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Taipei / University

All students of GCA love it here. Taking pictures, barbecue party, shouting, fireworks, stargazing... All the memory were made here. Unfortunately, the door waslocked recently, it is a terrible lost for the student of GCA.

Amsterdam / Shop

Candles, incense and fragrance oil to lighten up your place, this place carries tons of it. You might be greeted by the slightly unusual owner, sitting behind the counter smoking a cigarette. It's an authentic little store.

San Francisco / Cafe

Perfect spot If you need to get work done while enjoying a latté. Always plenty of space.

Vienna / Art

Smartly curated and art savvy, Mauve has been putting together reliably excellent shows with a focus on contemporary painting since 2012. Mauve’s bar features a neon cactus, a choice of favourite drinks and a crowd of artists in their natural habitat.

Los Angeles / Street Food

Amazing street taco stand on Centinela and Venice blvd. The staffs are always energetic and friendly. Tacos are super delicious. Recommend lengua, tripe and cactus !

Vilnius / Restaurant

Best terrace in town.

New York / Restaurant

Lovely Italian restaurant with a beautiful backyard. I usually have the Orecchiette Salsiccia Broccoli or the spaghetti Vongole.

Singapore / Gallery

A curatorial space that houses a gallery, a retail and a communal space for anyone interested in art and design. With a changeover every 6 weeks, the gallery space showcases artworks of international artists as well as local artists that are new or under-the-radar. The retail space stocks a healthy mix of gifts, accessories and lifestyle products from local and international makers and retailers. The communal space offers free wi-fi and holds workshops periodically.

Amsterdam / Shop

Replacing a broken kitsch plate with a new kitsch plate in the ever so pretentious Negen Straatjes (Nine Streets).

Barcelona / Restaurant

Traditional seafood tapas

Jersey City / Art Centre

Studio complex, art storage and some galleries. I curated a 6 month artists residency here, that turned to a 18 month residency, and currently have a studio space in the basement. They do daily tours and have events, spring and fall open house is the best way to get a broad overview, check their website to see what events are happening. You can also get a variety of good Indian food on the walk from the PATH station.

London / Shop

One of the few newsagents in London with the widest selection of specialist international fashion, media, art and design magazines. Just off Portobello Road.

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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.

Zürich / Art Director

Zurich based Graphic Designer and Art Director. Together with David Lüthi I formed the collaborative practice DavidMirko. In this formation we are responsible for the design of KIFF and Das Narr.

Vancouver / Graphic Designer

Design Studio Director

Berlin / Photographer

Artist / Photographer

Chicago / Designer

Tanner Woodford is founder and executive director of the Design Museum of Chicago. He teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and makes Iterative Work. As a designer, educator, and entrepreneur, he has taught, lectured, and led workshops on design issues, social change, and design history in classrooms and at conferences. He is happy to be scrappy, irrepressibly optimistic, and believes design has the capacity to fundamentally improve the human condition. He lives and works in Chicago, Ill.

London / Illustrator

Illustrator etc

Copenhagen / Art Director

Designer

New York / Designer

Megan Bowker is creative person practicing design in the world. She is well-versed in creating ideas and systems at scale and finds meaning in using this skill to advance people and ideas that she believes in. She is always looking for thoughtful, inspiring people, driven by integrity to collaborate with. Please say hi.

Paris / Art Director

French art director

Montreal / Photographer

Montréal based

Toronto / Illustrator

An artist/illustrator living in Toronto with an appreciation for the simple things in life, like a good cup of coffee and a place or two to contemplate. Excited to share some favorite places that this young, emerging city has to offer

London / Artist

Naive, figurative artist based in London

Montecarotto / Painter

Roberto Calbucci is a painter and freelance graphic designer. After living in Milan and Tokyo, Roberto and his wife Meloni Mitchell (model/designer) decided to set up base for a while in the Italian countryside in a tiny village called Montecarotto, to concentrate on their projects. Roberto works independently as a painter, focusing on his research: science, nature, entropy, and order-chaos. The places below that he recommends for Citylikeyou are located near his small town.

Utrecht / Graphic Designer

And independent practice in graphic design & film.

London / Photographer

Fine art photographer, Editor in Chief of Terra Firma magazine, curator, designer, publisher, creator, maker, thinker, dreamer.

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