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Oslo Music

Discovering a new era of Norwegian Country-Folk with Miranda Solberg

It’s not exactly southern comfort that greets one here. Icy wind, as strong as the ocean that it’s coming from,...

Music

FvF Mixtape #153: Driving Iran with Lena Heiss

“There is a great need to redefine the image that Western society has cultivated of Iran in the media.” Alongside...

Tehran Art

Suppression has never been a barrier for Iranian translator and gallerist Lili Golestan

Lili Golestan has prepared black tea and cream puffs for her guests on a rather damp Sunday morning—the kind where...

Los Angeles Fashion

In the Laurel Canyon with Iranian-born, Los Angeles-based stylist Maryam Malakpour

Malakpour, who is a fashion stylist and creative director, says the car is perfect for Sunday drives around Mulholland’s winding...

Tehran Art

Negar Yaghmaian captures the everyday realities of Iranian women struggling for independence

“There is no room for mistakes when you know that just for being a woman you are judged unfairly,” says...

Design

A new book, Behind Closed Curtains, looks at interior design in Iran

A new book, Behind Closed Curtains, looks at interior design in Iran We’ve seen our fair share of interiors books...

Melbourne

Miranda Skoczek

The ring clad Australian artist of Polish descent never goes unnoticed with her signature tribal jewelry, oversized glasses and daring...

Paris Architecture

Joseph Dirand

Tell us a little bit about your working environment. I created this studio about 15 years ago. At the beginning...

Oslo Fashion

Why fashion needs a research library according to creative director Morteza Vaseghi

Creative director Morteza Vaseghi grew up turning the pages of his mother’s Vogue magazines. Thanks to his parents, who openly...

Art

Intimacy and desire through the eyes of three mind-opening creatives

The inclination of creatives to probe these themes through their work spans generations, cultures, and disciplines. Greek god of sexual...

How a new guard of creatives is changing the way we engage with data

Designer Giorgia Lupi (Pentagram and Accurat) Some of Giorgia Lupi‘s earliest memories are of her grandmother’s tailor shop in the...

Munich Photography

Julia Leeb: The Impact of the Unseen

This interview is part of “A Different View On Cosmetics,” a content series produced with organic skincare brand Dr. Hauschka....

Closed - An editorial portrait series, exploring practice and urban lifestyle of leading creatives

Friends of Friends was approached by Closed to create a documentary style content format. A concept published in episodes, that...

Link List #145: Sun simulation, South Sudan, and a fond farewell to John Baldessari

Link List #145: Sun simulation, South Sudan, and a fond farewell to John Baldessari Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from...

Independent publishing house Sorry Press select their five favorite pieces of printed matter

Independent publishing house Sorry Press select their five favorite pieces of printed matter As the old saying goes: “if you...

Link List #139: Tomaso Binga, VSCO girls, and the allure of affliction

Link List #139: Tomaso Binga, VSCO girls, and the allure of affliction Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s...

Berlin Music

The women making noise in Berlin’s music scene

The music scene is a domain in which women have traditionally been on the passive side of things: as muses,...

Link List #126: Jamaican dancehall, feminine fat rolls, and sustainable alternatives to London Fashion Week

Link List #126: Jamaican dancehall, feminine fat rolls, and sustainable alternatives to London Fashion Week Hopefully you enjoyed the reads...

Amsterdam Design

Richard van der Laken fights social injustice one design challenge at a time

In conversation with Richard van der Laken, the co-founder of the global design foundation and conference series, What Design Can...

Berlin Art

Jessie-Ann Kohlman explores human suffering and reconciliation through film

Ever since Jessie-Ann Kohlman was a child she has talked to herself in the mirror. “I had a really active...