Published by ByDesign Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, Backstage Talks celebrates dialogue within the design community about “the big questions”. Frank, critical and engaging this magazine is an essential supplement to the everyday small talk conversations among design practitioners which tend to be more about lifestyles or the practical concerns of some upcoming project rather than about the complex issues that affect the quality and purpose of design. Through a one-question section and ten interviews, Backstage Talks investigates how design can improve business (and vice versa) by focusing on creating a balance between product utility and beauty. Buy

C-heads Volume #35 is out and in the stocks. This issue is themed around places, ‘the magical places, the ones we come from, the ones we have been to, the ones we dream of and the ones still ahead of us.’ Essentially adorned with female model photography, there’s an exception of rare photos of the Rolling Stones and others of the city of Hong Kong on the display. Also featured are talks with a host of creatives including Terry O’Neill, Swantje Paulina Wördemann, Maggie Lindemann, Leah Green, Motoko Watanabe, Sam Livm and with Darren Ankenman and Berlin girls Melina & Leni. Buy