Curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has spent over twenty years in conversation with artists, musicians, designers, filmmakers, and thinkers all over the world who are making work that matters. These are the conversations.
Interviews from the Archive
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Remembering Matt Tolfrey
There's a particular kind of silence that falls when someone who spent their life filling rooms with sound suddenly leaves. Matt Tolfrey, the English DJ, producer, and founder of Leftroom Records, has passed over the weekend and the news is shattering.
Philipp Priebe’s Raw and Rhythmic Narratives
There’s something magnetic about the way Philipp Priebe crafts sound. His music isn’t just meant to move bodies—it stirs something deeper.
ARE YOU GOING TO THE TENT
Chef Javier does not start with ingredients. He starts with how something looks and how something feels. Deep violet means intensity. Gold to terracotta means play. The restaurant is designed to feel like being inside a Bedouin tent at night, and the menu was chosen because Middle Eastern cuisine does what the space does — it brings people together, breaks bread, stays social into the night. Force the creative process, he says, and it never comes. Let go completely, and the dish arrives whole.
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“Visibility has never been our measure of significance. We seek out artists and inspiring individuals whose work sparks curiosity, challenges assumptions, and leaves a lasting impression.”