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Offering 20% off on current “indie bestsellers” (and 10% off picks from their well-read staff), you can still get a good deal while supporting one of the city’s last independent bookstores. They also carry an impressive selection of magazines and literary journals that you can flip through in their café. McNally’s event calendar is packed with appearances and readings by authors like Zadie Smith and Chris Kraus, but they're perhaps best known for their in-store printing press and self-publishing services.

Aviles / Architecture

Cultural centre in an industrial town in the north of Spain. beautiful architectural space with a lot of white concrete and geometric lines. Never busy.

Paris / Shop

Bless. I had an internship here in 2013, and had the most wonderful experience. My favourite time of the day is when we have lunch on the little bench outside of the shop and passerby will shout out bon appetit. :) I love the products from bless. Absolutely original and uncool :)

Antwerp / Restaurant

Amazing Tibetan food in Antwerp's Chinese district. Try the laaping!

New York / Restaurant

Favorite date spot in town with my favorite food on earth.

Berlin / Restaurant

Cosmoveda is a hidden xberg gem. It's an Ayurvedic supermaket that happens to come with a kitchen with it. There you can find a delicious Ayurvedic lunch menu (with soup, main and a little dessert) in 3 different sizes, prices starting at just 5,90. Not to mention you can shop the ingredients that you just ate in case you want to try to cook Ayurvedic yourself.

Amsterdam / Cinema

FC Hyena is a small cinema located in Amsterdam North, with a view over the Ij. The program is pretty good, as well as the bites and natural wine.

Neede / Area

Northwest of Neede you can find the remains of a swimming pool which is now part of a nature area. The diving board serves as a viewing point.

Auckland / Attraction

A public garden that explores different garden themes through each section of the grounds.

New York / Shop

ANTHOM’s gallery-like store on Mercer Street is all about presentation, and their selection of pieces from designers like Lady Artigas, Mari Giudicelli, Yune Ho, Marni, and Suzanne Rae is displayed with an eye for design.

London / Department Store

I love this building and always visit if I’m in the area to look at their great window displays, travel up in the beautiful wood paneled lift and wander down the creaky oak staircase. The exterior and interior woodwork is from two old Men-of-War ships, the flooring made from their deck timbers. I normally head straight to the fabric department to see what new seasonal prints they have in, though only buy a metre’s worth so not quite sure what I’ll ever make from them. My most treasured prints are those designed by Grayson Perry of polluted factories, teddy bears, knuckle-dusters and hand grenades. They also sell oversized gift coins produced by the Royal Mint and packaged beautifully in a velvet pouch, which appeal to my love of all things out-sized.

Copenhagen / Architecture

Kastrup Sea Baths is a architectural pearl and a truly magical place, all year around. The Kastrup Sea Baths is free of admission and open to the public at all times. Design by White Arkitekter (https://whitearkitekter.com)

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Brussels / Designer

Julien Renault grew up outside of Paris and attended design schools both in France (Reims School of Art and Design) and in Switzerland (ECAL). Two different cultures and approaches to design which have partly shaped Renault’s own way of addressing his work. On one hand artistic, free and personal, on the other hand systemic, objective and rational. Renault uses both pragmatism and intuition when he dives into a new project, creating a dialogue between sense and sensibility. Settled in Belgium, Renault’s studio is steadily growing thanks to long-term collaborations with brands such as Cruso, Hay, Hem, Kewlox, Massproductions, Stattmann …

Barcelona / Photographer

Fashion & portrait french photographer based in Barcelona.

Prague / Art Director

art director & photographer, co-founder of In August Company

Chicago / Photographer

I was born and raised in a small suburban town outside of Chicago. I moved to the city, where I now reside, while attending Columbia College Chicago to work on my B.A. in Photography which I received in 2012. My personal work as of late has focused on matters of family and cultural connection.

Glasgow / Art Director

I am an art director and graphic designer running an independent practice based in Glasgow (UK) working within the fields of art direction, printed matter, brand identity and digital design. Led by a methodical approach and a passion for beautifully crafted visuals, I create meaningful, engaging and compelling bespoke design solutions for an international clientele across disciplines. The unique and versatile experience embodying my practice was built while training in France, Ireland and the UK.

Paris / Writer

Writer and co-founder of The Skirt Chronicles.

Los Angeles / Visual Artist

British visual artist and screenwriter based in Los Angeles.

New York / Photographer

Alex is a New York-based photographer and videographer with a French accent

Melbourne / Illustrator

Marc Martin is an illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Working with watercolour, gouache, pencil, and computer, his work is a world of dense colour, rich textures and the odd scribble. He draws inspiration from his surroundings, nature, animals, and the city he lives in. You can also find his daily drawings on instagram at @marcmartinillo.

Amsterdam / Photographer

Elizar Veerman is a Moluccan-Dutch documentary and fashion photographer based in Amsterdam. His photographic practice is particularly concerned with the effects of Colonialism and migration. Focusing on boys and men with a history of displacement, he explores representations of masculinity and acts of (self-)reclamation.

Denver / Illustrator

British illustrator living in Denver

New York / Photographer

photographer • seabeing • wanderlust • possimistic moonchild • sunkissed girl made in Ege living NY and beyond

Paris / Art Director

Paris based art director, graphic designer, ceramist and a member of a collective that I co-founded called gangster

Amsterdam / Visual Artist

The banal, the quotidian, the obvious, the common and the ordinary fascinate me. How do we give meaning to our daily life?

Singapore / Art Director

Born, bred and lives in Singapore, Leng works as an art director at Kinetic Singapore. Outside of work, she delves in ceramics, a medium which allows her to freely articulate herself. With emphasis on expression and conceptualisation, an approach influenced by her experience in the field of design, Leng’s creations are more sculptural and veers away from the strictly traditional and functional.

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