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Barcelona / Beach

I only recommend walking around the Barceloneta beach at sunset, there are fewer people and in the fall and spring seasons is very nice to sit on a terrace watching the sea and entertaining yourself with the activities of the area.

London / Transport

Being down on the underground can be quite stressful and draining, but if you have the chance to look up and into the details that has gone into the tiling of the platforms and stations you might start to see some beauty down there. A lot of stations has bespoke tiles and decorations, almost a century old. Bethnal Green station is one of a handful in London to have been given a very specific additional decoration to the classic cream tiles and name strip. Easy to miss, but dotted around the station are a series of tiles with raised motifs on them, representing aspects of London and places that the Underground visited. Or for typographers: check the type on Hampstead station or Holloway Road for some inspiration.

Milan / Restaurant

The best pizza I have ever tried (highly recommend Diavola Gialla)!

Stratford / Cafe

One of my favourite places to get coffee in downtown Stratford. Great coffee and treats made in house as well as lunch options to sit in or take out. The chocolate chip and sea salt cookie is a staple for our son Tomo.

Kuta / Island

Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the island of Bali. It is home to the ancient Hindu pilgrimage temple Pura Tanah Lot, a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography. The most popular time to pay a visit to Tanah Lot Temple is late afternoon when the sun begins to settle over the horizon and the temple is silhouetted against the vibrant glow of the sky.

Montevideo / Hotel

Old Hotels in Ciudad Vieja with little windows are the best for foreigners love stories. This particular hotel makes my mind go back to some Hotel Chevalier's scene. You can hear the people in the streets talking and passing through, little kids playing soccer. The beach is so near you can smell the river.

Milan / Bar

Wine bar serving a great selection of wines by the glass and bottle, alongside a selection of small plates. Lovely interior and friendly staff. Booking suggested.

Paris / Market

Great place, great food.

London / Music Venue

The best live jazz band I ever heard was at a packed out night in Brilliant Corners. I was happy to be squashed.

Los Angeles / Area

Street art at it's best. This area shows some of the best graffiti art I've seen. Entire buildings cover with intricate imagery. that gain new depth through the layering of different artists.

Los Angeles / Nature

The Hollywood reservoir is hidden in between the Hollywood hills- it’s never busy and the 3 mile loop is always peaceful and great for self reflection meditation.

Steamboat Springs / Spa

After a day of skiing in Steamboat resort or out in the surrounding backcountry, take the car or a shuttle bus to the natural hot springs just outside Steamboat downtown. It’s a gorgeous and incredibly relaxing outdoor natural spa where you can bath in differently heated pools. Jump in between the hot pools and the cold river for some extra blood circulations. They also provide massage and you can stay over night at the springs. However, I recommend staying in downtown or by the ski resort and go up to this beautiful spot for a couple of hours in the afternoon or evening. I went there during winter and I’m sure it’s as amazing during the rest of the year.

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Bangkok / Artist

Artist based in Bangkok

Zürich / Designer

Designer and Creative Director

Copenhagen / Graphic Designer

Copenhagen based concept and graphic designer

Stockholm / Photographer

Photographer from Stockholm.

New York / Writer

NYC-based curator/writer.

Montreal / Photographer

Laurence Philomene is an emerging photographer from Montreal, working around themes of queerness, colour and gender identity.

Amsterdam / Graphic Designer

French independent graphic and type designer based in Amsterdam

London / Artist

Sofía (b.1989, Argentina)

Los Angeles / Writer

Australian copywriter in LA.

Stockholm / Art Director

artist and art director

Bristol / Illustrator

Owen Gent is an award winning Illustrator based in Bristol in the South West of England. Owen also writes, directs and illustrates as one half of Uncle Ginger animation studio, and is represented in France and Canada by Colagene Creative Clinic

Munich / Illustrator

I am a clay illustrator. Like most of us, I started playing around with clay at a very young age. Unlike most of us, I continued my practice right through my childhood and into adulthood. Nowadays I view my lumps of clay with the same wide-eyed, open-ended imagination that I did as a child, but now I take it to a level of refinement and expression, achievable only through thousands of hours of practice and a true love for my art. And now I hardly ever eat the clay.

Copenhagen / Photographer

Photographer, designer and visual storyteller

New York / Artist

Artist

Tokyo / Photographer

Hiroshi Takizawa is a Tokyo based photographer who graduated from Mejiro University Faculty of Human Sciences Department of Psychological Counseling in 2006. Recently Hiroshi was awarded the Tokyo Frontline Photo Award 2012. "The reason why I take pictures is probably due to my desire to know about the root of everything. Of course, there is always more than one essence to things, and opinions differ depending on where you stand. However, there is only one truth. Perhaps, preparation and experience is required to accept this antinomy. It seems difficult to know the root of everything in this antinomy, but I will continue to compare the inside and outside in my works, based on the belief that everything is connected."

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