Curator and archivist Wendy Whiteley welcomes the public to her luxurious studio and home

Carefully assessing the surrounding architecture and facades would indicate its former life as a node of mixed industry and affordable residencies. Now tucked into side streets, this lineage persists with commercial spaces and designers finding the converted factories of the area the ideal environment for fabrication. From the junction of two small streets we spot … Read More

Meet The FvF Contributors: Carissa Gallo

Born and raised in the warmth of San Diego’s sun and surf, she traded one gloriously atmospheric landscape for another – after a spell in Washington, DC, she now lives in the shadow of Portland, Oregon’s Mount Hood, where family, yoga and nature quietly occupy her time. As a student immersed in music and art, … Read More

FvF Mixtape #48

Blatant, savage, awake, and sharp – these are definitely adjectives one could use in order to describe Kreuzberg’s scintillating Wenke Walter. And all this is meant in the best possible way. The twenty-six year old considers Germany’s capital and language her home. She creates monumental word rants for magazines like Stylemag, manages her blog WenkeWho, … Read More

FvF Mixtape #115: Ben Bobby

Ben Robin on the dotted line, he’s a very relaxed fellow who works for Skateistan, an NGO that uses skateboarding as a tool for empowerment and community building. In 2007, Skateistan established a ‘skate school’ for the youth of Kabul—particularly girls, who are forbidden to ride bicycles but are able to skate stigma free. When … Read More

Inside Studio Astolfi, the transportive world where found objects get reimagined

Growing up in Cascais, a small city just a few miles from Lisbon, Astolfi found the environment: “very cozy, family-oriented, intimate and surrounded by neighbors and friends,” she says. Astolfi grew up an only child to a Brazilian father and an art gallery-owning Portuguese mother and, like many other children in this international setting, studied … Read More

Keirin Berlin’s former owner on the defining moments of his epic cycle from Berlin to Tokyo

Whether it’s because of the slow pace of life, lack of opportunities, or the desire for something new, many of us grow up wanting to move away from the places where we were born. But for Mortimer, rapid change in his home city was the reason he decided to leave. “I was born in West … Read More

Meet the FvF Contributors: Lilli Heinemann from London

Since FvF’s international expansion, England’s dynamic and vibrant capital has offered a wide range of inspiring stories and young talents. Lilli Heinemann has been one of the main reasons for our great discoveries in London. Born in Berlin, this charismatic young lady and FvF contributor started her career with a degree in fashion design, which … 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

Alexandre Briatore

“A true gentleman is someone who leaves nothing to chance. It’s not enough to dress impeccably and have everything flawlessly maintained. The overall appearance has to be perfect. Are the fingernails manicured well enough? Does the hat sit on the right angle? Is the umbrella rolled up as tight as it should be? A gentleman … Read More

Marina van Goor

“Pretty is not enough” – is one of Marina van Goor’s quotes and best describes the Dutch designer and founder of the world’s first one-person restaurant. Having spent half of her life at an international law firm, the shiny facade and glitter of a prestigious career didn’t seem to fulfill her aspirational goals. Looking to … Read More