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Hannah Henderson & John Moore

root — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 23:26:00 +0000

In another, two women, each with a barefoot child, halt a friendly conversation to wave; further down, a man paints in the window of a tiny art studio, raising an arm in neighborly salute. All of it—the greenery, the breezy camaraderie, the lack of footwear, and certainly the chicken—is enough to make one forget that

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Ahead of Time: Scott Thrift On Discovering the Cure for the Common Clock

root — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 21:45:09 +0000

“There’s something about being in a cemetery and thinking about all the troubles and the conflicts in the world, and realizing that these people would likely give anything to have ten seconds of life to take a deep breath, to fly a kite,” he says. “And when I’m there, feeling the wind, I also feel

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All Summer in a Day Pt. 2: Exploring the Hidden Wonders of the California Wild

root — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 07:05:53 +0000

“When I’m on the road, I work hard,” he says. “You’re up before everyone else, you’re climbing faster than them, you’re getting in the water before them and you’re staying out later. But I can’t really complain. When I’m in another country, I’m still surfing. I’m still riding motorcycles.” And yet, ceaseless wanderlust aside, the

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New York Designer Alissia Melka-Teichroew Melds Practicality and Play

root — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:33:40 +0000

Curved ceramic plates, completed while still a student at the Design Academy Eindhoven; the inventive InsideOut glasses designed for German company Charles & Marie; the diamond acrylic rings in kaleidoscopic colors, her first project produced in the US. She regards each with a smile, and—always—a story. Alissia, the daughter of a French mother and an

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Building Beauty From Brutalism: Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernández

root — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:13:10 +0000

More than just a living space, the house serves as creative headquarters for both Pedro, a renowned sculptor, and Carla, a fashion designer whose cutting-edge garments have found an eager audience worldwide. For the couple, who share a fierce passion for the preservation of Mexican culture, it’s also the physical embodiment of a long-standing mission

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2015 – An FvF Retrospective

root — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:30:33 +0000

We’re passionate about coffee, to the extent where every member of FvF’s staff is professionally trained by Companion Coffee, and our beans are specially from Five Elephant. But we’re even more passionate about what we do. That’s why we feel fortunate to have published amazing stories, produced incredible videos, worked on forward-thinking projects, and done

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Tina Roth Eisenberg

root — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:30:22 +0000

Between 12 and 1, people leave their computers and trickle in from the neighboring room, filling the large wooden table opposite the kitchen with a hodgepodge of leftovers and local takeout. The room fills with the clatter of forks and knives. Bites are shared. Dogs, who accompany their owners to work daily, rest in sunlit

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Frank Huang

root — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 23:30:00 +0000

The sentiment seems apt, given the fact that Frank has dedicated the better portion of his adult life to creative pursuits that seem suited to a storybook. Once a student of business strategy, he’s now at the helm of two small companies based in his home city of Taipei. One, which he calls Double-Grass, curates

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Mick Johan

root — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 23:30:49 +0000

It gives slightly under his weight, its silver neck slouching. The ground, littered with leaves and sticks and the dismembered limbs of toppled trees, glistens with rain. The sky glows gray and the air is still – but only briefly. “Welcome to Noord!” says Mick, whose voice, time and again, seems on the verge of

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Nawab Khan

root — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:30:34 +0000

Today, though, Jodhpur has swelled (it’s now a highly-trafficked tourist attraction, as well as Rajasthan’s second-largest metropolis), but it remains home to a wealth of time-honored traditions. So it’s fitting that it was in this city that Nawab Khan entered the world, destined to follow in his family’s own deeply-planted footsteps. Unwritten Sounds of the

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