In 2022, Thu Thuy Pham and Phuong Thao Westphal, two friends of Vietnamese-German backgrounds, opened the doors to their Berlin diner DASHI. Within a short time, the diner has established itself as a popular destination for Berlin foodies and has now grown a reputation that goes far beyond the German capital...

My favorite trousers are not Levi‘s yet Georges, the founder of Maverick Repair Jeans in Paris and a true aficionado for 501s agrees to see it for consultation. After a diagnosis, he heads for the back of his shop. Slaloming between piles of previously pampered jeans, he opens the doors of his workshop to me. At first glance, it may seem a little cramped. It contains years of archives, works, and fabrics, as well as three sewing machines, one of which is an old leather workshop reformer.

Stepping into Olivier’s home atelier you enter a universe where elegance meets the raw and unconventional. Here, every detail is intentional, and every moment is infused with pleasure. Olivier’s dojo is a sanctuary for creativity, a space where even mundanity becomes an act of artistry.

Sticky fingers run down jelly sandwiches. Tomato sauce splatters are unleashed upon unsuspecting tabletops. Most adults might gawk at the regressive desire to pick up a fist full of food and create worlds. But for Suea, a Korean-born, Brooklyn-based cook and food designer, tapping into this impulse unleashes possibilities with the power of nuclear fission...

When I was 18, I went to a university for art and design, but quickly realized that it was too theoretical for me. I went on to do an internship with a tailor in Paris, where I fell in love with clothing…

The holistic beauty of the beaches, like the life of most artists, like the environment of Santo Domingo, is a patchwork crafted with intention – the intention to survive and the intention to realize what was once just a dream. 

Filmmaker Regina Schilling is a great person to talk to about all of the above. An unusual voice in film, she had her first child aged 18, then pursued a big career in publishing — only to give it all up in order to become a filmmaker at 35. Regina’s widely celebrated and very personal essay film Kulenkampffs Schuhe (2018) revisits the repressed post-war traumas silently present in German game shows in the 60s and 70s. In this issue, Regina speaks candidly to Jannik Schäfer about her work, her process, and her creative struggle.

Through WAYV, they empower and embrace the politics of putting different, under-represented and marginalized bodies into motion. Together with their weekly training group, they serve an open and inclusive conversation that challenges the satatus quo and thus, the members create a progressive perspective of Berlin and the world. On a sunny May morning, Huyen and Daniel sat down to discuss their meditation and running practice.

Despite the many theories about the nature of reality, what I experience as most real, is being a creature with a body. Being Here means arriving in this animal body, acknowledging my corporeality fully, feeling it as deeply as I can. Being Now means participating in this continuous process of life as it unfolds within, and all around; witnessing it in all aspects and subtleties as it takes form in the endless moment of Right Now.

His adventures have led Sibusiso guiding expeditions and giving motivational talks, keeping a strong focus on giving back to the community through his work. As a professional speaker, his message is simple: every person has their own “Everest” to climb. Whether you’re prepared for it or not, it’s there – challenging you to reach the top. And if he can do that in the most dangerous and inhospitable conditions and against all odds so, he suggests, can you.

We have been dancing with ease for decades, on a Planet Earth that has its limits and showing this to us clearly, but we have turned a blind eye to its messages. We are pursuing a progress that leads us to the abyss, still we are always trying to run more! We need to stop dodging realities and present the planet new methodologies, materials and production systems that do not make us and our earth sick. What if progress means going back to the primitive?

Some people build magazines. Others build entire worlds. On a quiet Monday afternoon, I spoke with Tricia and Terry Jones—partners in life, love, and legendary founders of i-D magazine. What followed wasn’t just conversation, it was a reminder: to stay true to your principles, to nourish the people around you, and to remember that enough is often exactly what we need. We talked about work and rest, the long arc of building something with care, and how to keep showing up—with presence, with love, and with pasta.