LE LABORATOIRE

2008.11.14　 Text: Kana Sunayama

Nowadays, regardless of the size, many contemporary art spaces are opening up all over the world. Each space tries to display their own distinctive features making a great fuss about their relevance and style to the l...

TODOJUNTO

2008.11.2　 Text: Julio Cesar Palacio

Todojunto or the story of how a small and personal project became one of the most interesting proposals in town. Last year Andrea Gomez founded an abandoned and destroyed space in the Born neighborhood in Barcelona...

BATTERSEA POWER STATION

2008.9.11　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

Just after passing Clapham Junction on the train, you can’t help but notice the tall white chimneys and huge brick building. This is the Battersea Power Station which the most famous for Pink Floyd 1977’s album "ANIMA...

POOL GALLERY BERLIN

2008.8.29　 Text: Shintaro Miyazaki

Art for young and trendy contemporaries. Pool Gallery is an artist run space in the heart of Mitte, Berlin and was founded in autumn of 2006 by Lars Dittrich and Sascha Ruby Anemic. Pool Gallery is dedicated to cre...

EXTRARAUM & BILDSCHöNE BüCHER

2008.8.28　 Text: Eduard Prats Molner

Extraraum is a gallery space hosted by Bildschöne Bücher. This singular space offers a clear concept in between gallery and bookstore and is located in the centric Brunnenstraße, close to where once stood one of the e...

POWERHOUSE BOOKS

2008.8.28　 Text: Garry Waller

In 2006, PowerHouse Books, an independent publisher of art and photography books founded in 1995 opened it's doors to the waiting public. The result is a 10,200 square foot showroom and retail space that invites casua...

UTRECHT

2008.8.22　 Text: Wakana Kawahito

"I don't know why I started this book store." The man said with his elastic smile. Utrecht is a book shop at Nakameguro, Tokyo owned by Hiroshi Eguchi. You open the door at the standard Japanese apartment, will find ...

PEDDER RED FLAGSHIP STORE

2008.8.21　 Text: Justin Tsui

“Young, hip and innovative” are the impression that I get from the fashion-forward brands, Pedder Red. Its first flagship store now landed in Hong Kong and located in Wellington Street at Central, which has become a p...

VON DER HöH

2008.8.8　 Text: Aart van Bezooyen

The designer’s favorite bookshop. Photo: Von Der Höh’s window display “Von Der Höh” is not just a German surname but stands for a traditional bookshop in Hamburg. Read on to see what we discovered in a small b...

CORPUS EXPERIENCE

2008.7.28　 Text: Lotje Sodderland

A journey through the human body. A stormy November-esque day in the middle of July is probably not the most flattering angle from which to view Leiden’s ground-breaking new attraction: a jaw-dropping 35-meter rust...

HOTEL GALLERY

2008.7.11　 Text: Aron Morel

Situated in the East-ends Old Bethnal Green Road, the Hotel Gallery has established itself not only as a gallery of substantial exhibitions, but also a home for artists. Directors Darren Flook and Christabel ...

CARPENTER WORKSHOP

2008.7.4　 Text: Aron Morel

Where art meets design. In the heart of Mayfair's gallery center, the Carpenter Workshop vibrantly stands out amongst the traditional Mayfair galleries. The space, newly opened in March, diverges from the conve...