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New York / Park

At first, this park felt too arranged and perfect for me but somehow it became my safe place. Going here always picks me up. The piers have a breathtaking view of the downtown Manhattan skyline, The Statue of Liberty, and The Brooklyn Bridge. Undeniably magical. The piers host picnic spots, soccer fields, roller skating, basketball, outdoor gyms, tennis walls, grills for barbeque, and more. I also appreciate how they designed the plantations with so much care and it’s just a lovely space overall for anyone to enjoy.

Barcelona / Art

Sculpture from Eduardo Chillida

Brisbane / Bakery

Beautiful, delicious handcrafted baked goods.

Paris / Hotel

Le Barn crosses the bucolic charms of a French country home and the design chops of the ever-growing hip boutique hotel scene in Paris, providing a chic and relaxing base for Parisians and visitors, less than an hour out of the city ! So cool.

Berlin / Music Venue

Tuesday's lunch hour tip is the amazing Berlin Philarmonic. A short-duration concert (around an hour) happens every Tuesday at 13h, for free. People make the Philarmonie's foyer full, sitting on the stairs, on the ground and everywhere around. Little advice: bring with you a little cushion for more comfort and try to arrive early to find the good spots.

San Diego / Cafe

New-ish cafe in North Park area. Unique menu and special coffee beverages to try and great food. Excellent place to chill out or to bring your laptop and study/work.

Amsterdam / Cinema

Gorgeous cinema near the Rembrandtsplein. Built in the early 1920s in a very rich architectural style that mixes Jugendstil, the Amsterdam School and Art Deco, the cinema was meant to be a temple for cinematography. The entrance and the main auditorium (Zaal 1) are just simply stunning. It’s been recently restored in its former splendor and is now owned by big distributor Pathé Cinemas. Though a lot of people have been criticizing the fact that a beautiful cinema as this is now exploited by a big commercial chain, I sort of like that fact that also the big blockbusters are usually screened here. It feels like the old days where I imagine you’d simply get overwhelmed by the place and the film and its technique. So my advice is: whatever (crap) plays in Zaal 1, just buy a bag of popcorn, sit back and enjoy.

Amsterdam / Restaurant

A really lovely restaurant with terasse with lots of sun hidden in the west and close to Erasmus Park. It is a place where you will a lot of locals catching up. The food is always great and there is a super cosy and friendly atmosphere. The kind of place you actually want to keep a secret so don't tell anyone! ;)

London / Shop

Great comic shop that stocks small press, and everything else you'd expect to find. The kids section starts at early ages and has something all the way up.

Antwerp / Shop

You can find second hand designer clothes here. With an especially great selection of Belgian brands like Raf Simons and Dries van Noten, Stephan Schneider, Christian Wijnants...

Antwerp / Bar

I like this place in summer a lot. They have a large outdoor place on the street. They serve nice food and good natural wines! they have their own coffee roastery as well (Kolonel Koffie)/

Los Angeles / Park

I love living in a city where I can easily go hiking during the day and be home by dark. Griffith is just massive and untamed, it has a wild feel about it in places. Views of LA, the ocean, and the Hollywood sign.

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San Francisco / Photographer

Kyle Kim is a San Francisco based fine art landscape photographer from South Korea who conveys uncommon beauty through his images. He prefers to observe and understand how the landscape interacts with both emotion and light. As a photographer, he works tirelessly to push beyond the limitations of exposure time and aperture width, in order to shine light into dark places. The emotions that he is trying to evoke meaningful. Photography is the tool he uses to communicate these feelings.

Mannheim / Type Designer

Graphic Designer, based in Mannheim, Germany

Berlin / Illustrator

Born in 1976 in Düsseldorf, grown up in Wolfenbüttel, since more or less 20 years in Berlin now. Came from Skateboarding to architecture, from architecture to illustration. Architecture is one of the major influences in his art and illustrations. Passioned Vinyl collector and and DJ playing old record from around the world.

London / Artist

London based Artist and Illustrator

Milan / Photographer

Alessandro Furchino Capria (Turin, 1982) has developed a refined eye for photography along with solid lighting and composition skills make up for a photography permeated with essential, pure, classically combined, and intimate references that merge into his natural signature style, finding beauty in capturing harmony and balance in proportions. Light and accurate color balance are the main components in all of his works. Alessandro’s work has been displayed in globally relevant exhibitions such as the New York Photo Festival - Photoworld and at La Triennale di Milano and his work has been published on renowned international magazines.

Melbourne / Photographer

Jo Duck is a fashion photographer based in Australia.

Brno / Graphic Designer

Digital designer based in Brno, Czech Republic.

Cape Town / Graphic Designer

Kim Van Vuuren is a South African artist and designer based in Cape Town and Barcelona. She enjoys exploring the natural occurring forms and compositions that surround her. These forms, and shapes are then translated into designs. Apart from being a full time artist and illustrator Kim also specializes in Branding, Identity Design, Web and UI Design.

London / Architect

Architect and designer in Hackney

Berlin / Illustrator

Illustrator from Berlin

Copenhagen / Photographer

Ken Hermann is a Danish photographer who works in the fields of portrait, editorial - and commercial photography. An urge to explore photography and different cultures has brought Ken around the world, from secluded regions of India and Ethiopia to the big city landscapes of New York where he has worked for renowned photographers like Brigitte Lacombe and Asger Carlsen. The life in the cities as well as in the more abandon places is a big inspirational source to Ken Hermann and he loves to combine his commercial work with his other true passion- to explore life, people, and cultures. His work has been published by a number of magazines and websites and he is a finalist of this years Hasselblad Masters with his ‘city surfer’ project which is being exhibited in LA, London, New York and Berlin. Based in Copenhagen he works for a diverse range of clients amongst those leading brands, media and agencies.

Los Angeles / Graphic Designer

Theresa Meiying Liu is a Chinese-American born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She's currently observing and documenting the in-between spaces of her hometown.

Berlin / Illustrator

Kati Szilágyi is an illustrator, who is currently living in Berlin, Germany. Part of studio Headquarter & Parallel Universe Collective.

Paris / Photographer

Photographer

London / Film Director

Film Director

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