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12 BEAUTIFUL, MINDFULLY CREATED IN-DEPTH PORTRAITS OF JAPANESE MAKERS IN WORDS AND PHOTOS, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT DIFFERENT REGIONS TO VISIT IN JAPAN

Beautiful behavior

Yonago

川 口 淳 平

Tottori is one of those prefectures people seldom have heard of, even amongst the Japanese. Located further west from Kyoto and boardering the wild Sea of Japan, it bares the golden medal of being the least populated prefecture of Japan. No Western tourist ever comes around, except for one gem in the outer east of the prefecture: the Tottori sand dunes.

In summer, this spot gets overwhelmed by tourists to take a picture as if wandering through the sahara. Some sandboard off the hills, others ride a camel. The camels, although not native at all, even come in various keyhangers.

Unfortunately for the tourists, Tottori doesn’t often boast Saharian weather. The prefecture is part of the greater area called Chuugoku, middle land, which consists of the Northern San’in and Southern San’yo region. These names can be translated respectively as the shadowside and the sunny side of the mountains — that are in the middle. Hiroshima and the inland Seto Sea on the sunny-side, Tottori lies in the shade and is known for bad weather. Luckily, the sand dunes excell in beauty when the sky is grey and barely any tourists are around.

We drive through rainy weather to the far western point of the prefecture: the city of Yonago. Although Yonago looks like any other Japanese city, it has one peculiarity. While walking through the cityscape, a conic moutain peaks above the apartment buildings, cheap supermarkets and garages. It’s Mount Daisen, Tottori’s Mount Fuji you might say, almost equal in beauty yet smaller: about 1700 meters high.

In the outskirts of Yonago, where a Western face is still considered the talk of the day, we walk towards a very common apartment block. Behind the doors of the groundfloor we enter the small workshop and store of Junpei Kawaguchi which contrasts with the rather gloomy outside.

Junpei’s shop bares a sense of calm and quiet, with touches of western traditional pharmacy to it. Two cats watch us from the corner of their eyes but will become curious after a short time. “The white one is already sixteen-years old”, a shy Junpei says. “I have one at home of 25 years of age”. He didn’t know that was possible either.

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The Japanese concept ‘Shosa’ is hard to translate: it’s about the beauty that lies in the repetition of actions and movements, striving for perfection and efficiency in their execution. You can find it in the rituals of a Japanese tea ceremony, but also in the repetition of cleaning actions (like in the movie Perfect Days) or in the skilful actions of craftsmen and -women.

This book portrays 12 Japanese makers from different regions. From a bamboo weaver to a tatami mats maker, from a ceramist to a cook who specialises in puddings. Writer Ringo Gomez-Jorge and photographer Rob Walbers went to visit these makers in their studios and created profound portraits in words and images. Because the craftsmen and -women often rely on locally sourced materials, the stories in this book also cover the surroundings. The aim isn’t to provide tourist guide-like information, but to share a taste of various regions in Japan, so this book can also serve as a source of inspiration when you’re planning a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun.

Junpei Kawaguchi (47) Flower knot weaving

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For Michiko shosa is essentially about movement. As a host it is your role to move the tools as smoothly as possible in order not to hinder the harmony. You shouldn’t make movements that stand out for your ego shouldn’t take the forefront.

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STORIES ABOUT HOW THE WORLD EXPOS OF 1855–1937 SHAPED PARIS, FROM ITS ARCHITECTURE TO CULINARY INVENTIONS, AND WHERE TO FIND THE TRACES

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In his magnum opus of 1825, “The Physiology of Taste,” Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin astutely proclaimed, “The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves.” It took nearly three-quarters of a century to grasp the profound implications of this gastronomic wisdom. It did not come with the speed of a Domino’s delivery.

The turning point came during the extraordinary Banquet of Mayors (Banquet des Maires) held in the Tuileries Gardens as part of the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris that year.

A kind of grassy muse for Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, and even Pablo Picasso, the Tuileries can feel as wide open as an empty football field at times. Located between Place de la Concorde and the Louvre Museum, it is where strolling Parisians and tourists alike can promenade on a wide open and manicured plain, as if they had magically stepped into Seurat’s masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. All that’s missing is the monkey and the parasols.

Taking their name from the tile factories which stood on the site where Queen Catherine de Medici built the Palais des Tuileries in 1564, the grounds have been pampered like a prize poodle. King Louis XIV’s gardener, André Le Nôtre, re-remade the gardens in 1664 to give them their current formal garden style: a lengthy central path, with one large circular pond and another pond in the shape of an octagon. A pair of statues, each portraying Mercury mounted upon his winged horse, frame the main entrance.

Later, statues by Rodin and Giacometti were added, gracing the gardens like models on runways.

Paris is the physical memory of seven World Expos that took place in the city from 1855 to 1937. These Expos left behind monuments like the Eiffel Tower, the Musée d’Orsay, the Grand and Petit Palais… But many traces are more subtle: your suitcase today is an evolution of the trunk Louis Vuitton won a gold medal with at Paris’ Exposition Universelle in 1867, and the typical Parisian bistro chairs were designed during those years when a multitude of cafés and restaurants flourished because of the Expos, including icons like Le Procope.

Nobody Sits Like the French is a cocktail of a history book and a travel guide.

Author Charles Pappas shares interesting and intriguing stories about monuments, culinary institutions and many more, pointing out the marks the Expos left behind.

From now on, you’ll know that every time you sip a glass of burgundy, drink from Baccarat crystal, admire a Manet or a Gauguin, and even enjoy the benefits of a working sewer system in Paris, you owe it to a World Expo there.

