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Been going here a long time. Solid Italian spot with freshly made pasta. Get the cavatelli with Sausage.

Established by Melbourne-born restaurateur, Michelle Garnaut, Capital M is one of my favourites, especially for afternoon tea. During pollution-free springs (when we have them) and summer (when the heat is not too suffocating), the view of Qianmen from the terrace is breathtaking, whilst cooler months see the use of the indoor fireplaces, which create a cosy, intimate environment. They also hold some great events here and the decor is trippy.

London / Library

There are libraries full of screaming children and strip lighting, and then there are libraries like The London Library. Whenever I’m there it’s hard to believe I’m not caught inside a wonderful dream, because everything about this place is so perfect as to be almost unreal.

Brighton / Shop

Unlimited is an independent shop and gallery, stocking a range of playful and experimental graphic-flavoured prints, jewellery, homewares, textiles and furniture. They often rotate their exhibitions, which keeps the place feeling fresh and exciting. The shop exterior is worth a mention too, as it features large graphics by top designers like Supermundane and Gary Stranger (pictured).

Providence / Cafe

Julian's is a Providence staple. It has amazing brunch, is vegan friendly, serves sweet treats like apple & spice cocktails & cherry cinnamon buns, and has a cozy-stars wars-cheerful-rock & roll vibe. I feel happy every time I go there.

New York / Architecture

The Ford Foundation Atrium houses a miniature tropical rainforest. Its glass walls create a temperate environment for the garden, while also creating a seamless flow of green space between the atrium and Tudor City Park to the east. The Ford Foundation Gallery shines a light on artwork that wrestles with difficult questions, calls out injustice, and points the way toward a more fair and just future. The atrium is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. when the gallery has an exhibition on view.

Amsterdam / Market

I love how small this place is, but it offers such amazing quality in cheeses, meats, wines, bread etc. You can also have lunch here. Definitely worth picking up fresh food here!

Hong Kong / Cafe

A 'cha chan teng' is Hong Kong's answer to the UK greasy spoon cafe, there are regional equivalents across China but what makes a cha chan teng unique is it's product. Toasted white bread rolls with condensed milk, deep fried chicken wings, pork chop sandwich…the list goes on. There aren't many of these types of establishments left in Hong Kong, but there seems to be a revival in this old-skool way of chilling out over a cup of 'silk stocking tea' (my favourite). I stumbled across the newly opened Lan Fong Yuen in Tsim Sha Tsui's Woodhouse mall, though it also has some small locations dating back to the 1950s.

Melbourne / Bar

A great bar venue for guaranteed good vibes & good music.

Hong Kong / Bar

Ace Bar, full of fun creative people.

London / Food Store

The most amazing little shop selling natural, organic preserves by the wonderful Lillie O’Brien (ex St John Bread & Wine pastry chef). Super friendly staff and insane jam doughnuts!

London / Shop

Present is a menswear shop with an award-wining espresso stand inside. They also stock books, cool magazines I’ve never heard of, and random things like soap and tins of shoe polish. I like to buy bags here.

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Amsterdam / Graphic Designer

Vera van de Seyp is a graphic designer and creative coder, currently living in Amsterdam. She likes to explore new technologies and is interested in typography, languages and artificial intelligence.

Stuttgart / Artist

Christiana Teufel is a Stuttgart based artist and graphic designer. In her artistic research, she works with photographic / cinematic techniques of deconstruction, montage, abstraction and poetry to trace cultural techniques such as collective memory. Together with Anne Pflug and Damaris Wurster she is curator and publisher of the Lowland magazine. www.lowlandart.com

Zürich / Photographer

I document aspects of life in different forms of appearance using photo and film cameras. Sometimes in Zurich and Marseille, often on the move.

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 …

Paris / Artist

Alexandre Benjamin Navet is a multidisciplinary artist and art director currently living in Paris, FR. Graduated from ENSCI–Les Ateliers, the École nationale supérieure de création industrielle in 2011. Grand prize winner of the Design Parade Toulon - Van Cleef & Arpels.

London / Photographer

Daniel originally from Portsmouth moved to London just over 3 years ago. He works in a variety of mediums. His recent work consist of setting up structures for drawing that encourage chance to determine the form, this excludes him from making any aesthetic decision. By using this conceptual logic he creates a system in which a process is started, continued for an undetermined amount of time, then finally stopped by the rule that birthed it. This thinking is also expressed in his photography which depict the unintentionally created forms of various other processes.

Toronto / Visual Artist

Artist

Oslo / Designer

I am a Graphic designer and Creative Technologist currently based in Oslo.

Brisbane / Architect

David McEvoy is an architect. David leads Datum Studio, a design research practice in Meanjin/Brisbane.

Melbourne / Graphic Designer

Born and raised in Melbourne, Chatri na Ranong is a graphic designer who currently lives and works in London.

London / Artist

Hattie Newman makes sets and images that live in advertisements, magazines, galleries, websites, books and many other places around the world. Hattie’s studio is a place where sketches and ideas quickly outgrow their pages and leap to life.

London / Photographer

Caroline Gervay is half-French, half-Vietnamese and based in London where she graduated from Westminster University with a BA (Hons) in Photographic Arts in 2010. Her work explores the boundaries of imagination generated by human struggles. She has lived in France and Spain and now works as a freelancer and specialises in analogue processes.

London / Photographer

I'm a London-based documentary and travel photographer, dividing my time between commercial commissions and personal projects.

Paris / Photographer

www.paulrousteau.com

Gifu / Illustrator

I draw illustrations in Japan.

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