Areca Roe

As work life binaries and ecological double standards are broken down in real-time, it means a rebrand of what and who a department store is for. That said, BIKINI BERLIN has long eschewed the mantras of trend hunting, instead making it a sought destination where pleasure meets sustainability, with a mix of attractions, from cultural and culinary adventures to outstanding experiences and an extraordinary roof top garden, in other words spaces that invite urbanites to linger.

Name Yoko Ishii Project Beyond the Border Location Japan Words Rosie Flanagan After stumbling upon a pair of deer at an intersection in 2011, Kanagawa-based photographer Yoko Ishii decided to turn her camera on the animal inhabitants of Nara: the ancient capital of Japan where Sika deer are almost commonplace as people. Whilst deer are considered a pest in much of Japan, they are sacred in Nara; protected not only by law but by a history that remembers them as the gods’ revered companions.

In her new book Housebroken, Minnesota photographer Areca Roe juxtaposes exotic pets against tranquil, domestic settings. The tension “between the fur, the claws, the scales and that very domestic background” of quilts and fabrics intrigued Roe—animals that seem wild to many of us, even though they’re not, in settings that couldn’t be more familiar.