Mina Holland | The Edible Atlas | London (UK) | By Lee Fleming

The Edible Atlas: Around the World in Thirty-nine cuisines, the first book by Mina Holland (Editor of Guardian Cook) is a full whistle-stop tour for intrepid cooks that perfectly blends together Holland’s passion for food and travel. Published by independent publishers Canongate Books and edited by Jenny Lord, the striking cartography and infographics were designed by London-based illustrator/graphic designer Liane Payne. The impressive art direction and design is thanks to Canongate’s own Rafaela Romaya and the symbols that pepper the book are from Peter Adlington.

The Edible Atlas tracks Holland’s exploration into various cuisines from across the globe alongside their culinary heritage. Demystifying the flavours, ingredients and techniques of 39 different cuisines, the book travels worldwide via South Indian coconut fish curry, zingy ceviche, yoghurty Jordanian mansaf, Danish dream cake, Spanish tortilla de patatas and Caribbean jerk chicken. Alongside snippets of anecdote, history and literature associated with the recipes, words of wisdom from some of the world’s most seasoned food experts also pop up across the pages- expect to hear from Yotam Ottolenghi, Jacob Kenedy, Jose Pizarro and Giorgio Locatelli.

Triplstitched Contour Print Shirt | London (UK)

Up-and-coming menswear label and IDMC° favourite Triplstitched, work out of their Enfield factory in North London where they design and manufacture contemporary casual shirts using vintage machinery. Founded by co-founder of design and sourcing firm Eden & Eden, Scott Eden and Managing Director of Hong Kong-based menswear supplier The Limeys, Ben Marden, the pair work with a wish to return shirt production to the UK.

Triplstitched have sourced, shipped and restored shirt-making machinery from around the world with a promise to manufacture the garments from their London base using tried and test construction methods. Eden and Marden boast classic pieces of machinery in their factory including a Reece S2 buttonhole machine and a Union Special wide flat felled chain stitched armhole machine, developed to create the distinct aesthetic produced by American shirt icons. And although the machinery may not be able compete with their speedier modern counterparts, the finished Triplstitched garments are produced with a distinctive appearance.

With an arsenal of contemporary classics, the Contour Print is inspired by the quintessentially British Ordnance Survey Map. The classic two finger button down Oxford shirt features an print developed in-house that was created after Triplstitched re-drew a section of an 18th century map formerly used by the military to chart areas and territory. 

The shirt was then produced by Heathrow based IVO, a family run printer who used a rotary printing press to transfer the print pattern into the 100% cotton fabric and finally sanforized for a softer finish.

Available from at Triplstitched.

NOMA Restaurant map illustrations by Hannah Warren | London (UK)

Released in 2010, NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine offers comprehensive coverage of the first seven years following the opening of Copenhagen's prestigious restaurant, NOMA. With an introduction to the people, places and ingredients that have shaped the restaurant since its inception by award winning chef René Redzepi, the book looks at how NOMA has been widely credited for re-inventing Nordic cuisine with its unique approach to cooking. In addition, NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine, explores how the restaurant has looked to their landscape for culinary inspiration by researching various ingredients and cultures to re-discover the rich history of Nordic food.

Redzepi, who previously worked at both elBulli and The French Laundry, opened  NOMA in a derelict 18th century warehouse in 2003 and presents experimental gourmet cuisine combining innovation, culinary craft and an innate knowledge of Nordic food. Throughout the pages, its clear that Redzepi takes great care in his work to ensure that his diners have a truly memorable culinary experience achieved through the use of seasonally and regionally sourced ingredients. Redzepi's search for ingredients has taken him across the globe, from locally foraged wild produce to horse-mussels from the Faroe Islands and water springs in Greenland.

Comissioned by Phaidon in 2010 and designed by award winning design consultancy Studio Frith, NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cusine is a unique and intimate depiction of NOMA's history and philosophy, the experimentation that takes place behind the menu and the cultural significance of dining at NOMA. Alongside Redzepi's story and recipes the book features a series of exclusively commissioned photographs and illustrations that reflect the food and atmosphere at NOMA as well as its Nordic surroundings.

We're particularly fond of the map illustrations and hand-drawn typeface by London-based freelance illustrator Hannah Warren that pinpoint the locations of NOMA suppliers as well as the journey Redzepi took to discover them. The illustrations were inspired by the natural landscape of the Nordic region and Warren used collaged tree bark, native to each region, to create the drawings.

Vintage Map Schoolcharts | Amsterdam (NED)

This beautiful assortment of vintage school charts (106cm x 85cm) depicting Belgie en Luxemburg, Azie and Donaulanden are the perfect addition to that lonely wall you've always been meaning to decorate. 

Available from Six and Sons.

The Northern Sky Map by Stellavie | Hamburg (GER)

Beautifully illustrated and printed, The Northern Sky Map by Steffen Heidemann and Viktoria Klein of Hamburg based design studio Stellavie depicts the northern sky and its constellations. The map is one-colour silkscreen printed using custom mixed inks on a solid-coloured Gmund Colour System and 200gm2 premium paper stock. With a limited edition run of only 500, each map is numbered and signed.

Available from Manchester based Lissom & Muster online.