Travel Almanac I Issue 12 | Berlin (GER) | By Lee Fleming

The latest publication addition for the IDMCO team is one of our travel companion favourites. Travel Almanac Issue 12 features people of note including Taryn Simon, Whit Stillman, Anna Cleveland and Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange). Pick up the latest copy of Travel Almanac from their website and/or selected stockists.

April in Lobos, Province of Buenos Aires (ARG) | By Michael Gannon

To view more of Michael's trip to Lobos head over to the IDMCO Instagram.

Wm. Mulherin Sons | Philadelphia (USA) | By Lee Fleming

The IDMCO team have a soft for well-considered interiors so it was safe to say we'd have a soft spot for Philadelphia-based restaurant and boutique hotel Wm. Mulherin Sons. Having initially opened the Wm. Mulherin Sons wood-fired Italian restaurant in March 2016 and have recently expanded with the revealing of their four-room hotel which occupies the two floors that sit above the restaurant.

Led by executive chef Chris Painter, Wm. Mulherin Sons team which includes Chef de Cuisine John Taus serves up a seasonally driven menu that's casual but sophisticated, emphasizing the smokiness and char that true wood-fired cooking makes possible. Painter's well-considered cuisine is a preserved nod to the Fishtown icon of the early 20th Century Mulherin whiskey business.

The Wm. Mulherin Sons hotel has been as carefully thought out as its downstairs counterpart with four beautifully designed rooms that have been furnished to complement the buildings rich heritage. The mix of new and old sees king size beds and custom-made furniture sit alongside a selection of handpicked artwork, fixtures, vintage rugs, living plants and cacti.

To read more about the Wm. Mulherin Sons on their website.

Blanchette East | London (UK) | By Lee Fleming

The Blanchette have opened up their second restaurant in London's East End following the success of their Soho restaurant and the IDMCo team can't wait to check it out. Brothers Maxime, Yannis and Malik Alary alongside Sam Storrar who is executive cheff for both eateries chose London's Brick Lane as the ideal setting for the latest expansion of their French sharing plates experience with a modern French menu that's more informed by the country’s southern styles as well as North Africa.

Named after the Alary brothers mother, Blanchette has been designed by design Agency Black Sheep, the space finely balances Parisian Belle Époque with urban East London. The dining room is decorated with antiques sourced from Parisian vintage markets while a white marble counter, rustic wooden and marble tables set the scene in front of a backdrop of distressed walls and ceilings. Blanchette doesn't only serve up great tasting food, the music played a perfect match; a well considered playlist of nu-disco, funk soul classics and new wave sounds curated by Malik (Check out the Blanchette soundcloud here).

To read more about Blanchette visit their website.

Infrared NYC | Paolo Pettigiani | New York (USA) | By Lee Fleming

Taken in May 2016, the Infrared NYC is a photography series by Italian grapic designer and photographer Paolo Pettigiani which caught the IDMCo team's attention for all the right reasons. Torino-based Pettigiani offers a refreshing perspective on New York through his series of fine art prints which capture iconic views including the Big Apple as seen from Central Park. The Infrared NYC series uses infrared digital photography to capture only the light that we can't see resulting in pink-hued portraits of places that are familiar yet look yet fantastical. Pettigiani explains the process of capturing the Infrared NYC photography on his Behance:

Plants that have chlorophyll, such as grass, leaves and trees, strongly reflect this invisible infrared light. The Chlorophyll is reflected by plant for the 20% on the green, visible to the human eyes, the other 80% is reflected on the infrared spectrum that we can’t see. With the infrared digital photography, using a special filter in front fo the lens, I have blocked the visible light capturing only the invisible. Other elements as sphalt, bricks, water and other surfaces do not reflect the infrared light so the keep the same colors.

About two years ago I started working with infrared photography, shooting landscapes near Turin, my hometown. My first experimental series was taken in winter time and was focused on the contrast between the snow and the color of nature. Talking about infrared, this is the first real project as a mean of artistic expression. What I like of this kind of photography is to make visible something invisible. My aim is to show something recognizable under a new unexpected and personal point of view.

View more of Pettigiani's Infrared NYC photography series on his website and/or Instagram.