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Embark on a thrilling exploration of the world’s most exciting, magnificent, and diverse walking trails and hiking destinations. Besides the better-known paths, The Hidden Tracks will also highlight some of the more out-of-the-way gems—be it an expedition on the other side of the world or a day’s hike just a few hours from your hometown.

From a magic trail leading through a forest of giant trees and breathtaking mountain ascents in South America to a trek across the world’s highest sand dunes in Mongolia, this selection of one-of-a-kind trails is presented with stunning imagery, detailed trail descriptions, overview maps, and insider advice on how to make the most of each trip. The book is both a visual journey and an invitation to pack your hiking boots and discover untouched hiking destinations.

Over the last 25 years, Cam Honan has trekked more than 90,000 km (55,000 mi). Backpacker Magazine claims to never have met “anyone who’s logged more miles.” Cam has hiked in over 50 countries and splits his time between Australia and his second home of Mexico.

• Editors - Gestalten & Cam Honan
• Release date - September 2018
• Format - 24cm × 30cm
• Features - Full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 272 pages
• ISBN - 978-3-89955-955-2 

An illustrated map of Lewes, bonfire night inspired.

We absolutely love this map of the place we now call home! Beautifully illustrated by the brilliant Tonwen Jones.

Check out more of her amazing work here. 

What we love: Tonwen Jones is an illustrator, collage and map maker. Tonwen studied Illustration at Central Saint Martins and more recently completed her MA in Sequential Design & Illustration at Brighton University.

Tonwen works as a freelance illustrator and has recently moved to Newhaven where she can see the ferries coming in and out of the harbour from her studio. She also has a cosy attic studio in Seaford who she shares with other fellow illustrators and designers.

If she's not creating hand drawn maps, then she's creating collage work, often referencing her large collection of 50's magazines in which she searches for images, objects and textures to manipulate her surrealist creations, revealing her comical take on everyday life. She also likes to draw complex pattern motifs in ink or pen mixing styles and techniques.

• Giclée print of an illustrated map of Lewes.
• Printed on good quality décor smooth paper stock, 210gsm.
• Signed by the artist.
• A3 - 42cm(w) x 29.7cm (h)
• A2 Available from our Lewes store.

Ride through the fairytale-like snowy plains of Greenland and trailblaze across majestic Nordic mountary where signs of civilization appear vanished.

This journey of experience combines radical touring, camping, and cooking the best of what local nature has to offer.

By taking on some of the most treasured biking trails and terrains across the Nordic landscape, this book is a seated journey of discovery and escapism across the vast landscapes set to inspire your next trip.

Surfing is a way of life. A life dominated by the waves and the tide with a cozy place to pause in between. The second chapter in the Surf Shacks series by Matt Titone illustrates how surfers live both on and offshore.

Many abodes can fall under the label of surf shack: city apartments, cabins nestled next to national parks, or tiny Hawaiian huts. Surfing communities are overflowing with creativity, innovation, and rich personas. Surf Shacks takes a deeper look at surfers’ homes and artistic habits. Glimpses of record collections, strolls through backyard gardens, or a peek into a painter’s studio provide insight into surfers’ lives.

From the remote Hawaiian treehouse and converted bus home of the Goodwin family to the Japanese mountain cabin that the founder of Gentemstick, Taro Tamai, calls home, every space has a unique tale. Jamie Smallwood, a sustainable architect, built an off the grid shipping container compound in Byron Bay as a new domicile. The moments that these vibrant personalities spend away from the swell and the froth are both captivating and nuanced.

Through anecdotes and photographs, illustrations and conversations, Surf Shacks reveals a more personal side to surfing and its eclectic cast of characters.

We are facing an urgent climate crisis and we must all take action now. However, it can be difficult to know where to start when bombarded with overwhelming facts and statistics every day.

We all want to make a difference, but what can we do? Minimal makes simple and sustainable living attainable for everyone, using practical tips for all areas of everyday life to reduce your impact on the earth.

Leading environmentalist Madeleine Olivia shares her insights on how to care for yourself in a more eco-friendly way, as well as how to introduce a mindful approach to your habits.

