Where They Create / Japan | Paul Barbera | By Lee Fleming

The latest publication by photographer Paul Barbera entitled 'Where They Create /Japan' offers a holistic view into Japan's design culture as he goes behind-the-scenes to document the environments and working processes of the most creative minds in Japan.

This volume of the 'Where They Create' series takes on a different approach by exploring the theme of his series through geographical locales. Through the lens of creative spaces belonging to the likes of Kenya Hara, Kengo Kuma, Tokujin Yoshioka, Engineered Garments and Nendo to name but a few. Barbera chronicles his journey as he experiences contemporary Japanese design and art culture first hand. Designed by FRAME Publishers and written by Kanae Hasegawa, Where They Create /Japan is a bookshelf must for the IDMC° team.

Read more about the Where They Create /Japan publication by visiting Paul Barbera's website.

Travel Almanac No.11 | Autumn/Winter 2016 | Berlin (GER) | By Lee Fleming

One of our favourite magazines and a must have travel companion for the IDMC° team is post-tourism publication Travel Almanac. Their latest issue (No.11) features contributions & conversations with Isabelle Huppert, Kacy Hill, Odile Decq, Simone Rocha, Helen Marten and Venus X.

Visit the Travel Almanac website to find out more.

Residents: Inside the Iconic Barbican Estate | Anton Rodriguez | London (UK) | By Lee Fleming

We're excited for the release of the Residents: Inside the Iconic Barbican Estate book by our good friend Anton Rodriguez. The London-based freelance photographer currently resides in the Barbican Estate, the perfect abode to document neighbouring residents in one of London's most recognised brutalist architectural sites. Located in London's financial district, the Barbican Estate was built during the 1960s and the 1970s and is occupied by over 4,000 residents alongside the Barbican Centre, the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Having started photographing Barbican residents within the intimate settings of their own home as part of a VSCO Artist Initiative project, Anton's intriguing photo series has deservedly been published in the form a 160 page book. Featuring more than 22 Barbican residents and residences Anton encapsulates the incredible interiors and creative people who live in the iconic Brutalist estate.

Designed by Shoreditch-based design & brand development agency EACH London, the book features an essay by design writer Katie Treggiden who explores the history of the site and why there is such an interest in seeing ‘behind the scenes’. The book Is due to be released on the 10th October 2016 with pre-orders currently available on the Barbican website.

To read more on the Residents: Inside the Iconic Barbican Estate book visit the website.

Foreign Policy Design | Brand Guide: Singapore Kickstarter | Singapore (SGP) | By Lee Fleming

We recently received good news from our friends at Singapore-based Foreign Policy Design that they are re-issuing their Brand Guide: Singapore Edition after overwhelming success since its initial launch. The design strategy and think tank bureau founded by Creative Director Yah-Leng Yu and Brand & Business Strategist Arthur Chin continue to champion Singapore's independent scene by capturing the brand secrets of 17 Singaporean contemporary brands in this beautifully designed book.

The Brand Guide: Singapore Edition Kickstarter is one to consider, the well-designed publication documents some of the most progressive Singapore brands and celebrates the visionaries and designers behind them. Designed as a dossier with 5 booklets & various inserts, it's filled with takeaways and anecdotes capturing the vision to fruition of each brands owner along with a foreward by Armin Vit (UnderConsideration).

To find out more visit Foreign Policy Design's website and Kickstarter .

Avaunt Magazine | Issue Three | London (UK) | By Lee Fleming

We recently got our hands on the latest issue of Avaunt Magazine, created by Port Magazine founders Dan Crowe and Matt Willey alongside polar explorer Ben Saunders, Avaunt is a bi-annual publication that focuses on adventure and innovation at the forefront of its internationally sourced content.

Issue Three features Russia's first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova, Budapest’s Honved Fencing Club and Tara Isabella Burton profile's the itinerant and inspirational Devi Asmadiredja, who has forged an astonishing life in a remote part of the Caucasus mountains. This issue also includes breath-taking photography by Joseph Ford, Nick Ballon and Frederic Lagrange who travelled to Western Mongolia to profile the Kazakh eagle hunters.

To find out more about Avaunt Magazine visit their website.