Futurotextiles

Fabric grown from wine, wooden textiles, strawberry lace and more

by Dora Haller A sweater that checks your mood, lace made of strawberry roots or a dress that uses wood as textiles: the third edition of the Futurotextiles exhibition in Paris presents the intriguing alliance of textile innovation, high fashion and art. The latest achievements of the constantly evolving textile industry often become the “muses” of fashion designers. Synthetic biology, a science which combines biology …

Five Elephant

Kris Schackman and Sophie Weigensamer are redefining how Berliners take their coffee

by Jason Kenny There’s a corner of Berlin where three canals meet, separating the über desirable Kreuzberg, the increasingly trendy Neukölln and the largely ignored Treptow. While one of the canals between Kreuzberg and Treptow once served as a part of the Berlin Wall, dividing East and West, the neighborhood today is a much more open-minded. One place reflecting the zeal of this progressive community …

Interview: Chef Edward Lee

Louisville's rising chef on the cross-cultural appeal of smoke and pickles

by Stephen J. Pulvirent You might remember Chef Edward Lee from his stint on Top Chef Texas, but that’s hardly the most interesting thing about him. The Brooklyn-born chef actually honed his skills in some tough New York kitchens before a road trip to the Kentucky Derby in 2001 ultimately led Lee to find his culinary home in Louisville and move there a year later. …