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My favorite place in Coruña for a nice dinner and a chat.

Baltimore / Club

Mobtown Ballroom is a lindy hop club in Pigtown, Baltimore. They host swing nights every Friday, often with live bands (though this has been somewhat diminished thanks to the pandemic). It was once a grand and solemn old cathedral; now it's host to drinking, dancing, jazz, and even, yes, circus arts. In short, the "holy spirit" of yesteryear has given way to the frenetic energy of lindy-hop, which has a holy spirit of its own.

London / Museum

The Garden Museum and the Garden Museum Cafe are a welcome addition to an area of London that is slow to change. The food at the cafe is modern and seasonal, and the space is beautiful and looks out into a small garden by Dan Pearson. Christopher Woodward, the museum director, is active in improving and campaigning for local green spaces and creating space for the local community. The Museum lives inside an old 18th-century church and has a changing program of exhibits. Worth noting, it is a museum on the subject of gardening, not of gardens, so don’t expect many flower beds. Throughout the summer holidays, the Museum has lots of great events for kids, including cooking and drawing. Luke and I also designed the identity for the museum… the tote bags and visitor badges are particularly nice.

Vilnius / Cafe

The cafe is located in New town district, in the loft quarter. There is a lot of creative space around, so the environment is very urban. The Backstage cafe is located in the loft where the former founders of the café, photographers Vytenis and Ieva, lived, hence the name.

Leeds / Community Centre

This venue has been a host to some of the best underground nights in Leeds and of course by day it is a community centre. I don't know how to put it to words what makes this place special to me, it just is. Subdub which used to be hosted at the WIC had a vibe like no other. The Iration Steppas sound system is one of the loudest sound systems I have ever encountered. If you ever get the chance to go to a SubDub, make sure you take a pair of earplugs.

Cape Town / Place

Every full moon we walk to the top of Lions Head. It’s a part walk, part climb and we invariably return once the sun’s set and the full moon risen, so the journey down can be quite interesting. The view from the top is spectacular. I often sit here high above the city and watch the late night flights to Europe carving their way through the thick, liquid purple sky, happily accepting that they’ve left me here.

London / Park

This is an amazing place for the summer when the water gets pretty warm or the winter if you are very brave. The only downside is that it can get very crowded in the Mixed pool but the men’s pool is normally quiet and it has a diving board.

Berlin / Cafe

What looks like a plant nursery from the outside, is both, a plant nursery housing two rescued Amazonian parrots and a hidden cafe serving up some of the loveliest cakes and cuppas in all of Berlin. Brace yourself fir occasional screeching parrots flying around though that only adds to the charm of Blumen cafe.

Rochester / Cinema

An independent movie theater, where there is always something good playing.

Youngstown / Bar

Broasted chicken = broiled + roasted chicken. This is what you'll find at The Elmton, and your mouth will thank you. The pizza is also well worth adding to the order. It's in a residential neighborhood and not near anything else, but you won't find anything else like it (have you ever heard of "broasted" chicken? didn't think so). Plus, it's hard to spend more than $20.

New York / Area

Dumbo, which stands for 'Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass,' is a neat neighborhood in Brooklyn that is at an awesome vantage point of Manhattan. There are cool rocks on the shore of Brooklyn Bridge Park that are fun to relax on and sneak alcoholic beverages.

Milan / Shop

Vintage interiors store selling mid-century and post-modern homeware.

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London / Fashion Designer

London based womenswear designer, currently running the Sophie Cull-Candy label. Alongside this I am also the Fashion Editor for Sigh Journal.

Berlin / Photographer

Claudia Klein, born in Freiburg, Germany, is a photographer who lives and works in Zurich and Berlin. She is known for her deeply personal and playful view of the human body. She has portrayed contemporary artists and actors, such as John Baldessari, David Hockney, Tomi Ungerer, Roe Ethridge, Martin Eder, Ronald Zehrfeld, Ursina Lardi and Hannelore Hoger. Her images appear in various magazines, including Zeit Magazine, SZ-Magazin, L’officiel hommes, Sleek and Monopol. She works for international clients among them Vitra, Volkswagen, ETH Zurich La Biosthéthique Paris and Stilwerk.

Barcelona / Photographer

Photographer based in Barcelona

Bilbao / Cinematographer

DoP. 35. Living between Bilbao and Madrid

New York / Designer

Adly Elewa is a designer applying fresh ideas to book covers, records, packaging, magazines, art galleries, hotels, and restaurants.

Frankfurt / Graphic Designer

Graphic designer based in Frankfurt am Main and Berlin

London / Fashion Designer

Brazilian Fashion designer living in London

New York / Designer

Michael was born and raised in Seattle, and has lived in New York since 2009. He's done graphic and interaction design for Pentagram and Local Projects, and is currently a designer at the Google Creative Lab.

Milan / Illustrator

Milan-based Illustrator

Copenhagen / Photographer

Photographer, designer and visual storyteller

Palermo / Photographer

Mauro d'Agati began working as a professional photographer in 1996, from the outset covering many Sicilian jazz festivals, art manifestations and theatrical events. He has always been motivated by the exploration of Sicilian, especially Palermitan, social phenomena. He has undertaken work for numerous italian and International publications including Geo, Stern, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Das Magazin, Vision China, El Pais Semanal, Le Monde, GQ, L'Espresso and Internazionale. In 1999 he published his first book Softly walking, consisting of Black and white images illustrating the everyday life of Massimo and Gino, a gay Palermitan couple. In may 2009 he published the book Palermo Unsung, in july 2010 Alamar and Napule Shot published by Steidl Verlag. Follow Sit Lux et Lux Fuit, Steidl 2012, and Marzia's Famliy, steidl 2014.

Melbourne / Film Director

Melbourne based filmmaker and composer with a penchant for big emotions and big landscapes.

New Haven / Artist

New Haven

New York / Artist

Artist living in Brooklyn, NY

Vienna / Graphic Designer

Maria Prieto Barea is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Vienna, Austria. Alongside her artistic and commercial work, Maria also co-owns three of Vienna’s best bars and recently started an illustrated cake blog (www.newcakesontheblock.com). When she needs a break from work and nightlife, she travels the world with a surf board.

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