Link List #28

This week, as well as looking forward to book launches and restaurant openings, we are also indulging our nostalgic tendencies. We are wondering whatever happened to travel guide books, exploring vanished neighbourhoods, and listening to the memories of a French New Wave photographer. Read ahead for some thought-provoking articles. VSCO announce the launch of Kevin Russ’s book The … Read More

Link List #143: ‘Artpop’, unsustainable streetwear, and a party drug for the end of the world

Link List #143: ‘Artpop’, unsustainable streetwear, and a party drug for the end of the world Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch, you can find more here. Also, be sure to check out FvF Mixtapes for some tracks selected by our … Read More

Dressed to kill: Latvia’s most supernatural fashion label

Looming before you is a figure in black, her face deathly white. The trees around you shiver in silence as she lurches forward, borne along by a murder of crows. You stagger back, fumble and fall, as the torch you held flickers out beside you. Scenes like this are the hallmark of the Latvian fashion … Read More

Israeli Artist Guy Yanai creates pixelated paintings that reference the past, not the future

“It was strange to get a book from her, and even stranger that the book had tons of highlights and notes all around it. As if I could see and hear her reading it. I remember reading it so slowly,” he adds. “What struck me the most (and resonated) was the non-linear fashion of the … Read More

FvF Mixtape #89

Evolutionista (aka Griffin Crafts) is no stranger to his environment. Inspired by the sounds of long walks with his dog Ginger in his Bay Area home, he’s built quite a following from people who embrace his chilled, rhythmic style. With every track comes quirks that keep your ears peeled, and this mix of current favorites … Read More

Capturing the aesthetic beauty of Santiago Calatrava’s divisive City of Arts and Sciences

However, he has lost the good opinion of many, and even been dubbed ‘the world’s most hated architect’ due to his total disregard for budget and timescale and the dubious stability of his completed projects. Designer Albertine van Iterson remains firmly in the first camp, having long held an interest in Calatravas’ work. In this … Read More

Meet the FvF Contributors: Marco Annunziata from Los Angeles

Marco Annunziata is an invaluable member of our FvF network. Originally from Florence and having spent time in Milan, today Marco lives between California and Tuscany. With a undeniable flair for producing strikingly crisp, expressive and skillfully composed images he has introduced us to personalities such as filmmaker Jason Baffa, artists Cyril Kuhn and Becky … Read More

FvF Cooks: Gluten-free Goat Cheesecake

The fact that one’s happiness can be directly proportionate to cake consumption, in moderation of course, may seem strange; but it is this that underpins the food philosophy of Laura and Nora – the creative couple behind the gluten-free food blog Our Food Stories. This dynamic duo – and clearly their readership too – understands the … Read More

Kate Lynch

Kate Lynch, a.k.a. Agent Lynch, opted for an unusual change in career: She swapped an austere lawyer’s robe for a dazzling Burlesque show costume. After graduating in law and a stint into the advertising industry, Kate’s intriguing similarity to English actress and Emma Peel performer Diana Rigg led her to pose in 60’s pin-up shoots … Read More

Gloria Noto

“I wanted to do it all.“ This sentence really sums up the the guiding principle of professional make-up-artist and editor-in-chief, Gloria Noto. Besides spending a lot of time at her relatives in sunny Sicily, Gloria grew up in Detroit, where she lived surrounded by a constant flow of creative ideas from her interior designer Mother, … Read More