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By Amelie Apel Fruché is a Nigerian womenswear brand founded by Frank Aghuno in 2014. The contemporary brand with indigenous sensibilities is recognized for its fun takes on fashion whilst selling globally through stockists like Folklore, Farfetch, Industrie Africa, and Wolf&Badger. The self-taught designer is an advocate for building an African fashion platform for young […]
Miryam Charles deals with the intricacies of loss, grief, hope and memory in her debut feature film 'Cette Maison', world premiered at Berlinale 2022.
Her smile glistens at me, with gemstones on her teeth. A colourgon blending into eyelids. Naezrah Desir is the Make-Up artist who instruments her living avatar. Magnifying characters through fiction, nature and mythology. A fairy and nymph series with Kellan – ´the fairy of immortality and peace´, who was gifted with psychokinesis and telekinetic abilities. With a voice beyond Make-Up, Naezrah uses her platform to start conversations and elevate BIPOC and LGBTQAI+ artists in the industry.
by Amelie Apel BLOKE is a Nigerian knitwear brand founded in 2015 by Faith Oluwajimi. The Creative Director’s inspiration comes from Lagos’ youth, city people, environment, landscape and architecture. The impressions he absorbs from living in Nigeria’s biggest city reflect in his colorful collections. His light fabrics with artisanal prints, loosely cut patchwork and tie-dye […]
Neo-Noir in Gotham City Even though a beloved part of the Bat legacy, the 1960’s Batman TV show is still best remembered for its ridiculous antics and weird storylines that where a 180 degree departure from what the caped crusader was intended to be when he debuted in 1939 – a vengeful shadow fighting crime, […]
We live in a time of self-representation, an era in which form comes before content. Aesthetic appearance determines consciousness – and commodity aesthetics reigns. In short: The aesthetic shell means everything and the backround almost nothing. One person who kept the aesthetic appearance like no other was Anna Sorokin aka Anna Delvey. A young […]
*SPOILERS AHEAD* A24 is a New York-based independent entertainment company specialized in distributing independent movies. Over the years they blessed us with productions such as the modern horror masterpieces ”Hereditary“ and ”Midsommar“, Jonah Hill’s skate coming-of-age drama ”Mid90’s“ and the most nausea-inducing movie of all time ”Uncut Gems“ starring Adam Sandler. One of their most […]
Will humans become multiplanetary? A star-munching "Pac Man" in the southern sky. With calcium in its teeth and nitrogen in its DNA. Dreaming to leave the luminous body and start a new life on another planet. Looking up, you see the sprinkled void. A catalyst for our dystopian ideas and extra-terrestrial creatures.
A waterproof cuticle rubbing against another. One orange dot sits on my forearm. The oval is shimmying from hair to hair. Two antennae wobble back and forth to smell. As if someone is tickling me with a pistil. I spot six legs that rush forward in a rowing motion. With a sponge-like, fleshy mouth and eyes on their genitals. Carrying ears on the belly. Tasting the air with their long feelers.
Gentle kneading, folding into gnocchis. Colorful flowers in ice cubes. Sofia Citron is a holistic nutritionist serving organic & plant-based recipes for you. From a Rhubarb Quiz to herbal household tips. She created a festive title-menu for you to cook at home.