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A COLLECTION OF INSPIRING STORIES AND QUOTES ABOUT THE POWER OF SECLUSION AND HOW TO FIND TRUE PEACE OF MIND, FROM THE AUTHOR OF ONE PHOTO A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

THE LITTLE BOOK OF SOLITUDE

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The Little Book of Solitude invites you to explore the meaning and impact of seclusion. Photographer Joost Joossen presents a collection of inspiring stories, quotes, and insights from extraordinary thinkers, artists and famous writers, all of whom have embraced the power of being alone. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the minds of, among others, Nelson Mandela, James Dean, Edward Hopper, Immanuel Kant, Marina Abramović, Pina Bausch, David Lynch, Buddha, Frida Kahlo, Marcus Aurelius or Marie Kondō.

Explore the power of solitude and the importance of withdrawing from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Learn how inspiring figures from different times and regions found moments of profound reflection in seclusion and how they translated these valuable insights into their work and creative expression. Whether you yearn for a moment of silence and introspection yourself or simply have a curiosity about the inner journey of remarkable minds, the content but also the carefully designed form of this book will inspire you to embrace the power of being alone and discover how it can enrich your own ideas and insights.

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THIS PHOTOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW OF THE BEAUTIFULLY WILD GARDENS BY THE BELGIUM-BASED ‘GREEN GUERRILLEROS’ BART & PIETER WILL INSPIRE GARDENERS EVERYWHERE TO LET NATURE TAKE THE LEAD

Urban Gardens by Bart & Pieter

Green is the new black according to Belgium-based garden architects Bart Haverkamp and Pieter Croes. It’s been more than 30 years now since they turned their love for nature into a business. During this time, they’ve completed countless and diverse garden projects, built up an enormous amount of experience and expanded their knowledge. Their method and philosophy evolved accordingly, resulting into their sought-after signature style. Their gardens – many of them on small plots, terraces or rooftops in the city – are anything but clean and fixed: rough outlines and plant selections are made beforehand, but they trust their intuition to make spontaneous decisions on the spot.

In this carefully curated and thoughtfully designed photo book, Bart and Pieter reflect on their work. Their aim is to share their vision and experience and to inspire all gardeners by showing how much is possible when you’re willing to let nature take its course. In this book, Bart and Pieter put their philosophy into words, as an introduction to 20 extensive and inspiring photo reports of their favourite or most important garden projects so far. The third part of the book holds short descriptions of these projects and useful advice on, for example, how to make your garden heat-resistant.

WILD HARMONY URBAN GARDENS

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WILD HARMONY

A garden designer, or landscape architect, is a term that has gradually come to define our work since we began creating gardens nearly thirty years ago. This evolution reflects not only our growing experience and deeper (plant) knowledge but also the changing conditions in which gardens thrive, including the impact of climate change.

We see addressing these challenges as a responsibility: sustainable design is more than a buzzword; it has become our guiding principle.

Over the past ten years, we have found our own style. This period marks an evolution in our projects, which have increasingly been infused with sustainability and aesthetic simplicity. Our approach always begins with a deep respect for the environment and evolves into a design where natural materials and biodiversity take center stage. Our rooftop and urban gardens demonstrate that with limited resources—both in terms of space and budget—you can create an oasis, often with unexpected ecological benefits such as bird nesting sites or cooling shade for the city.

Urban Gardens by Bart & Pieter

Our work reflects a growing commitment to ecologically responsible choices: gravel instead of tropical hardwood, reusing materials, and promoting biodiversity.

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THE 500 HIDDEN SECRETS OF BOSTON

THE ULTIMATE AND ORIGINAL BOSTON GUIDE FOR VISITORS AND LOCALS, WITH 500 PLACES TO VISIT AND THINGS TO DO, INCLUDING TWO CITY WALKS

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This Boston guide is the newest addition to the internationally successful series The 500 Hidden Secrets. Like the other city guides in the series, it contains 500 places to visit or things to know. All of them are addresses or activities the author, savvy Boston local Natalia Ivanytsky, would recommend to friends visiting her hometown. A new feature are the two city walks included in the book, leading past a selection of the 500 secrets: a great way for first-time visitors to get to know the city.

This bulky selection of Boston tips is based only on the author’s personal opinions after thorough research: Natalia wandered through the many Boston streets and neighbourhoods accompanied by her dog, and/or family and friends, looking for the best brunch spots, cocktail bars, and restaurants. She selected the 5 best on-the-go sandwiches, the 5 tastiest street food trucks, the nicest shops for new England inspired home décor or 5 urban oasis garden escapes. She also tells you which unofficial stops along the Freedom Trail are worthwhile, or where to find cool outdoor art installations. Her aim is to showcase Boston’s strong culture beyond sports and history, and to help you discover new, unexplored places.

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THE NEW AND THOROUGHLY REVISED EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING LONDON CITY GUIDE, WITH MANY NEW PLACES TO VISIT, ADDING UP TO 500 ADRESSES AND FACTS IN TOTAL, AND TWO THEMED CITY WALKS

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5 At this lively and atmospheric weekend market vendors have set up their stalls in units beneath railway arches and in the narrow alleyway known as the Ropewalk.

Here you will find some of the best producers in town including Hansen and Lydersen, Little Bird Gin, St John’s Bakery and Band of Bandits.

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In the week this is a platform for small creative businesses to sell their clothes, jewellery, ceramics and design products.

Saturday is market day, and this is when street food stalls join in, including Bao Bar for Taiwanese steamed buns and Lemlem kitchen for modern African and Eritrean.

Housed in a vast former paper factory this covered market is home to an exciting array of street food and artisanal produce stalls, bars and cafes, with a focus on Italian culinary culture. MM is also home to the Backyard Cinema, a community garden and events such as terrarium and gnocchi workshops and vintage fairs.

