• Bookshelf: COS Magazine

    Bookshelf: COS Magazine

    Last week, we picked up the newest issue of COS Magazine. The 13th issue is edited by Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom – the founders of cult publications Fantastic Man and BUTT – and celebrates the power of performance and the art of preparation. Presenting a new format, this issue is divided into 15…

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  • Shop in Edinburgh: Life Story

    Shop in Edinburgh: Life Story

    Edinburgh is not a city with a great variety of concept stores. When it comes to independent places hosting a nicely curated selection of high-class products from designers and creatives from across the globe, only few come to mind. This is the case of Life Story, a concept store owned and run by designers and partners in…

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  • What is Pop Art?

    In the 1950s, popular culture went through a revolution. Not only did the decade witness the rise of television and give birth to rock n roll, it was also the decade that fine art went commercial. This art movement is known as Pop Art – you’ve probably heard of names like Andy Warhol and Roy…

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  • Bookshelf: Sometimes Always

    Bookshelf: Sometimes Always

    Sometimes Always is a multidisciplinary and independent project run by London-based Gabriel Finotti. On its website, Sometimes Always  is described as a “partial report of a generation made from the perspective of individuals who somehow belong to it and share the same doubts and anxieties.” The online platform publishes bilingual content (English and Portuguese) divided…

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  • In conversation: The Smails

    In conversation: The Smails

    Christopher Smail is a freelance arts journalist and editor living in Edinburgh. Christopher’s sister, Katy, is an illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. When we met Christopher a couple of weeks ago and he told us about his sister, we thought it would be interesting to witness a conversation between these two siblings and find…

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