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matter in milan
The femme power-house of this all-female design collective, MATTER OF COURSE, hits Milan Design Week

it’s mud witch
Meet the artist behind the curvy, bendy, hand-made ceramic brand Mud Witch – Viviana Matsuda

set a 'drift' on technology bliss
Drift Studio reconnects us with nature using technology.

eat your dinner; wine and dine on the leftovers
Swedish designers Carolina Härdh and Emeli Höcks, create sleek, minimalist furniture pieces out of repurposed food waste.

the female gaze
We sat down with Paris-based photographer, feminist and activist, Andrea Bresciani to chat about her work and what drives her very moving and relatable imagery.

toward a waste-free future
5 initiatives that are helping to shape a sustainable future
by Esben Smith and Marina Porto

people, helping people.
A fashion brand giving young people a helping hand through social entrepreneurship.

bye bye tegel airport, hello innovation hub
Berlin’s former International airport transforms into tech micro green city within a city.

a less… plastic beach
From the ocean to your living room - recycled marine plastic converts into textiles.

make 'fixing' sexy
Meet Jane, the product designer on a mission to change the way we think about waste.

snapshots along the spectrum
A few months ago we were given the unique opportunity to interview minimalist architectural genius, John Pawson for Issue 28 of The Essential Journal.

the gentlewoman club
For those of you who aren’t already in the know, we'd like to introduce you to The Gentlewoman, a biannual magazine that's also a club.

our perspective
How often do you get to go to a free, interactive exhibition in an amazing industrial space and given a camera to freely take all the photographs you desire? In Berlin you get this opportunity once a year at the Olympus Perspective Playground.

london design festival 2017
Last week the London Design Festival took over much England's capital. We decided to get out of the studio for a few days and check it all out.

not your average dentist
Stick & Poke Tattoos Are No Longer Just A Drunken Homemade Tattoo Style

losing our marbles
CGI Loops Put Us In A Trance - We recently discovered a playful CGI series by Swedish motion graphics artist, Andreas Wannerstedt.

a beautiful stillness
Denmark knows what's up when it comes to design. From Kvadrat - Hay - Bjarke Ingels there's no shortage of impressive work. So it was no surprise to us to discover one of our favourite photographers also resides here, Copenhagen to be exact.

constance guisset studio's exhibition "Les Formes savantes"
Twentieth-century design bunks up with their eighteenth and nineteenth-century ancestors

kaffeeform - coffee grounds repurposed
Drink Your Favourite Drink...From Your Favourite Drink

bocci 79 - the bocci european headquarters
Canadian Design And Manufacturing Company Bocci Shine In Their New Showroom And Archive In Berlin