This street food market is open every Friday to Sunday. It’s a great location to eat if you are visiting any of the cultural centres in the South Bank area. The vendors here represent the best in street food cuisine from Britain and around the world. There are often free events and concerts in the Festival Hall in the afternoons.

The compact units of Brixton’s lively covered market are home to a wealth of street food inspired restaurants. As well as the pizza and burger spots, try MamaLan (Chinese), Okan (Japanese), Kaosarn (Thai), Chishuru (West African), Santafereño (Colombian) or The Joint for BBQ meats.

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In this brand new and thoroughly revised edition of the bestselling London city guide author Tom Greig not only shares a lot of new secrets, he also included two out-of-the-box city walks: an ideal way to explore a part of the city in a day.

Many of the new addresses in this guide are in East-London, an area Tom has explored more intensely since the first publication of The 500 Hidden Secrets of London in 2017.

Of course the best hidden secrets in the rest of the city are still included as well, such as the bakery on Brick Lane that’s open 24-hours and that’s famous for its salt-beef bagels, the only modernist house open to the public, the historic church where you can hear avant-garde electronic music, or the art deco car park that hosts art installations and fashion shows. The book contains 500 places and details that few people know, making it the perfect guide for visitors who want to avoid the usual tourist spots and for residents who are keen to track down the city’s best-kept secrets.

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The 5 best I N D E P E N D E N T C I N E M A S —————— 146 The 5 most I N N O V A T I V E T H E A T R E S —————— 148 The 5 most inspiring C U L T U R A L C E N T R E S ——— 150 5 artworks to see at T A T E B R I T A I N ————————— 152 5 things to see at T H E V & A M U S E U M ——————— 154 The 5 best sound systems at NOT TING HILL CARNIVAL

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A NEW, THOROUGHLY REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF THE BELOVED SCOTLAND GUIDE BY LOCAL LAUREN MACCALLUM, WITH OVER 300 ADDRESSES COVERING AN ECLECTIC RANGE OF SUBJECTS

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A new, thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the beloved Scotland guide by local Lauren MacCallum. Because she is so passionate about exploring new places, Lauren always has a list of new secrets ready to share. The new entries in this book include her favourite and recently discovered spots in Orkney Islands and the far north of the Highlands, like the coolest places along the North Coast 500.

She also added, for example, the best activities in every season in her home area of Cairngorms.

This book isn’t your typical Scottish travel guide; instead, it aims to encourage you to define your own sense of adventure, to explore beyond the usual hotspots and get to know the real Scotland. It will help you to see beyond the tartan trinkets, Irn-Bru and haggis, and to experience the authentic life in Scotland, so you’ll understand what’s so unique about this small stretch of land and its inhabitants. The book covers an eclectic range of over 60 themes such as: unusual art spaces; gin and whisky distilleries worth a visit; amazing coastal walks; dramatic lochs and bookshops with character.

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90 ISLE OF MAY BOAT AND TICKETS: Anstruther Pleasure Cruises Middle Pier Anstruther KY10 3AB Central Scotland +44 (0)7957 585 200 isleofmayferry.com

The Isle of May is a wonderful nature reserve in the Firth of Forth that’s ideal for spotting sea birds such as puffins and mammals such as Atlantic grey seals. The best way to get over there is to book a boat trip with Anstruther Pleasure Cruises.

The trips last around 4,5 to 5 hours giving you at least 2,5 hours on the island to enjoy the walks and scenery. The island is owned and maintained

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are the best times to see breeding seabirds, and best to book later on in the day to see puffins, as they are usually out fishing during the day.

91 LOCH INSH Kingussie PH21 1NU Highlands & Islands +44 (0)1540 651 272 lochinsh.com

The Freshwater family have been providing adventure experiences at Loch Insh Outdoor Centre for over 50 years now. It is an epic place to spend the day taking up one of the many activities on offer, such as sailing, mountain biking, windsurfing, archery, kayaking…the list is endless! There is something for everyone and all abilities with instruction available. For those staying locally it’s a great place to entertain the kids. On a sunny day the balcony is a perfect place to grab lunch, an ice cream or a beer at their restaurant. You can stay on site and there is an array of accommodation available.

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MONOGRAPH IN OCCASION OF PETER MORRENS’ RETROSPECTIVE IN M LEUVEN, IN WHICH PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, INSTALLATIONS, OBJECTS AND VIDEO CONVERGE

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Peter Morrens’ practice unites language, sound and image in a wide range of media: from paintings and drawings to photographs, installations and performances.

With disruptive humour and poignant images, the artist questions the things around him. Morrens works intuitively and associatively. He uses coincidence, doubt and unexpected links to shape his oeuvre, or rather his oeeeeeeuuuuvre.

For it is an unruly whole, doubting, expanding and reinventing itself regularly.

This monograph, published on the occasion of Peter Morrens’ retrospective at M Leuven, offers insight into this diverse artistic practice that spans more than 35 years. Richly illustrated, the book collects existing and new work, room views and archive material. A conversation between curator Eva Wittocx and the artist and an essay by Ronald Van de Sompel are complemented by poems by Lieke Marsman and Hans Magnus Enzensberger. This way images, poetry and texts merge, as in Morrens’ oeuvre, into an organic whole.

Peter Morrens Atelier Sven Beirnaert

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THIS STUNNING COFFEE-TABLE BOOK OFFERS AN IMMERSIVE ‘GRAND TOUR’ THROUGH THE OPULENT INTERIORS DESIGNED BY GEOFFROY VAN HULLE

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According to Elle Deco, the Belgian-born and internationally acclaimed Geoffroy Van Hulle is “not an interior designer but an interior artist. He understands the art of transforming the soul of the occupants into the soul of a house.” Known for his maximalist and cosmopolitan style, he designs with pure intuition – guided by a sense of beauty, harmony, and grandeur. As he himself puts it, “Pure simplicity is a very complicated matter.”