This includes how to declutter your life, reduce your waste and consumption, recipes for eating seasonally and making your own natural beauty and cleaning products. Learn how to minimise the areas that aren't giving you anything back and discover a happier and more fulfilled life, while looking after the Earth we share.

Thank you for choosing this book - it shows that you care about the future of our planet.

Whether you decide to go plastic free for an hour, a day or a year, this book will equip you with little steps we can each take to make a big difference.

Let's turn the tide on plastic now - our oceans will thank you for it.

Choking. Starving. Poisoning.

This is what plastic litter is doing to marine life. Our oceans are, quite simply, facing environmental disaster. Yet by taking some simple steps and making a few changes to your daily routine, you can help to change this.

How to Live Plastic Free will teach you everything you need to know about reducing your plastic usage on a daily basis. The chapters start with a typical morning routine and take you through your day, giving you tips and practical advice for removing unnecessary plastic at every possible opportunity.

From the moment you wake up to the time you go to bed, you will learn how easy it can be to use plastic-free cosmetics, how to have plastic-free mealtimes, how to change your shopping habits and how to consider your use of plastic items at work.

These simple, practical methods will show that small changes to your lifestyle can make a huge change to the future of our planet.

Escaping from the city and the everyday. Making a home within the forest’s foliage. Using architectural remains as a foundation for a new retreat. These are the makings of many daydreams and the realities present in The Hinterland. For, even if it only lasts a moment, we all need a change of scenery.

Cabins provide that coveted change. Located on mountain tops, nestled in villages, or ensconced in lush forests, The Hinterland showcases homey hide-outs and charming cabins from shelter to domicile. These getaways free us from the distracting and unessential, and offer to put us back in touch with nature and reclaim our own inner peace.

Thoughtfully crafted and built, the stories behind these structures are just as curious as the walls themselves. Through portraits of the inhabitants and their invitingly inventive homes, The Hinterland explores architecture and design approaches to creating works that refresh and revitalize amidst the beauty of nature. With the right materials and mindset, this stirring collection reveals that we can all create our own radiant refuge and follow the call of The Hinterland.

Step into innovative little gardens of Eden created on small terraces and city rooftops, as well as out in the suburbs and countryside.

As our lifestyles become more sustainable, so does the way we interact with the outdoors. Today's gardeners aim not only to create decorative outside spaces but also to give something back.

No matter what size your patch is, it's easy to create diverse and rich environments for plants and insects, or grow your own vegetables or fruits.

This book presents spaces that are more imaginative, diverse, and sustainable. Learn how to grow food in the city, get creative with native plants, and design greener corners within urban areas.

The Gardens of Eden looks at fascinating examples around the world, teaching what you can do for nature while revealing what a garden can do for you.

Cheap fashion takes a huge toll on our planet. With 21 billion tons of textiles being dumped every year, uneasy shoppers are looking for ways to curb their fast fashion habits, while not compromising on trends, choice and affordability.

Across 100 easy-to-follow tips, How to Quit Fast Fashion will help you lessen your clothing's impact on our eco-system, while remaining fashionable and well-dressed. Expert advice will help you to adapt your lifestyle and practical strategies will give you the tools to curate a more sustainable wardrobe without sacrificing style. Officially quit fast fashion today by:

• Reframing your closet
  
• Shopping more efficiently
• Sustainably keeping up with trends
• Making your favourite clothes last longer
• Knowing what your clothes labels really mean

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Emma Mathews is the founder of sustainable British sock brand Socko, which has been featured in the Independent, Guardian and Red magazine. She is a life-long maker and is passionate about combatting planned obsolescence through craft. She lives in London.

Perfect for those who like to keep their planner close at all times, Ola Studio's Weekly Pocket Planners are A6 size to fit easily into your pocket or bag.

They feature their signature layflat binding so you can make the most of all the space inside – even more important when planning in petite! Each has 52 undated weekly spreads, so you can make a start at any point in the year.

