Author: Jakub

  • Alice Rainis: XXI Century

    Alice Rainis: XXI Century

    Photographer Alice Rainis recently introduced us to one of her ongoing project. XXI Century is a collection of portraits of creative and interesting people who, in one way or another, have been part of Alice’s life.

    Alice says: “I realised that I am surrounded and constantly meet many talented human beings so I decided to start taking portraits of all of them in order to create a sort of platform, via my website, where I introduce everyone and their work. It’s something very exciting for me because this allows me to create a sort of Journal of all the amazing people I know”.

    You can see the whole project on Alice’s website.

  • TOKYOBIKES & ACE HOTEL LONDON BIKE TOURS

    TOKYOBIKES & ACE HOTEL LONDON BIKE TOURS

    On our recent trip to London, we realised that some neighbourhoods are best experienced on two wheels. From the place where we stayed in Wapping, we cycled along the canal to Broadway Market in Hackney for a quick breakfast, then passed some great coffee shops on the way to Angel, from where we cycled up to Camden Town for a quick visit to the food market there.

    One of our favourite London hotels, Ace Hotel, has teamed up with cult bike brand tokyobike and organised a guided tour around the city, highlighting the many fascinating streets of Shoreditch.

    Tours will be led by writer and brand consultant Duncan Riches, who’ll also serve as curator for future ride guides. The Shoreditch tour, on 19th April, will include a visit to Terrece Studios in Dalston to see a light-maker, jewellery-maker and painter at work; a ride down the beautiful Regent’s Canal and a visit to see Denys Lasdun modernist block of flats, Keeling House, in Bethnal Green.

    Easter Saturday Tour

    19th April, 10am-1am

    Meet at Ace Hotel London in the lobby

    www.acehotel.com/london 

  • Bookshelf: Another Escape

    Bookshelf: Another Escape

    Another Escape is an independent biannual magazine published by Rachel Maria Taylor and Jody Daunton. As big fans of print, they both aim to create a magazine that is inspiring, uplifting and insightful, offering the readers something new to discover.

    Some of our favourite features in the second issue of the magazine include an interview with Nick Hand, the story of Camilla Goddard – who turned her passion for beekeeping into a profession – and Eddie Twitchett, who is the man behind Round Hill Roastery.

    The magazine is split into four sections – Inspiration, Exploration, Process and Response – and these are indicated by different colours and logos. The design is very clear and clean, and the perfect bound as well as paper used for printing (140 gsm) make Another Escape very pleasant to hold and flip through.

    ‘A Creative Exploration’ is the phrase used as the magazine’s strapline, and we think this captures perfectly the essence of this beautiful publication.

    www.anotherescape.com

    Another Escape
    Another Escape (1)
    Another Escape 2
    Another Escape (2)

  • Travel: Newcastle

    Travel: Newcastle

    Last weekend we decided to leave Edinburgh for a day and travelled south to Newcastle upon Tyne.

    We started our day with a walk around Grainger Market, one of the city’s prominent landmarks. Listed as a Grade I buidling and designed by John Dobson, the market opened its doors in 1835. Although the original use of the market for meat and vegetables have since changed considerably, there are still a number of butchers’ and fish stalls there. The market is also home to world’s smallest branch of Marks & Spencer, a market stall known as Marks and Spencer’s Original Penny Bazaar.

    After our stroll around the city centre and a visit to menswear stores End. and Union, we headed to BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, where paintings by Simon Bill and the work of Sara Barker and Ryder Architecture are currently displayed. We also paid a visit to Side Photographic Gallery where we saw All That Falls exhibition with works by Mark Power, Paul Lowe, Dana Kyndrová and Jindřich Štreit.

    After lunch at Pleased to Meet You, a gin bar located in a Victorian building on High Bridge, just off Grey Street, we visited the up and coming Ouseburn Valley. This neighbourhood is one of the most visually attractive and creatively exciting areas of the city and is home to many design studios and other creative businesses.

    We finished our day in Newcastle with a coffee at The Cycle Hub, a social enterprise that promotes and facilitates cycling. Located beside the river Tyne, we were able to enjoy some moments of sun at their terrace before heading back to Edinburgh.

  • Antonio ‘Tj’ Guzzardi by Tatanja Ross

    Antonio ‘Tj’ Guzzardi by Tatanja Ross

    As big fans of exquisite hand-lettering and vintage-inspired typography, we were instantly smitten with the photos of the Melbourne-based studio of traditional sign painter Antonio ‘Tj’ Guzzardi.

    The images were taken by Tatanja Ross for her Tête-à-tête series, which she started as part of a publication project at university and since then it took on a life of its own. The general idea of the book was to create a catalogue of creative spaces around Melbourne and give an insight into the lives of their owners through the aesthetics of their spaces.

    The name Tête-à-tête came from the idea that Tatanja was visually creating a private conversation between these people and the space they surrounded themselves by, as well as a small conversation with her as she got to meet them and photograph their areas. She visited homes and studios, with a range of participants from students to freelance artists and small working studios.

    Don’t forget to check Tj’s blog and Instagram to see some more of his amazing work and keep up to date with his projects.