How to Make It on Your Own

The app that's kickstarting a food-sharing revolution
Culture

The app that's kickstarting a food-sharing revolution

Tinder for leftovers — When Tessa Cook and Saasha Celestial-One realised the scale of global food waste, they felt compelled to find a simple solution.

Written by: Paden Vaughan

The 'nasty women' shaking up the book industry
Culture

The 'nasty women' shaking up the book industry

How to start a publishing house — Inspired by Trump's misogyny, Laura Jones and Heather McDaid decided to start a grassroots literary revolution – and their first book is about to drop a bomb.

Written by: Kirstyn Smith

The art of simplifying your life (by getting rid of stuff)
Outdoors

The art of simplifying your life (by getting rid of stuff)

The Minimalists — After giving up six-figure salaries in the corporate world, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus decided to get back to basics. Now, as the Minimalists, they help others make space for what's important in life.

Written by: Cian Traynor

The island escape for de-stressing your creativity
Outdoors

The island escape for de-stressing your creativity

Drop Everything — Mary Nally started a cultural biennial on a small Irish island, giving people a chance to unplug and reignite their creative spark.

Written by: Ella Guthrie

The magazine for outsiders, built from nothing but ideas
Outdoors

The magazine for outsiders, built from nothing but ideas

The Editorial — After being let go from her job, and turned away from every publication, Claire Milbrath started her own title to bring emerging artists into the light, away from the establishment's doors.

Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon

The indie festival created for your mind, not your wallet
Culture

The indie festival created for your mind, not your wallet

The brains behind Brainchild — As a 19-year-old student daunted by a lack of artistic outlets, Marina Blake launched an independent festival with a difference - creating a melting pot of collaboration designed to inspire.

Written by: Hanna Duggal

The Beirut magazine keeping the flames of revolution alive
Culture

The Beirut magazine keeping the flames of revolution alive

The Outpost — The defiant flames of the Arab Spring are still burning in Beirut, thanks to The Outpost: an independent magazine that believes change is always possible.

Written by: Alex King

The London artists fighting anxiety and self-doubt
Culture

The London artists fighting anxiety and self-doubt

Black British Girlhood on the power of collectives — As founding member of a collective celebrating overlooked social narratives, Bekke Popoola believes that strength lies in numbers.

Written by: Jason Nico-Annan

How London’s hottest DIY photography gallery was born in a living room
Photography

How London’s hottest DIY photography gallery was born in a living room

Doomed Gallery has become an emerging photographers’ mecca — Tired of rejection in an elitist industry, photographer Ken Flaherty decided to build an art space in his living room.

Written by: Adam White

This Patti Smith fan turned her music collection into an artistic haven
This Is Diy

This Patti Smith fan turned her music collection into an artistic haven

Living off the vinyl frontier — After spending years living off borrowed cash, Katayoon Yousef started Horses Records so that she could have a home for life, building a following of loyal customers in the process.

Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon

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