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Kyoto / Place

The Murin-an Garden is a Japanese garden designed by Jihei Ogawa VII, one of the most renowned garden designers of the Meiji era. Established in 1894, it is a relatively modern garden by Kyoto standards, yet its beauty makes it well worth a visit. The garden employs the technique of "borrowed scenery," seamlessly incorporating the surrounding natural landscapes and the flow of water, showcasing Jihei Ogawa's innovative approach as a pioneer of "naturalistic gardens." While Zen gardens are particularly famous in Kyoto, comparing them with Murin-an allows visitors to appreciate the distinctive features of each. This comparison enriches the experience of explorin Japanese gardens. Admission Fee: General admission ¥500 (please check the official website for details). Opening Hours: Usually 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (subject to change depending on the season or events).

Los Angeles / Place

This is my sanctuary. I spend 75% of my time here. to the left is my file cabinet and printer, to the right is my bookshelf. I have an alarm clock, a Knoll Pollock executive chair, notebooks, pens, pencils, everything I need. It's my favorite place in town.

Copenhagen / Art

Contemporary Art Gallery in the center of Copenhagen focusing on mainly international, abstract, minimalistic art.

Barcelona / Beach

cute beach near barcelona

Seattle / Gallery

Current representing gallery.

London / Cafe

The best ice cream I have ever tasted in England – You are allowed any and every flavor and they shape it into a rose.

Paris / Restaurant

a french fusion restaurant with a warm atmosphere and selected wines

Cape Town / Bookstore

book browsing, swiftly followed by fish and chips at Revelas next door

Copenhagen / Architecture

Trekroner fort is is a wonderful place, 15 minutes by boat from the city centre. The old fort is open to the public during the day, but only accessible from the water side. The current area was founded in 1786, but was not finished at the Battle of the Nest (April 2, 1801) or at the British bombardment in 1807. It was not until 1828 that construction was completed after a period of economic decline. Photo: © Ture Andersen

Antwerp / Place

I always like to meditate here for a while. Cows are very calming company. The windmills in the background remind me of the power of nature and the insignificance of our species.

Perth / Art Centre

A contemporary art space made from an old railway goods holding shed, this spot in a central meeting place for artists and art lovers in Perth with cool exhibitions ( including one we did there ;) and a attached cafe with yummy coffee & treats set in an urban garden

Marseille / Beauty Salon

Hair dresser concept based in Marseille, in front of the Mediterranean sea. Designed by Margaux Keller

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Rotterdam / Film Director

Filmmaker, fascinated by social expectations and discomfort, errant characters, strange houses and hidden islands.

Brussels / Designer

Textile designer, focused on the role of textiles in relation to bodies, language, ways of inhabiting spaces and its development of different cultures. Currently living in Brussels and working between Colombia and Belgium.

Seoul / Graphic Designer

Graphic Design student from Seoul. Seunghyun Lee gets her kicks from making people dizzy. Seunghyun’s extravagantly detailed work comes in the form of part hand-drawn, part digitally-generated, always visually disruptive animations and gifs. (words from Bryony Stone, It's Nice That)

London / Photographer

Jocelyn (b. 1988) is a photography graduate from Worcestershire, England. She started taking photographs at a young age, making a photobook aged seven. She regained her passion for taking pictures during high school and after completing a BTEC in Photography she graduated in June 2010 from a BA in Photographic Art at the University of Wales, Newport. She currently lives and works in London, working on various projects and preferring to shoot in medium format.

Los Angeles / Film Director

Jonny Look is a director living in Los Angeles. He drinks a lot of coffee and doesn't have a car, so his suggestions will be informed this.

Tokyo / Illustrator

Ex- creative director turned illustrator living in Tokyo, Japan. I draw for fine brands and publications.

London / Designer

Illustrator and designer Melvin Galapon was born in the South of England in 1981, yet hails from Burnley a small town in the Northwest of England. A graduate from Central St. Martin’s he has worked with the likes of Wallpaper*, The New York Times, Nike and Nokia to name but a few. He has been featured in various magazines worldwide and has exhibited in Tokyo, London and Singapore. Galapon is currently based in London where he works on a prolific mix of Illustrations, Installations and Design work.

London / Creative Director

Miltos Bottis is a Greek, London based graphic designer with a methodical approach to identities, printed matter, websites, and visual communication. Content-based research and typography-led design justify his approach to every project.

New York / Architect

Leticia Wouk Almino is a Brazilian architect based in New York, NY. She has lived in Brasília, Washington, San Francisco, Lisbon, London, and again in the Brazilian capital before moving to the United States for her studies. She most recently completed her Masters in Architecture at Yale University in New Haven, CT and is currently working at Robert A.M. Stern Architects in New York. She draws her inspiration from the world of cinema, as she is interested in exploring the interstice between architecture and fiction, real and imaginary, public and private space. She is looking to publish her book, Capital Urbanism, a comparative study of public space in four capital cities in Portugal and Brazil.

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 / Graphic Designer

Joe Joiner is a freelance design creative raised and based in East London. Since graduating from Chelsea College of Art & Design, he has built himself a multi-disciplined portfolio that contains a wide variety of clientele, media and approach; with work recently featuring on It's Nice That and Bitique.

Brussels / Art Director

Graphic Designer & Illustrator from Belgium, Brussels.

London / Creative Director

Freelance illustrator and Creative Director at Pretty Decent Beer Co

Berlin / Designer

Terhedebrügge is a Berlin based design studio founded by graphic designer Antonia Terhedebrügge and furniture designer Silvia Terhedebrügge. With their work they connect two and three dimensional layers and combining it with a quite clear, conceptual and graphical arise. They do furniture projects as well as graphic design projects - in cooperation with manufactures, cultural institutions, brands, industry, designers and friends.

New York / Artist

Jessica Yatrofsky is a New York-based photographer, filmmaker and author, known for work exploring body politics, beauty, and gender. She received her MFA from Parsons the New School for Design and published her first photography monograph, I Heart Boy, with powerHouse Books in 2010 and her sec-ond photography monograph, I Heart Girl, in 2015. In 2017, she published her debut collection of poetry titled Pink Privacy. Jessica’s photographic work is part of the permanent collection with the Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art and the Musem of Sex in New York City. Her photography work has been exhibited overseas and her film work has been both televised and screened at film festivals internationally. Jessica’s writing has also been featured in publications such as Forbes and New York Magazine.

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