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New bilingual magazine shines a light on Bristol
Written in both French and English, and Spanish and English, the second issue of a new magazine exploring the life of a young creative generation from across the world focuses on the people of Bristol.
Faim, which was founded by a journalist and graphic designer in Paris, is only published twice a year with the intention of sharing stories from outside Europe’s capital cities.
Valencia in Spain was the focus of the first issue of the magazine and Bristol is the focus of the second.
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The city is covered by features on the likes of Spike Island, St Nick’s Market, Hamilton House and The Island, as well as the Bristol Pound, cycling and coffee.
Hugo Sapsed is the owner of Hugo’s greengrocers on North Street
Yonder Collective host pop-up supper clubs, creative networking events and insightful workshops
Faim editor Naira Raig told Bristol24/7 that her time in the city was “very exciting”.
She said: “We knew we had very little time and so many places to visit, people to talk to and things to do. Yet we managed to dive into the fascinating creative and cultural scene of the city, mostly thanks to the wonderful people who showed us around and welcomed us to talk about their projects, their dreams and what makes Bristol so special.
“We really enjoyed the eclecticism of the city, the multiple possibilities it offers in many aspects. The community we talk about in the magazine comes from different backgrounds and have different expectations and ways to ‘live’ the city, and for us that’s what makes it so great.”
The Steam Crane on North Street features in a photographic series on street art
Cider and cheese are both featured as Bristol favourites
“We believe that it’s all about the great welcoming community,” said Naira when asked about her best memories of Bristol. “It amazed us how easily everyone who participated in this issue was keen to help us.
“We were also blown away by the huge amount of creativity that was present in every single aspect of these people’s lives: from new gastronomic concepts, to finding new ways of connecting independent workers, new media created by young people, new ways of using old buildings or to support local businesses.
“While being in the city for the content production, we realised we couldn’t have made a better choice for issue two.”
Faim issue 2 costs 15€ for postage to the UK. To buy a copy, visit www.faim-magazine.com/shop/shop/2bristol
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