Journal

Could you live on the road, powered by nothing but your own two legs? When all of your belongings fit in a few bags, your office is a roadside diner, and your home is a meandering route from Canada to the southern tip of Argentina? Two Years on a Bike photographer and travel writer Martijn Doolaard puts this to the test.

The countryside is calling. Already palpable before the pandemic, interest in the possibilities of rural living has now grown beyond what many of us could have ever imagined.

How does one pitch a book idea to gestalten? Or perhaps how to choose what aesthetic style the characters should be depicted in? Following the release of Sun and Shiro and the Polka-Dot Snake, we caught up with the author and illustrator Hiyoko Imai to discover her creative processes and inspirations.

What does it take to awaken a 19th-century brand that fell behind with the times into a newfound source of inspiration to others? Ramdane Touhami lays bare his story in the foreword of The Beauty of Time Travel.

Nestled in a typical passageway in the busy 11th arrondissement sits a tranquil-like loft that is a welcome escape from the streets of Paris. Once a derelict old factory, this family home was painstakingly renovated over years before evolving into a masterpiece of design. Explore a beautiful feature from Inspiring Family Homes.

Isis-Colombe Combréas, Founder and Editorial Director of the French-based MilK magazine, talks us through their gestalten debut and the significance of the family home in the age of lockdowns and the pandemic. Showcasing the contemporary face of parents and family, Inspiring Family Homes demonstrates how children and great design can share the same space.