In Grand Interiors Van Hulle invites us into lavish private homes, from Knokke to Paris, from Amsterdam to New York. The beautiful photos show how his work bursts with vibrant colours, bold patterns, and touches of exoticism. And, as Van Hulle puts it, in his interiors “you’re never more than five steps away from a bookcase, fireplace, or bar cabinet.” With the flair and bravura reminiscent of his mentors Cecil Beaton and David Hicks, he creates dazzling sets for the theatre of everyday life.

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ARTISTIC COFFEE-TABLE BOOK WITH BREATHTAKING TRAVEL AND INTERIOR PHOTOS OF ENCHANTING

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PLACES ON THE WATER TONGUE-IN-CHEEK GIFT BOOK WITH SURPRISING AI-IMAGES OF IMAGINARY CAR MODELS AND WES ANDERSON VIBES

Like the Ali Lamu brand, Daniella’s house, which is tucked away in the dunes, was the result of lots of love and hard work. She was able to buy this lovely plot with a small advance payment. It helped that the owner also trusted her. There, she and her Lamu framily set about slowly building their own little paradise by the ocean. Each Ali Lamu painting or piece that was sold meant a new step forward for the house: the wooden trusses, the whitewashed walls, the thatched roof...

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300 PROMPTOGRAPHS

INSPIRING COASTAL HOUSES AND REFUGES

Mr. Francois English | 304 p. | € 25 | £ 22 | $ 30 ISBN 9789460583728

Mirjam Bleeker & Frank Visser English | 256 p. | € 49,95 | £ 45 | $ 55 ISBN 9789460583698

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A UNIQUE JOURNEY THROUGH THE

WITH PHOTOS OF BEAUTIFUL HOUSES

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BY 200 BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE GLOBES

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N AV I G ATI O N G LO B E S Navisphère Henri Julien Aved de Magnac (1836-1892), a captain of the French navy, invented the Navisphère, a celestial navigation globe. Since ancient times, sailors used celestial bodies to navigate, so a celestial globe equipped with measuring tools is a useful instrument for calculating positions aboard a ship. De Magnac proudly promoted his invention: “... a nautical instrument of extremely simple construction and easily handled, by means of which nearly all the complex nautical problems may be solved in a few minutes, and without calculation, or, at least, with very little calculation.” The first model was produced in the late nineteenth century. During the twentieth century, various navigation globes were produced in different European countries. They were used until the end of the century, when satellite navigation systems made the Navisphère obsolete.

Tokyo-Berlin Non-Stop The British Navy used a navigation globe, called the Starfinder Globe. It was made by Cary & Co and also sold in the 1920s as the Husun Star Globe by H. Hughes & Son. The instrument consists of a small celestial globe with yellow map gores for contrast at night. The globe is suspended in a vertical metal ring with latitude markings, inserted into a horizontal ring calibrated with compass degrees, and housed in a wooden box for easy transport around the ship. A Japanese version of the Navisphère was aboard the Tachikawa Ki-77 airplane, built during the Second World War to perform non-stop service between Tokyo and Berlin. Unfortunately, it did not prevent the prototype airplane from disappearing above the Indian Ocean during its maiden flight. A comparable navigation globe in a metal case was present on all ships and submarines of the Soviet Navy, until the 1990s [no. 114].

Sendtner Globe Transparent celestial sphere at the Cranbrook Institute of Science / Michigan, 1937

Demonstrations Alexander Galt (1855-1938), curator of the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh, designed a large celestial demonstration globe in the 1910s. It consists of a 150-centimeter glass sphere with the stars etched onto it. Looking through the transparent sphere, one can observe the stars as if standing on Earth. Inside the sphere is a scale model of the solar system that can be adjusted to show the movements of the celestial bodies. It was produced by the Michael Sendtner Fabrik für Präzisionsinstrumente in Munich, which built other copies for the Deutsches Museum in Munich, the Cranbrook Institute in Michigan, and the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, hometown to globe maker Robert H. Farquhar. Given the similarities, the Sendtner Globe may have been inspirational to him when designing his own transparent navigation globe in the 1940s [see picture above].

PETER IVENS HOUSES

Peter Ivens English | 264 p. | € 60 | £ 56 | $ 65 ISBN 9789460583681

96 The Farquhar Transparent Globe Company in Philadelphia designed this Celestial Navigation Sphere Device 1X3 in the mid1940s, in close collaboration with the U.S. Special Devices Center of the Office of Naval Research. The fourteen-inch Plexiglas sphere has the stars printed on it and rotates freely in a metal gyro mount, fixed to a wooden base. A terrestrial globe and a moon ball inside the sphere can be adjusted, and the position of stars during the day and the year can be observed. It was an immediate success; the U.S. Navy and Air Force ordered a few hundred for navigation training.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 200 GLOBES Willem Jan Neutelings English | 264 p. | € 50 | £ 45 | $ 55 ISBN 9789460583742 14

NARRATIVE GUIDE TO 24 OF THE MOST EXCITING AND INTERESTING

45 GORGEOUS HOTELS AND GUESTHOUSES

INDEPENDENT BREWERIES IN BELGIUM

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PILS 13 DELTA

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A dry, thirst-quenching lager with a balanced body, earthy hop character, and refreshing finish

