You may have already had the good fortune to stumble across LE COOL’s fantastic Barcelona city guide, an irreverent approach to the traditional guidebook which fills the reader in on the quirkier, artier and sometimes seedier side of life in the Catalonian capital. If you haven’t then it is highly recommended, as are the four new additions to the family, Amsterdam, Madrid, Lisbon and London.
LE COOL Books are the printed form of their sensational online city guides (which we suggest you sign up for straight away and get them direct into your inbox), alternative, exciting and daring…. getting underneath the glossy exterior of the traditional guidebook and turning out something quite special thanks to editors who truly live the counterculture of their particular city, such as Mat Osman, LE COOL London’s editor and ex-bassist of 90’s legends Suede.
As you can see, design and creativity is high on the agenda also with LE COOL and a flick through the diverse pages of their guidebooks is a joy in itself, with illustration and contemporary graphic design really bringing each city to life and exuding their very individual personalities. Jeremy Leslie, designer and the man behind one of our favourite blogs, ‘Mag Culture’ is on hand to design the London guide and each city showcases the work of like-minded local creatives.
At just over £15, if you are heading over to one of the featured cities in the no too distant future we can recommend no better companion for your journey, plus, don’t forget the online versions which also include Istanbul, Milan and Rome, all of which we hope they have plans for book versions of!
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