Shanay Taylor

Fashion and culture journalist with a BA in Fashion journalism from university for the creative arts. She has worked as a contributing writer for Lampoon Magazine and Trend Magazine. Her work encompasses reported features wide ranging in topic, from cultural articles and interviews with contemporary artists.

Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool: working with Nick Knight on a project called ‘North’

Gallery of Photography Ireland, Dublin. Becoming the leading avenue for photography

Spazio Maiocchi, Milan. A social space where art, design and fashion combine

Ed. Varie, New York. Art gallery and creative space for emerging artists

ISBN Books & Gallery, Budapest. A bookstore with a gallery on the side

Alalimón Galería, Barcelona. The phrase ‘al alimon’ means ‘together’ and implies collaboration

Happy Valley, Melbourne. A store whose entity is unclear until you step into it

Transmediale, Berlin. A reflection of technology occupying socio-political discourse

Plan X Gallery, Milan. A pioneer for the digital art domain, showcasing the everyday wonders hidden in plain sight

Wentz concept store, São Paulo. Forms found in nature as a way of designing

The American Book Center, Amsterdam. Happy Chaos, a treasure hunt

Senegal, a bridge to Milan: Maria Manga balances her roots

YME Universe, Oslo. Inside a building from 1844 described as Paris in miniature

World at the Corner, Bangkok. Motivating customers to visit the places they find in the books they read

Gnomo, Spain. Customers enter the store with the intention of visiting the owners

Walking BookFairs, Bengaluru. A bookstore that encourages society to read

Harbook Hangzhou, China. Lifestyle involvements in an expenditure of arches

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Liverpool

Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool: working with Nick Knight on a project called ‘North’

«We’ve worked with Night on a project called North – about northern identity in the UK» conveys Sarah Fisher, Executive Director of the gallery established in 1977

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Dublin

Gallery of Photography Ireland, Dublin. Becoming the leading avenue for photography

During the coronavirus pandemic, the gallery published their latest book titled ‘Photo Album of Ireland’. The book invites Canadians of Irish heritage to visit their legacy through photography

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Milan

Spazio Maiocchi, Milan. A social space where art, design and fashion combine

Founded by visionary partners Slam Jam and Carhartt WIP, the social venue acts as a cross-disciplinary space as well as an idea aggregator to shape cultural experiences

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The Publishing Industry

Ed. Varie, New York. Art gallery and creative space for emerging artists

«I desired people who were curious from the neighbourhood». This sense of discovery has become one of the successful parts of Ed. Varie

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Budapest

ISBN Books & Gallery, Budapest. A bookstore with a gallery on the side

Names after the thirteen-digit International Standard Book Number – Beata Istvanko is the woman behind the bookstore, featuring art and book events

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Barcelona

Alalimón Galería, Barcelona. The phrase ‘al alimon’ means ‘together’ and implies collaboration

The gallery-bookshop space was used as a textile facility for five years «Our store is filled with books that have a few in copy, we are not looking for mainstream- novels, but for one-of-a-kind finds»

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Melbourne, The Publishing Industry

Happy Valley, Melbourne. A store whose entity is unclear until you step into it

The Brains behind Polyester Records and The Tramway Hotel, Chris Crouch has taken the theatrics of retail in Paris to the coast of Melbourne

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Berlin

Transmediale, Berlin. A reflection of technology occupying socio-political discourse

Founded as VideoFilmFest in the context of Berlinale’s International Forum of New Cinema in 1988, the festival takes notion of the possibility of refusal, drawing a vision of hope

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Milan

Plan X Gallery, Milan. A pioneer for the digital art domain, showcasing the everyday wonders hidden in plain sight

«John Paul Fauves was the first NFT we showcased, and it was sold directly from our platform. One of the biggest Crypto art collectors in the world»

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São Paulo

Wentz concept store, São Paulo. Forms found in nature as a way of designing

Guilherme Wentz expands the experience with the environment. Having decreased access to technology in Brazil, the brands product design is manufactured by family companies in the country

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Amsterdam, The Publishing Industry

The American Book Center, Amsterdam. Happy Chaos, a treasure hunt

Being present in the pre-internet era, there are items at the bookstore that you cannot find anywhere else. This cult has become part of the stores image and reputation

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Humanities

Senegal, a bridge to Milan: Maria Manga balances her roots

«More than a search for elements of inspiration, the roots of the past balance the union between what is and what will be»

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Oslo

YME Universe, Oslo. Inside a building from 1844 described as Paris in miniature

Located between the Royal Palace and the Parliament in Karl Johans gate 39. «Oslo is segregated. It is a question if you are from the east or west side and our shop is situated in the middle»

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Bangkok

World at the Corner, Bangkok. Motivating customers to visit the places they find in the books they read

Visiting bookstores in every country they toured, Nat and Sivika Prakobsantisuk have curated books based on cultures from around the world to give the reader a sense of exploration

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Spain

Gnomo, Spain. Customers enter the store with the intention of visiting the owners

Returning to using ceramics, wood and paper found in design elements and objects within the wholesale. Their prospects are attributed to investing in quality goods

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Bengaluru

Walking BookFairs, Bengaluru. A bookstore that encourages society to read

Travelling around India, Walking BookFairs has become a source of providing books to the under-privileged across communities and educational platforms

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China

Harbook Hangzhou, China. Lifestyle involvements in an expenditure of arches

Incorporating a showroom for Danish furniture brand Norman Copenhagen, the bookstore toys with intersection, complexity and contradiction

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