June 2018 - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

June 2018

Link List #83: Chasing tigers, India’s Silicon Valley in jeopardy, Mexico City in a minute, and a look at a spooky new magazine
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Discover India’s local trade with point-of-view camerawork in the Krishna Rajendra Market
Vivid colors burst out of the market stalls on the ground floor, 20 tons of flowers bought and sold there...
The life and work of Ralph Steadman is an ode to both the softness and savagery of a weird, weird world
“…Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the...
Frederik Busch’s German Business Plants looks at the lives of workplace shrubs
Frederik Busch’s German Business Plants looks at the lives of workplace shrubs A new book peeks into the thoughts of...
Documentary filmmaker Danielle Ryan is on a quest to help us appreciate the world’s oceans—and save them in the process
Here, on Curl Curl Beach, a century-old surf lifesaving club, stamped with the words ‘South Curly’, is the man-made counterpoint...
Creating an illusion of space, Urban Cabins reshape the city dwelling for this year’s L.A. Design Festival
When thinking about residential life in Los Angeles, the mind often conjures images of canyon cabins, beach bungalows, and mid-century...
Scratching the surface of style with Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum
This is how Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum explain the foundation of the interview series, The What’s Underneath Project. The...
Link List #82: Take one prehistoric swim, a load of Vietnamese soup, a history of privacy, and one million cats—a recipe for procrastination
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Incubating immigrant talent in Hamburg’s kitchens with Refugee Canteen founder Benjamin Jürgens
Benjamin Jürgens has just bounced away from a ten-minute conversation during which he mistakenly confused a recruitment consultant with our...
In a world of technology, designer Ruth Bartlett builds her brand by going back to basics
The high ceilings, spacious layout, and immense windows of the home that Bartlett shares with her boyfriend Cory and dog...
Inside Studio Astolfi, the transportive world where found objects get reimagined
Growing up in Cascais, a small city just a few miles from Lisbon, Astolfi found the environment: “very cozy, family-oriented,...
FvF Mixtape #129: Lido Pimienta
In a radio interview, Lido Pimienta admits her mother was afraid she might turn into an activist at an early...
Artist Norberto Rodriguez helps shine a light on the cultural initiative, Inner-City Arts
Norberto—it sounds grandiose. At the suggestion he seems like some great magician he’s delighted, but this isn’t the reason behind...
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