- New fully updated edition May 2022 -

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Amsterdam reveals 500 off-the- beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore Amsterdam’s best-kept secrets, such as the 5 best places to dine on the water, the 5 best shops for Dutch design, 5 places to find art in public areas, the 5 most charming hidden gardens, 5 pleasant living room cafés ... and much more

SASKIA NAAFS & GUIDO VAN EIJCK are researchers and writers specialised in a wide ra...

Colonial Tales, Trails and Traces takes Brussels' colonial imprints — found in many of its statues, squares, street names, monuments, buildings and institutions — as a starting point to dive into Belgium's colonisation of Congo. Through a critical analysis of the very meaning behind the enduring presence of these colonial markers, Nicholas Lewis demonstrates how Belgium remains a fundamentally racist country, due in no small part to its decades of colonial deceit and denial. Focusing spec...

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Tokyo reveals 500 off-the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore the city’s best-kept secrets, e.g. the 5 best restaurants for Japanese regional cuisine, 5 great shops to buy a beautiful kimono, the 5 most attractive natural hot springs, 5 places for Haruki Murakami fans, the 5 best places for Japanese tea … and much more.

The 500 Hidden Secrets is a series of essential city guides. Every guide is written by a savvy local,...

Re-Framing the Politics of Design is a research, exhibition and book project exploring the role of designers in collaboratively giving shape to future changes addressing complex challenges such as climate change, mobility and migration. By looking at concrete, situated case studies, this book explores the current need for designers to re-frame their political agency, engaging with the deep relationality connecting us all, humans (and not only those who already have a voice in society and are...

Élise Van Thuyne has been working as an interior architect since 2005 and has already renovated over 70 private homes, offices and studios. This book offers a unique insight into her world, in the form of various reportages about some of her projects, which could be described as both invisible and profound. The book opens with a chapter on Élise’s own home, as well as offering a detailed overview of the renovation of the studio of the artists Muller Van Severen. The photos by photograph...

What are the 5 best new Flemish restaurants? Where would you find the 5 best antiques shops? Who are the 5 most innovative designers working in the city? Where are the 5 most unique and individual houses located? And if you wanted to find the most mysterious places in the Citadelpark, where are they? The 500 Hidden Secrets of Ghent is a wonderfully eclectic guide to this multifaceted city. An insider's view of Ghent featuring little known facts and snippets of useful information, presenting t...

New updated edition September 2022

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels reveals 500 off-the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore Brussels’ best-kept secrets, e.g.

• the 5 best restaurants to eat like a Belgian

• 5 tempting shops for graphic art and paper

• the 5 strangest urban details

• the 5 best places to see art in the metro

• the 5 best cafe terraces for sitting in the sun ... and much more.

The 500 Hidden Secrets is a series of essent...

NEW UPDATED EDITION JUNE 2022

What are the best burger joints in San Francisco? Which local craft breweries are worth visiting? Where should you go to find the coolest surf gear? The 500 Hidden Secrets of San Francisco is the perfect guide for anyone who’s keen to explore the city’s best-kept secrets. It guides the reader to the places not typically included in tourist guides. Like a secret fairy door in Golden Gate Park or the truly steepest hills in the city. At the same time, it also l...

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Madrid reveals 500 off-the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore the city’s best-kept secrets, such as the 5 nicest terraces to dine alfresco, 5 secret but stunning palaces, The 5 best bars for gin & tonic, 5 amazing art galleries, 5 shops for designer furniture ... and much more.

The 500 Hidden Secrets is a series of essential city guides. Every guide is written by a savvy local, only contains independent advice, is based o...

Step inside the doors of the world's most grand and iconic hotels and discover a world of opulence, luxury, and history. From the fabled Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Paris to the shores of Lake Como, from the breathtaking Kulm Hotel in St. Moritz to the historic St. Regis in New York City, these hotels have played host to celebrities, royalty, and world leaders for centuries. With their timeless architecture, exquisite decor, and unparalleled service, they have become destinations in their own r...