LES OTHERS - Vol. 02 'The Hidden Issue'

Although Paris based Les Others was already launched back in 2012 as a digital-only platform, we came across this great, bilingual – French / English – publication only recently. Les Others describes itself as “an inspirational media dedicated to outdoor, travel and photography lovers.” And this statement couldn’t be any truer!

About a year ago, in early 2015, the guys from Les Others decided to launch their print issue – a biannual, carefully curated magazine with inspiring stories told by passionate outdoor lovers and adventurers, including travel diaries, interviews and beautiful photography. Volume II – The Hidden Issue – celebrates the unseen, the unknown, and the undiscovered. Driven by their curiosity, 20 contributors from around the world explore the hidden and the invisible. And you’ll be taken across the globe, from France to Norway, to Slovenia, Indonesia and Minneapolis, and from Italy to Bolivia. So, turn the pages and delve into their stories. 144 pages. French / English. Printed in France. Offset-printed and perfectly bound. Full colour, uncoated paper. 16 Euros. 

KINFOLK - Vol. 16 'The Essentials Issue'

Kinfolk’s sixteenth issue, The Essentials Issue, explores the different meanings of life’s fundamentals, the things that bring us back to our cores, and shows how we can implement them into our daily lives.

'Instead of determining how little we can live with, it’s about working out what we cannot live without.'

In my opinion, the excerpts taken from Peter Block’s book Community: The Structure of Belonging (pp. 49-59) is one of the most compelling and relevant articles of this issue. Moving away from the tangible concept of belonging, it discusses the ‘esoteric’ side of belongingness: a deap-seated desire we have to belong to something larger than ourselves, suggesting ways in which we can create a stronger sense of togetherness by fostering genuine support through our communities. 160 pages, offset-printed and perfect bound, full colour on uncoated paper. Printed in Canada. 

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