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TOP SUMMER TRENDS FOR 2023 – WHICH SUNGLASSES TYPE ARE YOU?
Sunglasses are essential to defining your summer look – here are the four most popular summer style personas with a fitting frame selection for each.
Wednesday 10/05/2023
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BEYOND THE SURFACE WITH ASMERET BERHE-LUMAX
Meet the fashion and beauty expert turned non-profit founder tackling social issues in her community and beyond. Our conversation with Asmeret Berhe-Lumax is the latest instalment in our Beyond The Surface series dedicated to the progressive thinkers and makers leading positive change for the future of our global community and planet.
Friday 24/03/2023
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THE CIRCULAR STORY OF STAINLESS STEEL
Marking our latest circularity achievement with partner Alleima – MYKITA’s stainless steel supplier of 20 years – we reached out to quality and sustainability manager Mikael Silver to learn more about the sustainable credentials of our stainless steel and its role in the circular economy.
Thursday 16/03/2023
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BEHIND THE LENS | SAGE EAST
The second instalment of Behind The Lens is an intimate portrait series by Sage East. For this creative project in the spirit of MYKITA | LEICA, we equipped different photographers with the Leica Q2 to experience their view from behind the lens. Read on for more insight into her inspiration and way of working.
Thursday 23/02/2023
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BEHIND THE LENS | WILLIAM MINKE
To showcase the longstanding MYKITA | LEICA collaboration, we equipped photographers from our creative community with the Leica Q2. Here we present a selection of images from the project and find out more about their inspiration and way of working. First up is William Minke, a freelance photographer living and working in Berlin since 1998.
Wednesday 15/02/2023
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IN CONVERSATION: JOHANNA DUMET, THE COURT JESTER
“I was just the funny one, and that’s still who I am.” – Join our conversation with painter Johanna Dumet for a big dose of joie de vivre and frank insights into the path and pressures of a young female painter making it big on the German art scene today.
Tuesday 24/01/2023
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SARAH ILLENBERGER – A DIFFERENT VIEW
Enter the magical realm of Sarah Illenberger – we spoke to Berlin-based artist about finding inspiration in the banal, the importance of not taking yourself too seriously, and what personally makes her laugh the most. Read our interview for candid insight into Illenberger's unique perspective and creative practice.
Monday 19/12/2022
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BEYOND THE SURFACE WITH ANNA DAKI
Meet the photographer with unfailing human focus – this conversation with Anna Daki is the first in our new feature series Beyond The Surface dedicated to the progressive thinkers and makers from the MYKITA sphere that are leading positive change for the future of our community, society, and planet.
Wednesday 30/11/2022
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IN CONVERSATION: SARAH BURKE & ALYZA ENRIQUEZ, LABOUR OF LOVE
As leading storytellers and producers, this NYC-based couple are usually found behind the lens and asking the questions – MYKITA JOURNAL got an opportunity to reverse the roles on Sarah and Alyza for a wonderfully candid and insightful talk about their experience combining work, life and romance, as well as their award-winning documentary project “Transnational”.
Thursday 07/07/2022
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IN CONVERSATION: ROMAN FLÜGEL, THE COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT
Celebrating the return of magical moments on the dance floor, we sit down with a master of the electronic music scene and get to vicariously relive the heady days of discovering acid house as a German teenager. DJ and producer Roman Flügel also talks about finding a community of like-minded individuals and the collaborations that continue to be instrumental to his own creative development.
Thursday 09/06/2022
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IN CONVERSATION: SULEMAN ANAYA, AN ARCHITECTURAL EYE ON CDMX
Reigniting our crush on Mexico City, MYKITA JOURNAL speaks to architecture and design writer Suleman Anaya, who shares the intimate process of modernising a Seventies family house in the Coyoacán borough, alongside a personal guide to the city's architectural highlights.
Thursday 05/05/2022
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CHANGING THE FACE OF SUSTAINABLE EYEWEAR
As MYKITA completes its bold 100% switch to sustainable acetate, MYKITA JOURNAL reaches out to industry expert Rachel Oakley from materials provider Eastman to learn more about how Acetate Renew and molecular recycling technology are transforming the image of sustainable eyewear.
Thursday 31/03/2022
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IN CONVERSATION: MOLLY ROGERS & JOANNA LEAVENS, IN THE WARDROBE OF "AND JUST LIKE THAT..."
MYKITA goes behind the scenes of the cult TV series sequel "And Just Like That" with the costume and prop designers to find out about the quirky processes of developing the influential style in the show, including a customised pair of MYKITA frames.
Monday 07/02/2022
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IN CONVERSATION: JIN KURAMOTO, CRAFTSMAN OF THE SENSES
“Think with your hands, build with your heart” is the guiding design principle at the Tokyo-based Jin Kuramoto design studio. We connected with the designer and friend of MYKITA HAUS to gather more of his thoughtful insight to the modern motivations and challenges in the field of product design.
Tuesday 23/11/2021
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IN CONVERSATION: BABBA C. RIVERA, FORCE OF NATURE
Preternaturally adept at transforming her strong vision into tangible reality, Babba C. Rivera is a spirited marketing professional and natural entrepreneur. In this conversation, we soak up her positive yet uncompromising approach to making and realising business goals.
Friday 19/11/2021
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IN CONVERSATION: ANNIE LEE LARSON, PATTERN BREAKER
Knitwear designer, teacher, and now, union leader, Annie Lee Larson is one of the creative minds and compelling characters photographed by Mark Borthwick for the 2021 campaign. In conversation with MYKITA JOURNAL, Annie looks back at a globally transformative year, sharing the motivation and catalysts behind her own personal shift in focus towards a new vision and values.
Wednesday 14/07/2021
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IN CONVERSATION: STEPHANIE THATENHORST, THE ROOM WHISPERER
The architect and Munich native talks about the role of key pieces and intuition in her work, including the interior design concept for the MYKITA Shop Munich, developed in a collaboration between MYKITA and Studio Stephanie Thatenhorst.
Thursday 18/03/2021
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MY CITY | HAMBURG BY CORNELIA POLETTO
The star chef and Hamburg native shares her recommendations for the Hanseatic city, including where to shop for the freshest ingredients, the most delicious mini sojourn to France, and stellar Japanese-Peruvian dinner on the water.
Thursday 18/03/2021
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FIVE FAB BOOKS FOR… INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
To celebrate female minds and voices this International Women’s Day, MYKITA JOURNAL has compiled a short reading list of fabulous reads. From the political to the personal and purely fantastical, these are titles written by women that most recently made an impact.
Friday 05/03/2021
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IN CONVERSATION: GISUE HARIRI, ARCHITECT OF SISTERHOOD
In her inimitably smart, passionate and enthusiastic way, the architect and co-founder of progressive and much-awarded Hariri & Hariri Architecture traces the origins of her minimalist approach and feminist mindset back to the stark desert surroundings of her childhood and close, life-long relationship with her sister.
Thursday 18/02/2021