citylikeyou — Barcelona / Lehman Pekkola

Lehman Pekkola is a Designer & Photographer, currently producing Visual Content at Pic-Time. Originally from Portland, he now lives and works internationally. Instagram: @lehmanpekkola

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Current city: Belgrade

Other cities: Tel Aviv-Yafo Portland Florence Barcelona Tokyo

lehmanpekkola.co

Lehman Pekkola is a Designer & Photographer, currently producing Visual Content at Pic-Time. Originally from Portland, he now lives and works internationally. Instagram: @lehmanpekkola

Tel Aviv-Yafo / Cafe

An eclectic café located in the heart of Tel Aviv, Sheleg is the perfect place to brunch. While it may be hard to choose a place amongst the many wonderful cafés in Tel Aviv, Sheleg offers a classic and simply delicious Mediterranean menu. Filled with antique souvenirs, you feel like you are stepping back in time. Recommendations: black coffee, fresh squeezed orange juice, "bread break", and toast with raw tehina + date honey.

Portland / Restaurant

A beautiful luncheonette situated in the heart of Portland, Måurice is a haven in the city. Blending French & Nordic cuisines, you can't help but slow down, breathe in, and enjoy the finer things in life. You'll find fresh flowers on every table, one of the many touches that make this place special. It has become my favourite place to dine in Portland, and quite possibly the world. Recommendations: the daily quiche, a glass of rosé, and a currant + rosemary scone.

Florence / Bookstore

Florence may be beautiful, but with the amount of tourists it can get quite overwhelming. Todo Modo is a wonderful escape located near the centre that provides a space to sit, sip, read, and reflect. A quaint bookstore in the front, with a bar/café in the back, Todo Modo is one of my favourites in Florence. The hanging plants, the smell of books, the wood covered interior, all provide a cosy nook to sink into. Recommendations: a glass of chianti classico + a pen and journal.

Barcelona / Restaurant

Searching for a place to slow down and breathe in the bustling centre of Barcelona may be challenging, but Bar Cugat provides a solution: a timeless bar situated in Eixample, with an elegant yet low-key atmosphere. While originally stopping in for a quick coffee, we found ourselves returning an hour later for a wonderful dinner. The clean yet eclectic interior (with an Art Nouveau poster to boot) is a great place to dine, any day of the week. Recommendations: classic tapas + vermut.

Barcelona / Creative Director

Graphic Designer and Creative Director at Slowkind, a creative studio and production company based in Barcelona, specialized in storytelling and content creating. Through our interviews and photos, we offer an insiders view of the inspiring lives of creative people such as designers, architects, artist, photographers, ... to share with a curious and creative community.

Barcelona / Film Director

César Pesquera makes films, directs music videos and commercials, creates installations, designs live visuals and writes. His work combines the grammar of cinema with a taste for conceptualization and visual experimentation. He likes to think about images, spaces, technology, perception, identity and time. At the moment he is working in a short film and writing a feature film. Sometimes he makes music as Portabot.

Barcelona / Illustrator

Illustration, ceramics and Mediterranean sea

Barcelona / Photographer

I consider myself a lover of both images and words, almost equally. I believe in magic, I’m obsessed with details and thrilled by light. Every morning, after washing my face, I gently close my eyes and am overcome by an unrelenting need to be under the sea.

Barcelona / Architect

Alba Abiad is a half Spanish-half Syrian architect, graduated from ETSAB (Barcelona). She lived in India, Japan, China, Austria, Greece and Spain studying and working with renowned architects and artists such as Bijoy Jain, Kengo Kuma, Arata Isozaki, Riken Yamamoto, Ricardo Bofill. In a permanent state of movement, she works with natural materials that emerge from the ground and return back to the ground, like the human body.

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