DREAMSCAPES & ARTIFICIAL ARCHITECTURE

Take Berlin as an example: without the typographer and communication designer, Erik Spiekermann one would find it harder to get around provided one does not know the city well to start with. A master of graphic design and communication, he revolutionized his field and pushed it in a new direction, plus put Germany on the world stage of graphics and typeface. Delve into his legacy on his 73rd birthday.

What do the hallowed halls of Hollywood smell like? Could you tell the difference between the odors of Matthew McConaughey or Willem Dafoe? Perhaps you want to recapture the smells of Berghain? Uncover the mysterious scents of money, nightclubs, and the Internet through The Essence.

No meal—breakfast, lunch, or dinner—comes without a selection of colorful vegetables, chopped raw into a salad or served alongside, seared on the grill, or lightly steamed. From a cauliflower salad to a pistachio cake, with a roasted fish in between to break up courses, master the art of a three-course banquet using recipes from Divine Food.

A former bank left derelict for decades after the communist revolution, Cărturești Carusel is the bookstore every eight-year-old dreams of growing up, and now a reality for the city of Bucharest. Featured in Do You Read Me?, we look inside this whimsical haven for literature lovers.