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New York / Cafe

My favorite coffee ever in NYC ! The first place I went when I lived in Brooklyn. The music is perfect, food is excellent. Definitely the perfect spot to read a book on sunday morning and a good work place for freelancers.

Paris / Art Centre

Agnès b. place dedicated to contemporary art in the 13th arr. of Paris. If you like Basquiat, Warhol, Jon Giorno or if you're just curious, go there !

Portland / Cinema

This neighborhood theater is one of the oldest movie houses in the U.S. It opened up in 1915. I love to see movies here, especially screenings put on by Cinema Project. They are a collectively run, non-profit that screens amazing avant-garde films from the past and present.

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.

New York / Cafe

If you're far up in Greenpoint and need caffeine + snack, Bakeri is my spot (I say "bake-ery", others say "bach-ery"—I still vote the former). Known for their baked goods—both savory and sweet—it's the perfect spot for a coffee meeting, small breakfast, or a solo book read. There's one large communal table in the center, plus a few two-tops and decent counter space—one of the rare cafes with enough room that it's rarely packed (except saturday!).

Brussels / Restaurant

Good healthy organic food, perfect for lunch ! Prélude cooks a daily Brussels Bento

Los Angeles / Area

with Leica M7

New York / Theatre

The Brooklyn Academy of Music is a performing arts venue in Brooklyn, New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance.

London / Restaurant

I'm waiting for a vegetarian-friendly event to get the full dining experience, but in the meantime there's wine!

London / Cafe

I found out an amazing fact recently about this place which weirdly enough relates back to my interest of analogue TV distortions in my work. The building where the restaurant stands is where John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of Television. If that doesn’t want to make you go there, the band Pulp also wrote a song of the same name on their Different Class album. Apart from these two great facts their food is pretty darn good too!

New Delhi / Cafe

Perfect brunch place with great coffee and shockingly good pizzas (which isn't typically breakfast food I know, but a good excuse to extend your sunday afternoon to a late pizza lunch). They also have a dog menu and are pet friendly! The couches all have plug points built in at the bottom which makes me regret not getting my computer and spending the whole day here at every visit. Gets packed quick on Sundays though!

New York / Food Store

Buy your fresh pasta here. Cook it that night.

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Paris / Art Director

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

Berlin / Art Director

Claudia Rafael is an Art Director and Digital Artist. She specializes in the intuitive development of unique visual solutions in the field of music, fashion, art and culture and provides highly recognizable visual communication for individuals and institutions on projects varying in scale and complexity. Her work as a digital artist focuses on issues of technology, extended and mixed realities. Rafael is interested in investigating how, "digitalism forms new aesthetics" related to nature, art and popular culture. She advocates for an emancipatory use of digital tools like AR that can transcend prevailing social norms on beauty through offering alternative possibilities of (self)imagination to everyone — not only for the virtual but ultimately in the physical world.

London / Photographer

Italian born, London based photographer who loves taking pictures of people, exploring cities and cultures.

Ottawa / Graphic Designer

I live in a Hallmark town, read books, garden, and care about the people in my community. During my working hours I'm a lead designer for a comms agency and I work on projects that create good in the world.

London / Film Director

A London based, Director + DJ/Radio Host Loves; Exploring and the sunshine, beaches, SUP and surfing, boats, trains & automobiles. Hates; being in one place too long and the cold.

Amsterdam / Graphic Designer

Designer & Art Director living in Amsterdam

São Paulo / Art Director

Creative Director @uiwd

London / Graphic Designer

Johanne Lian Olsen is a Graphic Designer working within type design, editorial design and illustration. She is flexing between working at projects in the UK and Norway.