Issue 3

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• Less is more

  Believing that compact, off-the-grid living can solve a number of
  social, economic, and environmental issues, designer Vina Lustado
  traded in working on large, luxury designs in favour of small,
  sustainable living projects.

  par Samantha Stocks
• Eco-working

  When Jennie Nevin founded Green Spaces — Denver’s only dedicated
  eco-friendly co-working space — in 2009, she faced challenges from
  a community that was neither familiar with the concept of co-working,
  nor with running their businesses sustainably. Now that’s all changed.

  par Elliot Jay Stocks
• Stockist Spotlight

  In every issue of Lagom, we profile one of our stockists from around the
  world. This time we stayed relatively close to home and visited No Guts
  No Glory, an independent shop in Exeter run by proprietors Nathan and
  Hayley Maker.

  par Samantha Stocks
• A Scenic Guide to Cycling Around The Bay Area

  Kyle Meyer recently left his position as Product Designer at Facebook to
  return to independent life. Now able to set his own schedule, he’s found
  cycling to be a source of shower-time-style thinking for his work, and
  here he shares his favourite rides around the San Francisco Bay Area.

  par Kyle Meyer
• Hotel Spotlight

  Located on the Tjuvholmen Peninsula next to the prestigious Astrup
  Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, The Thief is a hotel with a passion for
  art writ large. We take a trip to Norway’s capital to admire The Thief’s
  rooms and suites, and hear stories of rock stars along the way.

  par Elliot Jay Stocks
• Hong Kong

  We’ve teamed up with our friends
  at Attaché to create a beautiful
  travel guide to the world’s most
  enticing cities. The book will be
  published in 2016; for now, here’s
  a sample chapter: our guide to
  Hong Kong.

• Hilla Shamia

  Tel Aviv-based artist Hilla Shamia’s unique furniture collection is one
  of contrasts: combining wood and aluminium, she preserves the natural
  imperfections of the wood and the industrial precision of the aluminium.
  Here she explains the process and thought behind her work.

  par Samantha Stocks
• Glass Half Full

  Brooklyn isn’t short of craft breweries, but
  Other Half Brewing are challenging just what’s
  achievable by a two-man team and are winning
  over new fans daily with their excellent beer.

  par Kevin Foley
• Different Strokes

  Neil Secretario is a manager at a well-known package delivery company
  by day, and a freelance lettering artist by night. He discusses how he
  balances his professional hobby with his work and personal life, and
  what drives him to devote his spare time to the craft of lettering.

  par Elliot Jay Stocks
• In the Lagom shop

  Neil Secretario’s ‘enough is as good as a feast’ print is available to buy
  exclusively from the Lagom online shop as a limited, numbered edition
  of 50, printed at 210mm × 297mm on 305gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag
  Ultra Smooth — a 100% cotton, pH neutral, acid-free, matt art paper.

• The Art of Waste

  Where some might see a weather-worn piece of
  driftwood, artist Peter Gilbert might see a bird,
  or a face. For him, the discarded items we call
  waste are objects to be reborn as art.

  par Marco Espirito Santo
• The Evolution of Hand-Made

  Starting out her business, Amelia Rope prided herself on her luxury,
  hand-made chocolates. But she was soon to learn that the hand-made
  process was holding her business back, and moving toward the mechanical
  production process was much more beneficial than she’d realised.

  par Amelia Rope
• FreeAgent

  We’ve never agreed with a ‘make it
  simple’ approach to designing products.
  Embracing the natural complexity
  of things and finding elegant ways to
  clarify their complexity beats dumbing it down.
  We’ve never thought of ‘problem solving’ as
  an adequate definition of design. Solving the
  wrong problems is easy. Seeking out the right
  ones means starting the process with people.
  Starting with people means working backwards
  into technology. It means hearing with
  humility, and creating with conviction. It
  means working with them, not just for them.
  We help over 40,000 freelancers and small
  business owners manage their finances every
  day. Over dining room tables, café tables, on
  trains, and on the pavement as they just leave
  the big meeting.

• Call of The Wild Sea

  As he prepares to launch the new startup-focused publishing venture,
  Tiny Books, Christopher Murphy explores the importance of taking
  time out to recharge your creative batteries. Here he shares his passion
  for wild swimming and the benefits of unwinding in the sea.

  par Christopher Murphy
• Marinated Sardines with Artichoke & Serrano Ham Salad

  As we continue to unwind, our new food contributors Julie-Anne
  Cassidy and Maryse St-Amand draw influence from a 1930s
  recipe book and add a modern twist to cook up a delicious
  feast with the humble sardine.

  par Julie-Anne Cassidy , Maryse St-Amand