DOK BREWING COMPANY

Pilsner 4% ABV

Dok-Noord 4B 9000 Ghent

IBU: 55 EBC: 6

Pale gold with a long-lasting white head

Grainy, herbal, and earthy

Biscuity malt with a bitter, spicy hop finish

INGREDIENTS

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ABOUT THE BREWERY

Ghent municipal water

DOK BREWING COMPANY

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Dok-Noord 4B 9000 Ghent

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Oudburg 70a 9000 Ghent

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THIRST CRUSHERS

HIDDEN BEERS OF BELGIUM Breandán Kearney English | 240 p. | € 39,95 | £ 35 | $ 45 ISBN 9789460583704

DESIGN STAYS Pauline Egge (Petite Passport) English | 272 p. | € 39,95 | £ 35 | $ 45 ISBN 9789460583612

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160 PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGES

CABINS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIKING

ZINAL, SWITZERLAND

To optimise the construction, the architects limited the use of concrete, which can be found only in the foundations, while the structural frame of the building is made entirely of wood.

All other elements like the wall and floor components were prefabricated and brought to the site by helicopter. To adapt the building to adverse weather conditions, the architects wrapped the volume in protective stainless steel cladding. Low-tech ventilation is used to cope with the heat emitted by the guests and prevent excess humidity during the months the hut is closed.

The interiors are entirely lined with light wood and are furnished in a minimalist but comfortable manner. New Tracuit Hut is open from March to September, but a spare room remains open in the off-season with a wood-burning stove both to heat the room and to cook. A dormitory with room for 24 guests is also available. It is used as a perfect ‘base camp’ to attack several neighbouring peaks including the Bishorn and the Weisshorn.

ACCESSIBILITY

ARCHITECTURE

ALTITUDE

A path from the village of Zinal is said to be of average difficulty, but it is a relatively long route of nearly five hours and with a 1500-metre difference

Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes, 2013 LOCATION

3256 m NUMBER OF BEDS 120

in altitude.

Zinal, Switzerland

INFO www.tracuit.ch

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PHOTOGRAPH SOMETHING IN YOUR HOME TODAY THAT IS MADE FROM WOOD.

BUY YOUR FAVOURITE SWEET OR CANDY TODAY. TAKE MULTIPLE PHOTOS OF IT AND THEN EAT IT.

Look closely at the wooden object that you selected. Touch it.

This object was once part of a tree in a forest somewhere.

If you’re lucky, you may be surrounded by lots of wooden objects, lots of little bits of nature in your home.

Start by smelling it. Look at the colours. Hold it against the light.

Then take a few pictures. Now eat it. Feel your tastebuds explode.

Wood feels very different to the touch than other materials.

Can you feel the warmth of this object? Observe its structure, the pattern of its markings, how unique it is. Look at this object and know with full certainty that there is not one object in the entire world that looks exactly the same as the one you’re holding. Take a picture.

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The story of this cabin goes back to 1929. Extended and developed several times in the past century, it was finally replaced by a brand new hut designed by Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes to meet the standards of mountaineers and hikers of the 21st century. The latest technologies allow for comfort for the guests but also ensure that the building respects the striking natural environment of the Val d’Anniviers in the heart of the Valais Alps. The building offers comfortable dormitories (for 4, 12 and 24 guests) on the top floor as well as a refectory on the ground floor, filled with natural light and open to spectacular views over the Val de Zinal. The below-ground level houses lavatories and technical rooms. As it sits between a cliff and a glacier, both the placement and the shape were perfectly adjusted to fit the site’s topography – the building literally becomes an extension of the rugged rocks. The most striking element of the volume is the south façade: envisioned to extend from the cliff, it acts as an extensive sun radiation collector through generous openings and solar panels, which profit from exposure to the sun. The other sides were planned with only a few and relatively small openings to reduce heat loss, which is also achieved through the compact shape and efficient wall insulation.

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Do you remember the first time that you ever tasted this sweet?

Do you remember that you just couldn’t get enough of it? Do you remember telling yourself: when I’m all grown up, I will eat this every single day!

“If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures.”

“Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.”

Don McCullin

Diane Arbus

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TO SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS

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AMAZING MOUNTAIN CABINS

ONE PHOTO A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

ARCHITECTURE WORTH THE HIKE

INSPIRING WAYS TO SLOW DOWN AND LOOK AROUND

Agata Toromanoff English | 240 p. | € 45 | £ 40 | $ 50 ISBN 9789460583520

Joost Joossen English | 240 p. | € 25,00 | £ 20 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583278 15

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the building originally also had a roof garden, which later had to be removed due to leaks.

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Menegemlei 23, Renaat Braem (1958)

CLARIDGE’S LONDON, ENGLAND

Menegemlei 23, Renaat Braem (1958)

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London has its fair share of exquisite grand historic hotels. None can be said to compete with Claridge’s, the landmark Mayfair hotel in the city’s most prestigious and expensive borough. It’s one of the best five-star heritage hotels in the world, unrivalled for its combination of timeless elegance, understated luxury and near-faultless service, delivered by confident and well-trained staff at the top of their game.

Gliding through the hotel’s famous dark-wood revolving doors onto the gleaming Art Deco checkerboard floor feels elegant and indulgent. The dazzling lobby buzzes with staff. Larger-than-life flower arrangements by luxury London florist McQueens Flowers trim a chandelier-topped table. Opposite the smart reception, an elegant lift is manned by a dapper attendant in tails. It’s a fantasy world that feels far removed from the buzz of central London.

Taking in the sight of this magnificent red brick building from the outside, it’s impossible to imagine that Claridge’s began as a hotel in a single house. It was run by William and Marianne Claridge, who, in an ambitious move to expand, bought the adjoining five buildings in 1854. When Richard D’Oyly Carte – the owner of rival London hotel The Savoy – acquired Claridge’s in 1893, he demolished the original buildings. He also hired Charles William Stephens, the architect of iconic London department store Harrods, to build the Claridge’s we see today.

