / Designer

Tyler Axtell is a young graphic designer / digital artist from Warner Robins, Georgia. A lot of his most prominent work features psychedelic elements and irregular typography. The other half of his creative output goes towards music, where he is the drummer for a folk band, and a hip-hop band.

New York / Designer

Partner of the Brooklyn-based design office, Order. Co-founder of the publishing imprint, Standards Manual.

New York / Designer

Clothing and home textiles designer at Dusen Dusen

London / Photographer

Adam graduated from Leeds College of Art with a 1st class degree in Visual Communications. He has assisted on shoots for Vogue, Tatler, Elle, Marie Claire and many more and has built an impressive portfolio of work. Adam's photography is beautifully coloured and lit. He has an exceptional eye for mood. Creating works with maturity and emotion.

Amsterdam / Designer

Moniker is an Amsterdam based interactive design studio by Luna Maurer & Roel Wouters. With Moniker, which means nickname or pseudonym, we work on commissioned design projects while also investing in projects of an autonomous and experimental nature.

New York / Painter

Aesther Chang is a fine artist based in NYC. She is known for her nuanced and subtle abstract paintings. Her works experiment with textures and colors, and the play between linear and ethereal elements. Moments of free improvisation call for a turn toward meditation. What she seeks through the process is harmony, or in her own words “oneness between self and matter”. Chang’s works directly invite the viewer to realize a deeper dimension within one’s very own being- a transcendental realm beyond the body and mind. To unlock this realm, one must go inward.

Montreal / Photographer

Photographer, graphic designer based in Montreal, Canada

View All