Journal

A Surfing Idol Formed By Water's Magnetism

Raised between Michigan and Texas, Nique Miller never considered surfing until she moved to Hawai‘i on an athletics scholarship. Already at university age, she found her calling in the water and is...

An Ancient Mud Mosque Annually Restored

Djenné, a town of about 35,000 in the central region of Mali, is famous for its traditional mud-brick architecture and its UNESCO-protected mosque. Once a year the town comes together to restore t...

The Bold and The Boulder: El Capitan's History Maker

At 31 pitches and almost 3,000 feet (900 meters), Magic Mushroom was long considered the hardest route on El Cap until the Dawn Wall was climbed in 2015. It took Austrian Barbara 'Babsi' Zangerl th...

Unwavering Waterwomen

Professional surfer and writer Lauren L. Hill take us into the exhilarating world of modern female surfing. A diverse group of women from all the world that are bound for their love of waves. Going...

A Stately Sculpture Garden in Sydney

Shortlisted in the 2019 Houses Awards, the Superba Entrance Courtyard in Sydney is an exemplary use of space to transform an environment. Ushering in a new lease cool green, Abbye Churchill talks u...

A Farmhouse Off The Bright Lights of Ibiza

Inside designer Armin Fischer's converted old stone farmhouse in the Ibizan countryside which has been turned into a rustic hideaway that specializes in communal farming and meditation. Featured in...

A Mid-Century Garden Finds Its Wild Roots

The mid-century modernism movement took hold of Los Angeles like no other place in the United States. Houses were made translucent, the focus shifted from the street to the backyard. Abbye Churchil...

Asia's Ancient Healing Systems

Bedded in a system of medicine and practices with historical roots, Asia's ancient healing systems have outlived most great societies. Protagonists are now linking ancient treatments with contempor...

The Last Kalinga Tattoo Artist

Rumored to be over 100-years-old, Whang-od Oggay is the Philippines' oldest tattoo artist and a master of her craft. Keeping an ancient tradition alive in the Kalinga mountaintops, people from all ...

Abbye Churchill On The Role Of Gardening In Modern Societies

Ancient civilizations were connected to nature through the land, today modern societies look toward gardening to bind the soul with the environment. To coincide with the release of The Gardens of E...