Claridge’s has always had a reputation as a haven for the elite. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stayed in the 1860s. In 1945, Winston Churchill visited after his election defeat. In the 1950s, in shimmied a stream of screen stars: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Yul Brynner, Bing Crosby and Spencer Tracy, who is said to have exclaimed he’d rather go to Claridge’s than heaven when he died. In the Noughties, a new generation of British creatives took over. Supermodel Kate Moss celebrated her 30th birthday here, while fashion designers Jade Jagger and Lulu Guinness are said to have called the hotel their ultimate treat.

Claridge’s is fresh from a refurb several years in the making, which includes a five-storey basement home to a subterranean spa and an otherworldly rooftop suite. Yet its atmosphere and design remain firmly rooted in the Jazz Age when it was transformed into an Art Deco icon.

Many of the features added at this point are still intact, like the front entrance, a façade of Roman stone, the opulent ballroom with its gilded ceilings, where flappers and the bright young things of London once danced the Charleston, and the shimmering glass screens in the Foyer & Reading Room. The latter is a hit for breakfast, lunch and the Claridge’s famous Afternoon Tea, a hotel institution.

Take the second street on your left to walk back to Boekenberglei, where you can see another architect’s home at no. 129. Roger Groothaert (19) was a strong believer in the integration of architecture and art, a vision he shared with Braem. Together

→ www.claridges.co.uk

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TOERIST MODERNIST WALKING ALONG MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE IN BELGIUM

Gerlin Heestermans English | 256 p. | € 24,95 | £ 22 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583438

4 TH EDITION

GRAND HOTELS OF THE WORLD Ellie Seymour English | 256 p. | € 49,95 | £ 45 | $ 55 ISBN 9789460583513

AN INSPIRING COFFEE-TABLE BOOK ABOUT A LOOK INSIDE THE STYLISH UNIVERSE

THE MULTIFACETED ARCHITECTURE AND

OF INTERIOR STYLIST BEA MOMBAERS

VISION OF VAN DAMME – VANDEPUTTE

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Bea Mombaers English | 240 p. | € 49,95 ISBN 9789460582530

IN THE CITY 133 CLARIDGE’S — LONDON, ENGLAND

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MORPHĒ Van Damme – Vandeputte Architects English | 240 p. | € 49,95 | £ 45 | $ 55 ISBN 9789460583575 16

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English | 360 p. € 39,95 | £ 35 | $ 49,95 ISBN 9789460582837

2 ND EDITION

CAMPERFOOD & STORIES – ITALY Els Sirejacob & Bram Debaenst English | 240 p. € 29,95 | £ 25 | $ 30 ISBN 9789460583414

THE INVISIBLE MARK ÉLISE VAN THUYNE ELISE_COV_voorplat.indd 1

THE INVISIBLE MARK Éline Van Thuyne English | 160 + 8 p. € 39,95 | £ 36 | $ 50 ISBN 9789460582288

CLOSE TO NATURE

SOUTH AFRICA

INSPIRING HOUSES OFF THE ROAD

A ROAD TRIP

Mirjam Bleeker & Frank Visser English | 256 p. € 25 | £ 23 | $ 32 ISBN 9789460581984

Mirjam Bleeker & Frank Visser English | 258 p. + booklet € 39,95 | £ 36 | $ 50 ISBN 9789460582547

MADE IN CUBA Molly Mandell & James Burke English | 256 p. € 39,95 | £ 36 | $ 50 ISBN 9789460582349

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MAGASINS D’ANTAN BIEN VIVANTS Katherine Ennekens French & Dutch | 192 p. € 29,95 ISBN 9789460583551

BEST BUILDINGS BRITAIN Matthew Freedman English | 200 p. € 21 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460582554

BEST BUILDINGS HOLL AND Toon Lauwen English & Dutch | 200 p. € 21 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460582356

BEST BUILDINGS BELGIUM Hadewijch Ceulemans English & Dutch | 232 p.

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BELGIAN SOLUTIONS

BELGIAN SOLUTIONS David Helbich English | 304 p. € 25 | £ 21,95 | $ 30 ISBN 9789460583230

STRANGE THINGS BEHIND BELGIAN WINDOWS Jean-Luc Feixa English | 208 p. € 17,50 | £ 16 | $ 21 ISBN 9789460582714

100 BELGIAN ICONS Derek Blyth English | 232 p. € 21,95 | £ 18,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460582738

VOLUME 1

VOLUME 2

VOLUME 3

David Helbich English | 304 p. € 25 | £ 21,95 | $ 30 ISBN 9789460581571

David Helbich English | 304 p. € 25 | £ 21,95 | $ 30 ISBN 9789460581991

BISTRO BELGE

BERLIN GUIDE FOR INSTAGRAMMERS Silvie Bonne English | 224 p. € 19,95 | £ 17,95 | $ 23 ISBN 9789460582745

THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF SONGS Colm Boyd English | 260 p. € 24,95 | £ 22 | $ 28 ISBN 9789460582486

COLONIAL TALES, TRAILS AND TRACES Nicholas Lewis English | 224 p. € 25 ISBN 9789460583186

3 RD EDITION

BELGIAN CAFÉ CULTURE Regula Ysewijn English & Dutch | 272 p. € 27,50 | £ 25 | $ 30 ISBN 9789460582950

NOSTALGIC PLACES TO EAT IN BELGIUM

Toni De Coninck English & Dutch | 272 p. € 25 | £ 25 | $ 30 ISBN 9789460582585

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Past & Present

TIME MACHINE ANTWERPEN Tanguy Ottomer English & Dutch | 216 p. € 24,95 | £ 17,95 | $ 24 ISBN 9789460582721

