Steve Brouwers (creative director at SBS) interviewed 42 makers – painters, photographers, graphic designers, conceptual artists, furniture designers, video artists, advertisers – from all around the world. He asked them about their childhood, their creative process, their inspirations and their most memorable achievements.

The question that kicks off every interview – “What is creativity to you?” – resulted in an inspiring collection of personal conversations that provide an ext...

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...

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Istanbul reveals 500 off-the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore Istanbul’s best-kept secrets, e.g. the 5 best cafes to meet a friend, the 5 most beautiful waterfront mansions, 5 excellent modern Turkish restaurants, the 5 loveliest Ottoman pavilions … 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 on thorough...

Transcending the boundaries of traditional portfolios, Morphē by Van Damme•Vandeputte Architects is much

more than a collection of architectural achievements. It is a profound exploration of the architects’ journey and an ode to the power of architecture to instigate change, shape environments, and evoke a symphony of emotions that resonate deep within the human soul.

Morphē, meaning ‘form’ or ‘shape’, encapsulates this transformative essence; this book invites you to explore th...

DE BESTE COLUMNS EN ANDERE TEKSTEN VAN DE ONGEËVENAARDE MARC DIDDEN, VAN 2010 tot 2016Marc Didden (194) begon zijn carrière in de jaren 70 als muziekjournalist bij het weekblad Humo en is sindsdien blijven schrijven, interviewen en observeren; als auteur, filmmaker, scenarist en docent. Sinds 2007 verschijnt bijna wekelijks een column van zijn hand in De Morgen. In zijn kenmerkende stijl fileert hij genadeloos alles wat zich afspeelt in onze maatschappij. Hij vertelt over wat hem bezighoudt...

302 photos of weird everyday scenes showing that not every solution is an answer to a problem

When German artist David Helbich moved to Brussels, he was amazed by the peculiar and sometimes hilarious no-nonsense solutions he started spotting in his daily surroundings. Most of the time they weren’t even the answer to a problem – think of illogically painted bicycle lanes, a jungle of contradicting traffic signs, wrongly placed house numbers, traffic deviation signs that lead nowhere… In...

FOOD FOR SHARING AND PAIRING"One of the most important things in life for me is bringing people together by cooking. This book is a testimony of that - and I hope it will inspire you to get cooking yourself." Gert De MangeleerEven when Gert De Mangeleer is not working in his Michelin three-star restaurant Hertog Jan, he still believes that cooking should be all about passion and fun. In this book, he shares some of his favourite recipes which he prepares at home, for his family and friends. D...

In this book, writer and photographer Molly Mandell portrays 25 Cuban ‘makers’: creative craftsmen and -women with a mission and a lot of passion, such as bike mechanics using makeshift parts or farmers who have learned to work without chemical pesticides. They share a striking and admirable do-it-yourself mentality, which is the result of their country’s history: because Cubans didn’t have access to imported goods for a long time, they learned how to make things work with whatever fe...

Sinds mensenheugenis al is Antwerpen een echte winkelstad. In haar geschiedenis spelen winkeliers een belangrijke rol: als sleutel­figuren in het sociale leven, als bouwheren van architecturale parels, en als stuwende krachten voor de transformatie van winkelstraten en de groei van Antwerpens reputatie als mode­walhalla. Stadsgids TANGUY OTTOMER ging praten met winkeliers die ’t Stad voor hun ogen hebben zien veranderen. Hij schreef hun herinneringen neer en dook in archieven op zoek naa...