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...

new updated edition September 2022

Where to go for the best pints of Guinness in Dublin? Or when you're craving the ultimate sandwich? And what are the 5 shops you absolutely have to visit on Grafton Street? Shane O'Reilly knows! With lots of love and enthusiasm, he shares hundreds of his favourite places in his hometown of Dublin, like the wood-panelled and plush club serving as a multi-purpose arts centre, Ireland's oldest reggae shop, or the stunning and family-run delicatessen serving up ...

- 12 city walks along modernist gems -

Toerist Modernist is a tribute to Belgium’s lesser-known modernist heritage. It all started with

an online heritage platform. In 2019, Gerlin Heestermans created toeristmodernist.be to share her passion for beautiful modernist houses and buildings and draw attention to their heritage value and vulnerability. Many of them currently do not have official monument status. Since then, spotting these gems, and ringing people’s doorbell to ask if she can ta...

New edition March 2022

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Los Angeles reveals 500 off)the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore Los Angeles' best-kept secrets such as 5 places to buy an Oscar dress, 5 fun attractions in Griffith Park, 5 private art collections open to the public, 5 of the most unlikely places to see celebs, 5 laidback beach cafés.. and much more

Andrea Richards is a contributing writer to Los Angeles Magazine and the author of 'Girl Director' ...

New updated edition September 2022

The 500 Hidden Secrets of The Hague reveals 500 off-the-beaten- track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore The Hague’s best-kept secrets, such as 5 historic homes of famous Dutchmen, 5 wonderful boat trips, the 5 best places to enjoy Dutch herring, 5 remarkable pieces of modern public art, the 5 best lifestyle and concept stores ... and much more.

The 500 Hidden Secrets is a series of essential city guides. Every guide is writt...