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Journal
Less than a year after finishing high school, at just 18, Chuck Anderson launched his own creative studio. Three years later and he’d produced the photography and design for Lupe Fiasco's Grammy-nominated album Food & Liquor; the distinctive...
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Receiving a Renaissance humanist education in Antwerp, beginning an apprenticeship with Flemish painter Tobias Verhaeght aged 14, Peter Paul Rubens was one of those great polymaths; the like of who that term should be reserved for. A true master...
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“During my time there, I met people with a global mindset and a local go-make attitude,” explains Luca Ponticelli, having just returned from D.A.T.E. (Discover Antwerp Through Experience)’s birthday edition, which saw the London-based designer...
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Cleo Klapholz is a “29-year-old Antwerp-born Jewish girl” whose spare time is packed with creative pursuits including running UNQWomen, a project that sells customised gift boxes for women, and organising ProseccoPong, which takes that infamous...
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“We’ve never quite felt this welcomed anywhere else,“ admits Réka Pasztor Turak of ‘live global, experience local’ map platform, Local’s Lore. And she’s right. There really is a special essence to Antwerp, one that means you feel at...
The Edit
“It all started as a big wild guess,” Us By Night founder Rizon Parein told us in 2017 of the previous year’s debut edition, “but it turned out to be a huge success; way beyond our expectations. We had over 5,000 visitors.” Last...
Antwerp
Boasting UNESCO World Heritage status and dating back to 1521, the Cathedral of Our Lady—a Roman Catholic basilica in Antwerp known for housing significant works by Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens—may now be attracting churchgoers and...
Antwerp
Every port city in Northern Europe seems to have rediscovered a collective love for their waterfronts. From Liverpool to Rotterdam, Hamburg to Bilbao, these once great bastions of industry and trade have transformed into contemporary living spaces,...
The Edit
Did you get your tickets for this year’s Us By Night? If you did, then steady yourself for one of the planet’s most groundbreaking creative events, due up in just three weeks time. Missed out? Don’t let being a ticketless wonder put you off...
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The fifth edition of D.A.T.E.—Discover Antwerp Through Experience—was hosted by This is Antwerp during an inspirational five days between 27 September and 1 October, where eight creative tech entrepreneurs from varying reaches of Europe and...
The Edit
There's no stopping the creative minds behind Antwerp's D.A.T.E. series. After a marvellously successful edition earlier this year, they're back with their fifth incarnation—this time inviting eight creative tech entrepreneurs from the USA; The...
Journal
Shantell Martin's art is about connections. The connections that surround us. It is—like us—at once chaotic and uniformed. The New York-based British artist's practice is shaped by a stream-of-consciousness that is creative thinking in its most...
City Notes
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
Paintings have transcended their origins as the crown jewels of galleries and museums. Today, they hold a central place in homes worldwide, where they not only decorate but also communicate personal taste, style, and emotion. Whether chosen for...
Dispatches
When it comes to your child’s health, dental care is often the one that gets overlooked. After all, baby teeth fall out so why bother? But establishing good habits and visiting the dentist from an early age is crucial for your child’s health and...
Dispatches
When buying a used car, you need to know the car’s history. The last thing you want is to buy a car with hidden problems, whether it’s been in an accident, has outstanding finance or has been stolen. A full car history check can make or break...
Dispatches
Escape rooms are a popular team building activity, but they’re more than just an hour of fun. They create a high pressure environment where communication is key. Working together fast, sharing ideas and solving problems under time pressure shows...