Nyx D. Johson

Outfit Inspiration of the Month

Photographer: Marco Maria Marcolini

I like looking for and collecting vintage and (sometimes) unique fashion items. A piece coming from my collection is the protagonist of the outfit of the month: an oversize red blazer by RED VALENTINO.

Completing the look: black jumpsuit and leather pump shoes.

Location: Parco Sempione (Milan – Italy)

Photographer: Marco Maria Marcolini (https://www.f…

Imagination at Work: discovering Studio Roof

Source: https://www.studioroof.com/

Imagination can take different forms: that of Studio Roof (https://www.studioroof.com/) has taken the form of fantastic and non-fantastic animals, airplanes and cars.

Paper, cardboard and imagination as raw materials: “Our inspiration lies in the beauty of childhood, the imagination, nature, the world of art, craftsmanship, and our drive has been the…

Bezpen Laboratory: When Shopping meets Creativity

Picture by Nyx D. Johnson (The Unexpected Blogger)

Bezpen Laboratory is one of those shops from which you would never want to go out. The atmosphere is priceless: when I entered, I was catapulted into a cloud of lace, crochet, linen, impalpable fabrics, surrounded by a background of jazz music, under the watchful eye of a pink flamingo (it is a model itself, wearing a crochet necklace…!).

New Balance opens its first Pub

New Balance is starting a new initiative with Strava (https://www.strava.com/) the fitness app for runners and cyclist.

In the framework of its Everybody’s race campaign New Balance has opened a pub that is unique of its kind: “The Runway” https://www.newbalance.co.uk/bnr-strava-runaway-pub.html?awc=6533_1554646206_4c38177cad2e15b0fbc36c04602160f1&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_camp…

A Tropical Forest in Amsterdam: Discover it at the Bar Botanique

Among the Amsterdam canals a tropical forest is hidden: it is that of the Bar Botanique (https://www.barbotanique.nl/en/index.html), opened in 2017. A riot of lush plants, greenery everywhere and installations like the mobiles by Alexander Calder.

A place to have a drink or organize events. Two menus, one for lunch and the other for dinner, both characterized by wines (including some Italian…

Fassamano (https://fassamano.com/it/chi-siamo) is an Italian brand founded by the design Cristiana Vannini and CPC Lab.

The origin and concept of this brand are to be found in history. The Eighteenth century is the era of the eyeglass, the fassamano (from the French face à main) and the monocle: eyewear is the main accessory, diversified in style and increasingly acquiring a value of social…

TASTE ROUTES: Fine dining in Rome – RETROBOTTEGA

Rome: The Pantheon

Two chefs, a kitchen, 26 seats, local ingredients and experimentation: this is Retrobottega (https://www.retro-bottega.com/en/), located in Roma between Piazza Navona and the Pantheon.

Two chefs, who call themselves “shopkeepers” (“bottegai” in Italian):

Giuseppe Lo Iudice: from Salerno, his career started with Cecconi (http://cecconis.co.uk/#about) in London, with…