TIME MACHINE GENT Tanguy Ottomer English & Dutch | 216 p. € 24,95 | £ 17,95 | $ 24 ISBN 9789460582936

TIME MACHINE BRUSSELS Tanguy Ottomer English, Dutch & French | 216 p. € 24,95 | £ 17,95 | $ 24 ISBN 9789460582981

TIME MACHINE ANTWERPEN MEMORYSPEL 60 cards in a box € 15,00 | £ 12,95 | $ 19,95 ISBN 9789460582776

TIME MACHINE GENT MEMORYSPEL 60 cards in a box € 15,00 | £ 12,95 | $ 19,95 ISBN 9789460582974

TIME MACHINE BRUSSELS MEMORYSPEL 60 cards in a box € 15,00 | £ 12,95 | $ 19,95 ISBN 9789460582998

ELEXIR D’ANVERS

HANDELSBEURS ANTWERPEN

HET VERHAAL – THE STORY

PAST & PRESENT

Tanguy Ottomer English & Dutch | 192 p. € 39,95 ISBN 9789460583261

Tanguy Ottomer English & Dutch | 192 p. € 45,00 ISBN 9789460582400

THE WEB IS A GIFT 11 PRINCIPLES ON HOW YOU CAN MAKE THE WEB A BETTER PLACE

Wieni English | 144 p. € 25 ISBN 9789460583599

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A THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED AND TACTICAL OVERVIEW OF THE IDIOSYNCRATIC CREATIONS

THOUGHTS ON THE RECONSTRUCTION

OF THE BELGIAN DESIGNER BEN STORMS

OF THE DESTROYED REGIONS AFTER WWI

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The destroyed Cloth Hall, Ypres, 25 April 1919.

Photo by Antony d’Ypres.

BEN STORMS

PL ACE Philippe Viérin English | 112 p. | € 30 ISBN 9789491789243 Publisher: Public Space

SCULPTURALITY, MATERIALITY, FUNCTIONALITY

English | 160 p. | € 32 | £ 30 | $ 35 ISBN 9789083435909 Publisher: Oktober Publications

Re-Framing

Re-Framing the Politics of Design

the Politics of Design Liesbeth Huybrechts, Oswald Devisch and Virginia Tassinari (UHasselt)

THOUGHTS ON THE POLITICAL ASPECT OF DESIGN, WITH CASE STUDIES FROM LIMBURG ‘Markets are not real but mathematical models, created from phantasy of an enclosed world, in which all share the same motivation, knowledge and self-interested exchange.’

(David Graeber 2013) This case study explores the concept of marketplace as a third space for performative ‘translations’ between different bodies, contexts and perspectives. For example, at the bazaar, values are negotiated less through a mathematical model than through singular performative acts. The final price of an object is crafted through an interplay of multiple ingredients such as people and how they relate to each other, an artefact, and the desire to buy or sell, or the time of day when the bargaining skills are performed. Being defined anew within each unique situation, the agreed value is unpredictable, whereas the procedure of bargaining has become an established cultural practice that can be known, trained and repeated. To support social and economic exchange among different contexts and their respective cultures, it was necessary to create trust in a way that was reliably independent from different cultures and individual situations. For example, one early form of money protocols was the act of lending grains by engraving it into a clay plate as a story of debt between two parties.

By translating this unique transaction into a materialized object, trust was notated as a contract of debt that, having emancipated itself from its original situation, could be traded as value as such. Many centuries later, in 1875 the intergovernmental institution Bureau International des Poids et Measures (BIPM) was founded by seventeen states who from then on applied the metric system instead of the variety of local measuring standards. To this day, the BIPM preserves prototypes that safeguard international standards for seven measuring units. For example, a kilogram was originally defined as the mass of one litre of water at its freezing point. Until very recently, the International Prototype of the CHAPTER 2

Kilogram (IPK) was made out of a cylinder of platinum-iridium kept under vacuum to avoid natural material corrosion and thus change in weight and standard (Sample 2018).

People thus want to establish reliable standards to enable trust and exchange across a variety of unique and subjective life situations.

However, the example of the kilogram reveals the fictional character of such fixed standards.

It is an agreement that ignores the inherent relationality of situations that would otherwise constantly change in their definition. The complexity is abstracted for the gain of a common denominator, which makes it possible to act (or translate) between diverse and unique forms of embodied, relational, and dynamic life.

These thoughts led to the installation ACTING THINGS: School of Fluid Measures, which initiates a series of embodied, silent conversations to explore how meaning and understanding is created through continuous negotiations between the social and the material.

It was first presented at the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial in the Pera Museum and is the 7th project in an ongoing series of experimental set-ups that examine design as choreographies of everyday life or the interplay of people, objects, spaces, and processes as a dynamic, socio-material matter.

Over a six-week period, the installation invited the public to negotiate the dynamics between two social values and their influence in relevant situations in everyday life. Each value was represented by one person and a pile of coloured sand. A negotiation was mainly governed by two rules: 1.

2.

Not to talk, but to debate by interacting with sand and body movements in space and time.

To create a dialogue by reacting to and building on the other’s movements.

POLITICS OF TRANSLATION

RE-FRAMING THE POLITICS OF DESIGN Liesbeth Huybrechts a.o.

English | 232 p. | € 30 ISBN 9789491789304 Publisher: Public Space

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Documentation of two negotiation processes.

Pera Museum Istanbul, 4th Istanbul Design Biennial.

