Helsinki: People Make the City

When we visited a couple of years ago to create our Helsinki City Guide, this Nordic city instantly became one of our favourite destinations mainly because of its friendly people and vibrant culture. Finnish photographer Laura Iisalo has wanted to show her city and what makes Helsinki special, compiling stories from the capital’s makers and doers in a book called … Read More

Make your Mark: the Creative’s Guide to Building a Business with Impact

We follow 99U by Behance religiously – it’s an award winning online magazine, an annual conference and a series of books, all providing insights on creativity and how to make your ideas happen. Make your Mark: the Creative’s Guide to Building a Business with Impact is the latest title from the ongoing 99U book series in which entrepreneurs and designers … Read More

The Monocle Guide to Good Business

We are big fans of Monocle Magazine and their Monocle Radio shows. Founded in 2007 by Tyler Brûlé, also the founder of Wallpaper magazine, Monocle provides opinions on business, culture, fashion, design and international affairs. A year ago, together with German publisher Gestalten, Monocle published its first book – The Monocle Guide to Better Living. The Monocle Guide to Good … Read More

Bookshelf: The Monocle Guide to Better Living

 Monocle is one of the most successful magazines to be developed in the past years. Led by editor-in-chef Tyler Brûlé, the magazine inspires a global readership who are interested in everything, from diplomacy to business and design. After a year in the making, Monocle has just published its first book ever – The Monocle Guide to Better Living. Structured into chapters on cities, … Read More