Katy has considered all the essentials and have included 12 undated calendar pages so you can visualise each month ahead, as well as a month-by-month overview with minimally styled space for to-do lists, goals and birthday reminders. All bound inside a premium 300gsm embossed cover, our Pocket Planner is the perfect travel companion. 

Katy carefully chooses materials which are kind on the environment. Each planner has been made with vegetable-based inks & FSC certified paper stocks.

From the maker: We partner with makers that share our values, with most of our outside manufacturing in the hands of family run businesses. When working with a new company we'll ensure it's an ethical one and fully in line with our own values. 

• Crafted in the UK
• Specialist layflat binding
• Made with vegetable-based inks & FSC certified paper stocks
• 105 x 148 mm (A6)
• 52 undated weekly spreads, 12 undated monthly calendar pages plus dotted note pages

Perfect for those who like to keep their planner close at all times, Ola Studio's Weekly Pocket Planners are A6 size to fit easily into your pocket or bag.

They feature their signature layflat binding so you can make the most of all the space inside – even more important when planning in petite! Each has 52 undated weekly spreads, so you can make a start at any point in the year.

Katy has considered all the essentials and have included 12 undated calendar pages so you can visualise each month ahead, as well as a month-by-month overview with minimally styled space for to-do lists, goals and birthday reminders. All bound inside a premium 300gsm embossed cover, our Pocket Planner is the perfect travel companion. 

Katy carefully chooses materials which are kind on the environment. Each planner has been made with vegetable-based inks & FSC certified paper stocks.

From the maker: We partner with makers that share our values, with most of our outside manufacturing in the hands of family run businesses. When working with a new company we'll ensure it's an ethical one and fully in line with our own values. 

• Crafted in the UK
• Specialist layflat binding
• Made with vegetable-based inks & FSC certified paper stocks
• 105 x 148 mm (A6)
• 52 undated weekly spreads, 12 undated monthly calendar pages plus dotted note pages

We're always trying to push forward with new, radical business ideas, but we all need some inspiration from time to time.

We love sitting down with a cuppa and diving into one of Ethos's brilliantly written and engaging articles.

Charmingly curated and with a great eye for design, any issue of Ethos Magazine is always a captivating read!

For more info on Ethos Magazine check out our makers page here.

What we love: Ethos is a magazine for and about people who embrace new and innovative ways of doing business. Ethos covers stories about the most progressive business leaders, their teams, ethos and ideas to give you a unique insight into how they’re changing how business is done.

Issue 13: In our thirteenth issue of Ethos, we celebrate the businesses making 2020 a better year. It’s jam-packed with ideas, innovation and inspiration, sustainable picks and stories about good businesses thriving in challenging times. 

Our cover star Paynter makes beautiful limited-edition jackets. Their way of working means there is zero waste, their jackets are woven on demand and made-to-order, selling out in minutes. We talk to Daianna Karaian, co-founder of Today Do This, a business that helps people start the change they want to see in the world.

We take a look at how Nike is making a big impact in Liverpool. A new 100% recyclable kit for the newly-crowned English champions and support for Liverpool’s community clubs. We talk about money, from our cashless society to fin-novation for business. And, we explore the communities and localisms that got a lift from lockdown. 

We spend 24 hours in Moscow, head to Scotland with Finisterre to visit their Bowmont Merino sheep and travel to the Nordic countries for some Danish designs.

We're always trying to push forward with new, radical business ideas, but we all need some inspiration from time to time.

We love sitting down with a cuppa and diving into one of Ethos's brilliantly written and engaging articles.

Charmingly curated and with a great eye for design, any issue of Ethos Magazine is always a captivating read!

For more info on Ethos Magazine check out our makers page here.

What we love: Ethos is a magazine for and about people who embrace new and innovative ways of doing business. Ethos covers stories about the most progressive business leaders, their teams, ethos and ideas to give you a unique insight into how they’re changing how business is done.

Issue 12: This is the first issue of our new, bigger, bi-annual Ethos. And it’s chock-full of stories of good business, sustainable picks, ideas, innovation and inspiration.