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If you like beautiful architecture and want to escape the city for a few hours, head north of the city along the coast. Bellevue beach is one of the most popular beaches in the Copenhagen area, on the northern outskirts of the city. The Beach is a sandy beach, approx. 700m long, and feature characteristic blue-striped lifeguard towers and a geometric kiosk, all designed by the Danish architect and furniture designer Arne Jacobsen in the 1930s. The beach is used by everybody – from young families to nudists, they all share the same space (this is Denmark after all). If you take the coastal road up to the beach you will pass the Skovshoved Petrol Station designed by the same man. The functionalist style Petrol Station built in the early 1930s is still in operation. Whilst the pumps still functions as a petrol station, the building now functions as a cafe. The roof of the station is oval-shaped, hence the nickname ‘The Mushroom’, and is illuminated at night to highlight the beautiful designed building.

Carrboro / Market

This is the most ALIVE part of the city and it's smack in the center of downtown. Here'll you'll find....Spontaneous drum circles. People lingering for hours over bottles of wine. Some dude dancing alone to music inside his head. Professors hanging out with their students. Hoopers doing their thing (Carrboro is the East Coast capital of hopping). People from different continents discussing politics and arcane academic issues. Musicians from whatever band is in town that night happy to be able to grab a healthy meal. This is the true center of town and a place where you can end up spending giant chunks of the day and night.

Amsterdam / Restaurant

Great Mexican food!

Los Angeles / Shop

Need some socks? Need some pants? Bacon wrapped hot dogs? Remote control helicopter? A rabbit? Look no further than the Fashion District, L.A.'s version of a Turkish Bazaar. I keep my studio here, too.

Milan / Cafe

Cute cafe designed by Wes Anderson at the Prada Foundation. The interior is in the style of a Milanese bar from the 1950s/60s and has a good selection of sandwiches, coffee and alcoholic drinks.

Margate / Attraction

Its worth combining your visit to The Shell Grotto with a visit to this wonderful place. The Margate Caves recently re opened to the public in 2019. Originally dug as a chalk mine in the 18th century.

London / Gallery

I personally love photo arts and this gallery puts on some amazing exhibitions by the best artists, such as Vivane Sassen and Gregory Crewdson. The Gallerys’ six-storey space is located right by Oxford Street, so if you are doing some shopping in London, you might as well stop by this gallery. The upper floors consist of two new galleries, while the ground floor hosts a nice café/restaurant. Together with the print sales, the bookstore occupies the basement of the building. I can spend hours just looking at the books, how it is designed, bound, as well as the prints for sale. You can buy all kinds of film; medium format to polaroid film at the store. After some hours at this gallery you just want to go home and start making some photography!

Bangkok / Department Store

The Big C in Saphan Khwai, has reasonable prices, and is well stocked. Even picked up some t-shirts and underwear!

Portland / Park

I find myself walking through Powell Butte quite often. I love its old apple orchards, flat meadows and incredible view of Mt. Hood. On a clear day, 5 mountains can be seen from the park. The place is an extinct volcano and Portland's second largest park after Forest Park.

Paris / Market

The best pesto rosso pasta are in this market.

Cape Town / Restaurant

Very cozy Italian pizzeria and restaurant with a Trieste twist.

Lancaster / Cafe

Good atmosphere when I feel like reading/sketching in public. A couple of vegetarian options and good coffee.

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London / Writer

Before moving to London, Fortuny worked in New York City, Milan, and Los Angeles as a writer and editor. She has contributed to magazines such as Flaunt, Dazed & Confused, Exit, Metal, and Vice. Fortuny is currently the Features Editor at Exit magazine. She loves design, languages, and studying art movements.

Brussels / Art Director

French guy in Brussels, love all cities, all countries.

Los Angeles / Designer

Graphic designer, maker and appreciator of objects. Three passports and need to use them!

Chicago / Creative Director

Marta Sasinowska is a designer and photographer, curator and event coordinator based in Chicago. She’s also the founder of Practice Studies, where she documents artists and makers and their creative processes as she travels the world. Instead of focusing on the final product, she focuses on highlighting the “ways to get there,” showing how much work goes into each handmade piece. She’s driven by the idea of connecting, sharing and building community bound by creative passions.

Vienna / Actor

Adia Trischler is a video and creative director, image consultant, fashion editor, and current host of the official youtube series for the Vienna tourism board, VIENNA/NOW. Originally from New York, she left the city 11 years ago and immigrated to Vienna, Austria, with virtually no understanding of the German language and no idea at all of what to expect. A decade on, she finally speaks German, has directed numerous exhibitions, taught at the Modeschule Hetzendorf, and was awarded the prize for 'Stylist of the Year' at The Vienna Awards for Fashion and Lifestyle. All the while, she has become deeply passionate about exploring her adopted home city. Since June 2016, she has been lucky enough to share this passion with an international audience as presenter for Vienna/Now. The series follows Adia, as she uncovers all of the breathtaking, exhilarating, romantic, and at times, morbid charm that the city is famous for. www.youtube.com/vienna

London / Graphic Designer

An upcoming trip to Lisbon has made me curious about what recommendations there may be from someone who shares the same interests as me.

Tokyo / Designer

Saori Ichikawa is 26 years old, lives in Japan as a textile designer. She studied textile design in Tokyo and Stockholm. She has been designing woven and tufted rugs. She is currently a Textile designer at FIBER ART STUDIO in Tokyo, Japan.

Lausanne / Graphic Designer

Laura Csocsán is an independent graphic and type designer from Budapest, Hungary, currently based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Her practice starts where graphic and type design intersect. She regularly creates custom typographical solutions for clients and collaborators in the field of music, culture, and art. Besides her focus on printed matter, magazines, books and identities, she’s producing and distributing retail typefaces through Laura Csocsan Typefaces.

Zürich / Graphic Designer

Simone Koller is an independent graphic designer based in Zurich. After moving to the Netherlands to participate in the program at Werkplaats Typografie, she recently moved back to Switzerland to start her own practice. At the moment she’s primarily occupied making books and preparing a series of workshops set in a library located some 1110 metres above sea level.

Oslo / Photographer

Photographer based in Oslo

Berlin / Photographer

I was born and raised in Spain. I moved to Berlin some months ago and this city got a hold of my soul. I am trying to find my own path in life, wishing that Photography can be my thing. I think I am lost in many ways, but when I have a camera in my hands I feel good.

Ghent / Graphic Designer

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İzmir / Illustrator

Selin Tahtakılıç is a Izmir based illustrator and graphic designer. Currently living in Istanbul. Nature lover.

London / Illustrator

Hello there I am an illustrator living in East London and here are the places I like to visit. This isn't my dog.

London / Graphic Designer

Mike Guppy is a recent graphic design graduate from Camberwell College of Arts, and was picked for It's Nice That's Graduates of 2011 feature. He lives and works in London, working freelance, and is currently on a placement at New Studio London.

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