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The Design Diaries — Masha Reva

For Ukrainian artist and art director Masha Reva, finding her creative voice has been a complex journey of difficulties and beautiful revelations. As her path has unfurled beneath her, Reva has led us through an oeuvre that both challenges and dazzles us.

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Mario Plasencia

This fearlessly creative man from Mexico is anything but common—he shapes images and builds dreams that always take into account the bigger picture.

A Crafty New Tale in Indonesia

The new Cap Karoso, coming to the Indonesian island of Sumba, uses age-old crafts in new, interesting ways to stunning effect. Welcome to ancient modern.

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The Design Diaries — Fernando Laposse

London-based Mexican designer Fernando Laposse transforms humble natural materials into refined design pieces while making an enchanting case for biological biodiversity, empowering local communities, and most of all respecting nature.

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Sonic Branding With Claire Marie

With an extensive palette of genres from disco and house to funk and electro, Claire Marie Rutledge has an unprecedented gift in curating soundtracks for her clients at the female talent agency, Les Filles. We chat with her about all things music.

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Palma’s New Brand of Scandinavian Cool

Opening this June, Concepció by Nobis brings together the Scandinavian cool of Swedish architecture firm Wingårdhs with the warm Mediterranean feel of local artisanship in Palma de Mallorca.

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Spring Greens

If you’ve ever wanted to play with bold colors in your interiors and didn’t know how, here is a masterclass by the queen of mixing prints and patterns, Kit Kemp on Spring Greens.

Nature’s Kiss From Basium

Making no distinction between what one puts in or on the body, Constanze Saemann’s organic, vegan, and cruelty-free brand of skincare and natural perfumery Basium is gaining a steady following, including us. We had a brief chat with her on sustaining her path to sustainability.

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The Design Diaries — Studio Minarc

Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir and Tryggvi Thorsteinsson’s award-winning studio derives inspiration from the unassuming, almost austere beauty and otherworldly natural features of their native Iceland—the land of fire and ice.

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Once in a Lifetime in Wicker Park

A walk through Chicago’s storied Wicker Park neighborhood, also home to The Robey.

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The Design Diaries — Marcio Kogan

Considered one of the most important contemporary architects of Brazil, former filmmaker Marcio Kogan directs his architectural projects with a cinematic sense of light, play, and drama. Read his interview on his latest hospitality project, Patina Maldives, and more.

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Essentials of the Promadic Traveler

From tech devices to apparel, luggage to accessories, these sustainable, future-forward items are tailor-made for this emerging demographic of travelers.

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Between the Sheets With Archivist

What do you do with 200 kilos of luxury hotel bed linen? Upcyle to create timeless, well-constructed shirts, of course. An interview with co-founder Johannes Offerhaus.

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Cape Town’s Masterclass in Creative Collaboration

While most might be able to find the second most populous city in South Africa on a map, it is also home to delights that can be a little less obvious to those not in the know.