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Illustrator Brian Blomerth celebrates the history of mushroom lore in new book

The Wassons are widely acknowledged as popularising the use of psychedelic mushrooms in the US. They not only brought them back to the country from Mexico, where the couple were researching their use by the indigenous Mazatec people, but also wrote about their experience in a Life magazine story. In his introduction to the book, author and mycologist Paul Stamets...

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Illustrator Brian Blomerth celebrates the history of mushroom lore in new book

The Wassons are widely acknowledged as popularising the use of psychedelic mushrooms in the US. They not only brought them back to the country from Mexico, where the couple were researching their use by the indigenous Mazatec people, but also wrote about their experience in a Life magazine story. In his introduction to the book, author and mycologist Paul Stamets...

Illustrator Brian Blomerth celebrates the history of mushroom lore in new book

The Wassons are widely acknowledged as popularising the use of psychedelic mushrooms in the US. They not only brought them back to the country from Mexico, where the couple were researching their use by the indigenous Mazatec people, but also wrote about their experience in a Life magazine story. In his introduction to the book, author and mycologist Paul Stamets...

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The many faces of Samuel Fosso

For nearly five decades, the photographer has experimented with fashion and performance to create resonant self-portraits. Here, he talks about opening a studio aged 13, adopting personas and his fashion industry crossovers with discount chains and luxury brands The post The many faces of Samuel Fosso appeared first on Creative Review....

Janette Beckman book chronicles 40 years of pop culture rebellion

Mod girl, London, 1976. All images courtesy Drago Publishing Recognisable faces and countercultural movements appear alongside one another in the monograph, which has been released by Drago Publishing. As well as the likes of Debbie Harrie, Boy George and Slick Rick, Beckman has selected images of BLM protesters, Dior models and Camden punks – all shot over the course of...

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El corte láser, la manera más fácil de crear y diseñar piezas de metal

[En colaboración con Laserboost] Las piezas de metal cortadas en láser son vanguardistas, modernas, llaman la atención inmediatamente y cuando se usan en un negocio, brindan otra perspectiva, un aspecto premium. Muchos negocios y empresas lo saben y desarrollan piezas de metal cortadas a láser para sus logotipos, para una ocasión especial, para un regalo de fin de año a...

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GT Ua, a Real Fence Sitter of a Typeface

Name: GT Ua Designer: Noël Leu Foundry: Grilli Type Release Date: September 2021 Back Story: Leu set out to challenge the assumption that plain sans serif typefaces best communicate a modern look, by making a startling assertion—namely, that there’s no clear distinction between sans and serif.  He began work on GT Ua in 2017 with calligraphic drawings, removing serifs and...

Shelter ad highlights the challenges faced by the homeless at Christmas

While many Christmas ads this year have been focused on the opportunity for family and friends to come together again after the restrictions that were in place in 2020, this film from homelessness and housing charity Shelter paints a different picture. Centred on the relationship between a mother and her teenage daughter, it initially seems to tell a fairly typical...

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INQUE

INQUE is a beautiful annual literary magazine dedicated to exceptional new writing. It documents a decade that will usher in a new era. It will run no advertising, have no web version, and publish only ten issues. From Dan Crowe (publisher of Port magazine and Granta book editor) and Matt Willey (BAFTA-nominated creative behind the Killing Eve title sequence, partner...