01 October 201712 July 2019 EVENTSUSTA IN FLAMES Monika Brzywczy The new, autumn issue of our magazine is dedicated to fire. Maybe it's the chilly weather that arrived already at the end of holidays, or maybe it's the long freezing months ahead that inspired the topic. Anyway...
01 October 201712 July 2019 EVENTSA WINE LIKE A WARM SUNSET Monika Brzywczy The premiere of a new vintage of the cult Johanniter Ultra was organised in SPOT in Poznań. The wine was presented by Lech Mill himself - the owner of the Dom Bliskowice winery.
26 September 201712 July 2019 EVENTSAN EYE FOR WROCŁAW Monika Brzywczy Poland, here we come! With our events cycle “An EYE for…” we try to understand what makes up an individual character of each city. Our favourite way of discovering a city is through its artists, architecture, food, design, and art. All these elements combined together create the unique DNA of a city, its one-off genotype.
20 September 201712 July 2019 EVENTSAUTUMN CROPS Monika Brzywczy We long for the country life. We love to buy products directly from the farmers. At the end of September, the moment when nature presents us with a profusion of crops, we want to invite you to a special event, where we discover the taste, the look and the work of the Polish country of today. At the event, you will have a chance to taste small-farm products, talk with people who left the city and moved to the countryside to run their farms, discover food cooperatives and take part in handicraft workshops.
13 September 2017 PEOPLETHE ALCHEMIST Monika Brzywczy Her paintings and installations are in the collections of Paris' Centre Pompidou, New York's MoMA or London's Tate Modern. And it was no other but her, Paulina Ołowska, that was listed by The New York Times as one of 28 most important creative personalities of the year 2016 alongside Michelle Obama, Isabelle Huppert, Donatella Versace, Lady Gaga or Tom Ford. Unfortunately, in Poland she is not much spoken and written about. USTA had a pleasure to pay a visit to the artist's atelier and creative house Kadenówka in Rabka Zdrój last August and was the media patron of her action Mycorial Theatre. We bring back our encounter with this artist.
04 September 201712 July 2019 EVENTSTHE SCENT OF GABRIELLE Monika Brzywczy Before she became a fashion designer, Coco Chanel was known as Gabrielle. Fierce and rebellious, passionate and free. She won her freedom to become the kind of woman she wanted to be. The new Chanel fragrance is dedicated to her. USTA Magazine had to pleasure to participate in the premiere of Chanel Gabrielle.
31 August 201712 July 2019 RECIPESTO EAT LIKE GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: CORN SOUP Monika Brzywczy We are launching a new recipe series "Artist’s Kitchen” by Anna Królikiewicz. She will share with you some meals inspired by the lives of artists, whom she especially values. She starts with Georgia, because, as she explains, she admires both her paintings and her lifestyle. In the new autumn issue of USTA Magazine, there is a special article dedicated to Georgia O'Keeffe. We have for you a teaser, a starter - several plant-based recipes straight from the 1950s, surprisingly avant-garde and whetting your appetite for the new issue and the article by Ania.
21 August 201712 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESCOFFEE, PLANTS, AND SPORT Monika Brzywczy This cafe is soaking in flowers. Plants are on the floor and in the windows. Just at the entrance, there is a little jungle with two armchairs hidden inside. You can hide in this green enclave to drink a perfect espresso or an aromatic drip, eat a home-made cake, freshly-baked pain au chocolat or a delicate cheesecake. Or, you can just sit down and read or contemplate. You will also meet there Ani and Kuba – the super-friendly owners of the café. More about USTA's visit to Piece of Cake cafe below.
14 August 2017 RECIPESCourgette soup with rosemary and coconnut milk Monika Brzywczy Straight from the sun-burnt Sicily, Mickey Rotten brings you a recipe for a soup, which combines fresh rosemary with courgette, coconut milk and roasted tomatoes rich in umami tones. You can serve it hot or cold, depending on the weather.
10 August 2017 EVENTSThe Summer of Luxury Monika Brzywczy In the new, summer issue of the USTA Magazine, we examine the meaning of luxury. Our impression is that the notion of luxury is currently being redefined. While in the past it used to be associated with expensive, shiny objects, now it is more related to authenticity, craftsmanship and experience.