If you’ve read our Editors’ Letter from Lagom #10, you’ll know that we’ve been doing a lot of thinking recently about the idea of ‘balance’ being a moving target; what might feel like a great balance one day might not further down the line; shifting priorities in life change what kind of goals we set for ourselves in the moment. With all of this in mind, we’ve decided to press pause on the Lagom project.
Japanophile and coffee-lover Geri Coady provides a guide to the best coffee shops in Tokyo — one of the most exciting cities to visit for fans of speciality brew. Grab a cup and enjoy.
The new is simply the past, tweaked. Mexico is made up of a rich weave of cultures — Indigenous, Spanish, French, and American — and some of its traditions have survived and evolved through millennia. Mexico City is the great collector of these cultures. Here, they arrive from the States and Pueblos to be transformed into something new. Bold thinking is brought to the old ways in food, drink, design, and art. The younger Mexican generation, with both its forward-thinking global perspective and interest in country’s past riches, is rediscovering, recuperating, and reshaping the traditions that have come before it.
You might’ve noticed that we took a break from our seasonal playlists this year, and instead we decided to create one big end-of-year playlist for new music we loved in 2018.
Our ninth issue is now available to purchase online from our online shop, and will hit the shelves of shops all over the world soon after. Buy it today to get pre-Christmas delivery in the UK.
The Scavenger Hut is a bespoke-designed writing studio, and the part-time home of filmmaker and printmaker Anna Hoover. Working with Les Eerkes at Olson Kundig Architects on creating a space that overlooks beautiful Puget Sound in Washington State, Anna has tailored the studio to meet her needs, with dramatic results.
Potter Jono Smart traded in his successful career in the fast-paced world of advertising for the tactile experience of working with clay in his Glasgow studio. He credits the craft for more than just a career change, enabling him to recover from long-term depression. Here, he shares what he has learned from his experience as a potter — lessons that can easily be applied to any other profession, and even to other experiences in life.
Coffee shop, coffee roaster, and… architecture studio? It’s all in a day’s work for coffee-loving architect Ole Marius Skjærseth, whose combination of work and play has helped ignite a passionate coffee scene in one of Norway’s most beautiful cities.
A while ago we announced our partnership with the travel brand Attaché. Now, the 230-page book we’ve made together is available to buy. Expect a guidebook unlike any you’ve seen before, presented with the quality you’ve come to expect of Lagom.
Today, our friends at B&O PLAY are announcing their Spring / Summer 2018 Collection with a seasonal range of limited edition premium headphones and speakers inspired by the vibrant and powerful colours of the ocean.