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Carolina Wong
Design and doing good in the world don’t always go hand in hand, but for Carolina Wong, the two are intrinsically linked. Born in Hong Kong and now based in London, the handbag designer sources sustainable materials, works with skilled artisans, and supports young Moroccan girls by giving back. Wong’s global mindset and focus on […]
Blue Gold
American Jeans The story of denim is a true love story steeped in American culture and has all the elements of a true love story. This story has been told compellingly with a sharp attention to detail in Christian D. Brunn’s documentary, Blue Gold: American Jeans. Brunn, a Denmark native holding a Masters from the […]
The Polished Old Country
Text & photograph by Kristin Gifford When Americans think of Poland, three things often come to mind: the cold, disparaging Polack jokes, and Communism. Yes, it’s cold in the winter, but that’s where the similarities between the stereotypical Poland and the real Poland ends. For one thing, Poland is now part of the European Union, […]
Berlin
Text by Alessandra Mattanza For many, Berlin has become the architectural capital of the world. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall it has been an immense, continual, open construction site, substituting rubble and empty spaces with adventurous, futuristic constructions of glass and steel and other whimsical experiments, with the old historic buildings safely guarded […]