Images by Studio Judith Seng

ACTING THINGS VII

FOUNDATIONS OF URBAN DESIGN Marcel Smets English | 96 p. € 35 ISBN 9781638400332 Co-edition: Actar Publishers & Public Space

FONDEMENTS DU PROJET URBAIN Marcel Smets French | 96 p. € 25 ISBN 9789491789267 Publisher: Public Space

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IMAGE © Sam Mellish, from The 500 Hidden Secrets of London

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461 PLATJA DE

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462 PLATJA DE

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463 EL SALER Pobles del Sud

Described as the millennial beach of Valencia, Patacona is the furthest beach from the city centre, and draws a diverse crowd for its live music, beach bars, and restaurants. You’re just as likely to find brunch and cocktails here as you are paella, and water sports like SUP and surfing are taking off.

464 PLATJA DOSSEL Cullera

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On a stretch of coast that is generally quite built up, this golden beach has managed to resist too much development, with the exception of the odd building here and there. It means it’s a good spot for nature lovers and birdwatchers, the quiet and keen­eyed might see sanderlings and Kentish plovers.

Another popular family hang­out, this blue flag beach normally has a lifeguard on watch. There are a few stones near the crystal­clear water, but we’ll forgive them. Head to the marina for windsurfing, sailing and kayaking, or stroll on the palm tree promenade, stopping at ice­cream parlours and sun­bleached restaurants.

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Until around 1848, this was the sole hang­out of fishing families. That was until French botanist Jean Closier arrived.

He grew hollyhock (malvaceae in Latin, or alcea rosea) for his perfume; it’s where the beach got its name. Now it’s a sporty stretch with volleyball courts and one kilometre of butter­yellow sand.

Popular with families and those looking for a (slightly) quieter alternative to the city beaches, El Saler is a white sandy beach with dunes like small mountains.

Two restaurants with sea views compete for attention at the entrance – both serve paella and traditional nibbles.

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HARBOUR CRANES Rijnkaai, near Hangar 27 Antwerp havenkranen.be

Wander north along the Antwerp waterfront and you eventually reach a row of 17 abandoned harbour cranes. These giant machines were once used to unload cargo from ships in Antwerp harbour. They are now preserved by the MAS museum as examples of industrial technology.

The oldest is a wooden crane from 1907. The more modern electric crane with the number 400 KA was built in 1950, while 410 KD dates from 1961.

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The spectacular train museum opened in 2016 in a renovated railway station in the Brussels

Place Princesse Élisabeth 5

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156 ZIMMER CLOCK Zimmerplein 18 Lier Antwerp +32 (0)3 800 03 95 zimmertoren.be

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The little town of Lier contains three extraordinary clocks constructed in the 1930s by the local watchmaker and amateur astronomer Louis Zimmer. He began by building a beautiful astronomical clock on the outside wall of an abandoned tower from the 14th century. It features two globes decorated in blue and gold and ten clock faces with signs of the zodiac, tides in Lier, phases of the moon, days of the month, months of the year and other arcane facts.

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SKY MIRROR Monte-Carlo Casino

Anish Kapoor’s majestic mirror sculpture sits in the square in front of Monte-Carlo’s casino. The polished disc of concave steel, measuring 2,5 metres across, is an installation by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor and was created in 1999.

Place du Casino 98000 Monaco

On the one hand, the simple sculpture contrasts strongly with the Casino’s belle époque splendour; on the other hand,

BY: ANISH KAPOOR IN FRONT OF:

Sky Mirror turns the world upside down, giving the illusion of bringing the sky down to street level. Perhaps Kapoor wanted to add a playful albeit critical element to the chic elegance of Monaco and its casino?

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This oversized bronze statue of Pablo Picasso’s head was

BY: GABRIËL STERK

carved in 2008 by the Dutch artist Gabriël Sterk. You can find his statues of Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh

Place des Patriotes 06250 Mougins Alpes-Maritimes

in La Rotonde in Aix-en-Provence and in front of the asylum in Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, respectively. This one stands on a terrace with a panoramic view overlooking the countryside around the hilltop town of Mougins. The statue is hard to miss as it is 2,4 metres tall and weighs 500 kilos. The work is a tribute to Pablo Picasso, who lived and worked in Mougins from 1961 until 1973, the year he died. The famous artist’s studio used to be housed in the building where the town’s tourist office is now located. He and his wife Jacqueline Roque lived in Mas de Notre Dame de Vie, next to the eponymous chapel.

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VALENCIA Lucy Lovell English | 264 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583605

BARCELONA Mark Cloostermans English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583070

MADRID Anna-Carin Nordin English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583285

LISBON Miguel Júdice English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583056

PORTO Jo & So English | 264 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460582646

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ROME Luisa Grigoletto & Chrisopher Livesay English | 264 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583315

MIL AN Silvia Frau English | 264 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583124

VENICE Anna Sardi English | 272 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583209

PARIS Marie Farman English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583063

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AMSTERDAM Saskia Naafs & Guido Van Eijck English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583131

ROTTERDAM Saskia Naafs & Guido Van Eijck English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583346

THE HAGUE Tal Maes English | 264 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583292

BRUSSELS Derek Blyth English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583032

GHENT Derek Blyth English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583629

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THE 500 HIDDEN SECRETS OF

THE 500 HIDDEN SECRETS OF

THE 500 HIDDEN SECRETS OF

THE 500 HIDDEN SECRETS OF

ANTWERP Derek Blyth English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583025

DUBLIN Shane O’Reilly English | 256 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583155

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ISTANBUL Feride Yalav-Heckeroth English | 264 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460583506

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HIDDEN MALTA Vincent Zammit English | 272 p. € 21,95 | £ 16,95 | $ 25 ISBN 9789460582660

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