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Fashion designer Katrine Binné turns a Copenhagen factory into her family home

Lucy Pullicino — Tue, 23 May 2023 15:42:01 +0000

This interview is part of “Inside with…” a series of home stories and studio visits produced in collaboration with the Scandinavian design brand Muuto. Through dialogue with different creatives, the series explores the ever-evolving concept of personal space. “Everything you see is memories—something I’ve chosen with my heart. The painting, the decorations, it’s all very personal.”

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Anousha Payne and Laila Tara H walk us through their creative process inspired by heritage and friendship

Emma Hammar — Tue, 02 May 2023 13:49:03 +0000

“Sharing food and eating together was a huge part of my childhood and continues to be a priority in my daily rituals. It’s incredible how strongly just a mouthful of familiar food can trigger a memory.” London-based artists Anousha Payne and Laila Tara H, are part of the group show hosted in the Friends of

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Why fashion needs a research library according to creative director Morteza Vaseghi

Emma Hammar — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:18:21 +0000

Creative director Morteza Vaseghi grew up turning the pages of his mother’s Vogue magazines. Thanks to his parents, who openly relished their wardrobes and dressing for special occasions, Morteza was exposed to the transformative power of styling and taught the value of caring for his clothes. From a young age, he would wax his shoes

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From the Arab Spring to Slow Factory, Céline Semaan on her advocacy journey and the pace of change-making

Emma Hammar — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:30:00 +0000

This story is part of Movement, a series of profiles, think pieces, and photo essays exploring creative projects that put motion and fluidity at the center. Céline, who has been living in a forest a little outside the city of New York since the COVID-19 pandemic, addresses life and the challenges facing the present with

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Inside designer Nicholas Pourfard’s home, a thoughtful restoration of a modernist masterpiece

Lucy Pullicino — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:35:13 +0000

His sensitivity to restoring the home’s special details is mirrored in the intuitive way he has designed its interior, populating it with chairs by designers he admires, antique rugs from his father’s Persian rug store, and the odd custom piece built in his workshop, too. The open plan layout is all warm white walls, honeyed

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Between art and urbanism: Hicham Bouzid is on a mission to inspire collective movement in his Moroccan hometown

Amelie Varzi — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:34:00 +0000

It’s raining in Tangier and Hicham Bouzid is thrilled. “I’ve been waiting for this,” he says, a spring in his step as he makes his way down rue Imam Layti under the protection of a large umbrella. In the Moroccan port city, summers are long and dry and winters are windy and wet. It’s just

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Kai Avent-deLeon’s Sanctuary opens up space to heal and create with intention

Emma Hammar — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 08:17:47 +0000

Exposed to many different cultures, Kai was born to an African American and a Grenadian American in the Northern part of Brooklyn, today’s Bedford-Stuyvesant—known as Bed-Stuy. Her parents reconnected at a community meeting for the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, and their love started from there. Growing up, she was influenced by her family’s entrepreneurial spirit

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Kristina Supernova’s painted characters combine human absurdity with animal coolness

Emma Hammar — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:15:00 +0000

To describe her work—which has readily appeared on tables, walls, and trucks—as mere illustrations and paintings, wouldn’t do it justice. The Frankfurt-based visual artist, recreates animals, cats, beetles, rabbits, and perhaps most frequently, dogs—her style being characterized by a mix of “human absurdity” and “animal coolness.” Case in point: Dogs wearing sunglasses and a beaming smile

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There’s always tomorrow: sobriety and creative fulfillment with filmmaker Glenn Kitson

Emma Hammar — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:53:10 +0000

In 2022, life for filmmaker Glenn Kitson is objectively good. His career is flying, he entertains thousands on a daily basis with his wildly popular Instagram account, he is developing a feature film, and his family is healthy and happy. But, this hasn’t always been the script. Over the years, Glenn’s creative journey has taken

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Nu Goteh on the importance of community and socially engaged art

Emma Hammar — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:02:15 +0000

A designer, educator, and multi-disciplinary creative, Nu plays between audio, visual, and written mediums, and juggles interconnected projects to engineer collective experiences that draw social change to the forefront. His resume is extensive and varied—and his objective of creating better conditions for society is buoyed by his experience of leaving Liberia and finding his way in

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