The best sushi and the cheapest, which normally doesn’t make sense, but it really is. It’s a train too so it’s easy to grab a seat and eat whatever you like for as long as you like. Classic 80’s hits help wash it all down. Probably my most frequented restaurant in Portland.
I love sneaking over here in the middle of the day to see a movie - they always have the best selection of films. I recently saw Pina in 3D and The Kid with a Bike here, and another time I saw Bela Fleck play the banjo after a screening of Throw Down Your Heart.
Ok so I know this is the third food post but typically the reason for going on holiday is eat well. This is probably my favourite meal of all time, hot pot, or what I like to call, "Hotch Potch" is huge cauldron of soup stock in the middle of the table, where you order endless plates of raw meats, seafood, vegetable and noodles to cook yourself, at your own pace. My stomach welcomes this warming meal most during London's colder months, but the sheer choice and freshness of ingredients on offer in Tao Heung means there's always room for Hotch Potch even in Hong Kong's warm humid climate.
At the top of a hill on Cathedral street downtown, we find the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore's public library system. Always open to the public, even without a library pass, it is like a great and beautiful sanctuary. Some of my best thinking has taken place in the humanities wing reading room. It is, after all, one of the few places in the city devoted exclusively, and uninhibitedly, to thinking.
Need some clean air or just a time-out? Kew Gardens is a short train ride away from the city centre but is provides you with space, greenery and and a small holiday for the lungs. The garden contain tropical glasshouses and interesting architecture, so it is a treat for both body and mind.
Fortnight is a casual, experimental natural wine bar, operated by a workers’ cooperative, known for its relaxed neighborhood vibe and special pop-ups with local wineries and chefs. Check their instagram to see what events that have on or just swing by for some great wine and a nice charcuterie plate.
St. Vincents curates a careful edit of furniture, art and design from niche and established creatives, designers, artists and artisans. Really nice place
If you're ever in Manchester and stuck for art materials or a birthday card or fancy doing some laser cutter or risograph printing then Fred Aldous is the place for you. The shop has been open since 1886 with a man called Fred — a man with a bright idea and a cracking beard — decided to open a shop selling cane for baskets to carry cotton. Craft and community are at the very heart of the business. Look out for their amazing window displays designed by their amazing in-house team or local designers and makers.
Raštinė" is a quality coffee shop and stationery store in Vilnius. An oasis of aesthetics, precision and creativity in Vilnius Old Town for playfully disciplined personalities. The cafe and shop is set up by a family with a curious pleasure to select curiosities for your desk, life or work.
DePaul Art Museum (DPAM) is a world-class museum located in the heart of Lincoln Park on DePaul University’s campus. DPAM is open to the public and presents four to nine temporary exhibitions per year with a permanent collection of more than 3,500 objects with strengths in international modern and contemporary art.
DPAM enriches the university’s commitments to excellence, diversity and social concerns.
Built in 2011, the LEED-certified building was designed by Antunovich Associates.
Takahiro Kimura is a Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer based in Tokyo. Takahiro studied technology of painting and graphic design at Salesian Polytechnic, as well as drawing, landscape painting and fashion drawing at Setsu Mode Seminar. In 2003 Takahiro created a group of web and television collage animation characters collectively called Kimsnake.
James Windsor is a London-based, freelance graphic designer with 7 years’ industry experience. His work has appeared in various design publications including Creative Review, Grafik and Design Week and has won awards and commendations in ceremonies such as The Design Week Awards, the Clio Awards and The Roses Awards.
Amanda Eliasson is a Swedish animation director based in London. Her work place primary interest in hand generated processes.
She recently graduated with an MA in animation from the Royal College of Art, London. Now she’s a freelance animation director in the UK.
“Since I started animating I’ve developed an interest in making flat images transport the viewer into a three dimensional space. I would say my style is playful and naive in contrast to the difficult social subjects I often address in my films”.
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.
Ivan Bernal is a Colombian born architect and designer.He received his Masters Degree from SCI-Arc with honors and the recognition of "Best Thesis" 2011. He has worked in all scales and levels in the architecture profession. From installations to Master plans. He is committed to the experimentation of the built form and pushing the limits of the field.
Making those who accept standardization uncomfortable his work deals with the relationship among form, culture and the social impact of the built environment. Not limited to the conventional architectural media, he explores different techniques such as animations, mix-media models and photo manipulation to express his ideas.
Liri Argov is a designer and art director based in Tel Aviv. Her Studio creates a harmonious business ecosystem, positioning and appearance. It's the smart fresh strategy and the clear visual that makes their brand come to life – analogically and digitally.
As of 2017 Liri establish OFFFTLV, a visual design festival who invites those who are eager to learn and inspired to a 2 days journey of creativity.
Matthew is an international visionary photographer & cinematographer specializing in urban lifestyle fashion as well as dramatic portraiture. Matthew's expertise also extends to production & behind-the-scenes still photography for feature films.
I am a creative director and music producer living in London. Under the name “Klint” I've written and produced music for films and trailers such as Guy Ritchie’s Snatch, The Devil Wears Prada, Seven Psychopaths and The Monuments Men. In 2004 I co-founded Specialten, a music and film dvd magazine and in 2009 File magazine, an online film, art and design publication. My latest project is citylikeyou.
Lisa Carletta is a Belgian Director and Photographer based in Milan.
She completed a Master in Fine Art at Royal College of Art in 2017 where she developed digital work and 3D animation.
Recurring themes in her work are often taken from her personal life, in which memories of her own experiences take a central role, revealing common human insecurities and anxieties.
Lisa’s work fabricates a fantasy world where nothing is what it seems.
