Surfboard-making in Brooklyn

Durban’s creative scene remains relatively unknown on the world stage, but given the innovative businesses and projects coming out of this coastal city, it might soon earn its place on the map, as Megan and Wesley van Eeden discover.

Surrounded by water and open spaces, it’s little wonder that jogging is such a popular pastime in Sweden’s capital. Jazz musician Robert Ikiz shares some of the best locations to run around the city.

Every issue we turn the spotlight to one of our favourite stockists around the world. Nestled in central Vienna, Austria, ZÅMM Coffee is a shop that came about from a love of good coffee, design, and independent magazines. We talk to founder Maximilian Huber.

An underground public toilet might not be the first place you’d expect to find great coffee and delicious food, but for Lagom’s first-ever Eatery Spotlight, we discovered just that in The Attendant — as well as a story of sustainability that goes far beyond upcycled urinals.

Located amidst the historic and colourful district of Little India in Singapore, Wanderlust combines old-world charm and bold, modern design in an unexpected way, where a step onto each floor is an adventure.

Look behind the crumbling walls of Spanish House, in Belgrade’s Savamala district, and you’ll find a diverse community of artists and activists creating a public space shaped by local people.

A passion for surfing is what binds lifestyle and livelihood together for Kyle Black, founder of Brooklyn Surf Company. He shares what drives him to push the boundaries of surfboard design.

Artist Matthieu Bessudo — better known as McBess — creates stunning black and cream illustrations inspired by 1920s cartoons, but with a dark twist and a knowing wink. We speak to him about his approach, his attitude to commercial work, and, of course, meat.

Talia Carlisle and Thomas Seear-Budd visit carver Kim Kristensen’s studio nestled high on the hills of Greenland’s west coast, and discover his passion for carving and carrying on Greenlandic tradition.

Barnaby Steel, of virtual reality agency Marshmallow Laser Feast, allows people to experience a world beyond human senses. We look behind the doors of his home and warehouse studio.

Most kitchens would be shut down for having insects behind their doors — but not Milan’s Taboolata, which has them on their menu. We take a look at the restaurant that boldly sets out to challenge Western society’s popular culinary perceptions.

Portuguese musician Pedro Marques Pereira challenges the notion that playing live music to accompany silent films is a thing of the past, bringing it boldly into the 21st century in the guise of colourful character Charlie Mancini.

Drogo Michie juggles the hectic life of an art director with the adrenalin-fuelled pastime of flat track bike racing. Although the two worlds often collide — sometimes quite literally — the sport enables him to find a true escape from the everyday.

Powered by the wind and aided by the latest information technology, New Dawn Traders take cargo shipping back to its roots, as founder Alexandra Geldenhuys explains, by transporting rum and chocolate around the world in a traditional sail ship.

Transport yourself to the tropics with Alexandra Geldenhuys’s favourite rum cocktail recipes.