24 February 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESLent: Between the hell and the heaven Monika Brzywczy Magnus Nilsson is one of top representatives of the young generation of Scandinavian chefs, accomplice in the current culinary upheaval which turned all eyes of the gastronomy world to the far North. What is the taste of the North according to his palate? We had a pleasure to ask him in an interview for the new USTA issue. Today his restaurant – Fäviken – has received two Michelin stars, according to the newly published guide dedicated to Scandinavia.
12 February 2016 PEOPLEThe Organ and the Emotions Monika Brzywczy “Be Mine Heart” is a tiny ceramic heart pleated with genuine gold or platinum. The brand was created by designer Agnieszka Mazur in collaboration with Kacper Latecki. The authors say that they wanted to move away from the clichéd red or pink hearts that we all know too well.
09 February 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, EVENTSGrids from Ruffle Monika Brzywczy “Grids” is a collection of decorative fabrics by designer duo Falbanka (ang. Ruffle) – Izabela Sroka and Julia Cybis. The collection was inspired by something hardly anyone would find attractive – the typical Polish window bars.
26 January 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, EVENTS10/960 Monika Brzywczy The project was developed in cooperation with Olga Milczyńska, a tutor at the School of Form, her students: Irina Grishina, Tosia Kilis, Magda Mojsiejuk; and The Potter Center in Medynia Głogowska.
22 January 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESGirls, root and star Monika Brzywczy Once upon a time there were two girls – Elise and Anna. They met, they fell in love, they moved in together and they engaged. They were so wrapped up in their jobs that they did not see each other often, therefore they decided to set up a business together. This is how their restaurant was born and one year later a Michelin star appeared.
18 January 201612 July 2019 PEOPLEThe ocean and the plants Monika Brzywczy We are absolutely in love with Sarah K. Benning embroideries. This American artist has recently moved from New York to the Spanish Island of Menorca, and it was there, as she says, that her own collection of potted plants, the waves and colours of the ocean inspired her intricate works.
19 July 201512 July 2019 PEOPLEMAMA GAVE HIM STUFF Monika Brzywczy When he was five, he decided to be a vegetarian, so Bambi’s mom never dies again. Since then, his own mother fed him a mysterious substance called "stuff" that in Tel Aviv has become a well-known delicacy. We had the opportunity to prepare during the development of the summer issue of USTA a delicious vegan breakfast for one of our favorite writers, Etgar Keret. He entertained us with his unmistakable distance to the world and his sense of humor.
28 June 201512 July 2019 PEOPLEWATER AND WOOD Monika Brzywczy She has a hell of a patience to detail and remarkable skills, because, even though she graduated painting, she feels better in projects where she has to glue hundreds of paper forms (you must see a series of photographs realized together with Szymon Rogiński for Anna Kuczyńska, which The Sunday Times called a new direction in the photography) or prepare illustrations by marquetry or ebru.
26 May 2015 PEOPLE, PLACESJE SUS: a culinary revelation Monika Brzywczy On the Taczaka Street in Poznan, there is a new vegan restaurant. Flag flapping in the wind and herb and vegetable garden invite passers-by to climb a few steps and visit the JE SUS.
16 May 201512 July 2019 PEOPLE, EVENTSCORK MATES AND GOOD HERRING Monika Brzywczy Do you drink a lot of wine? If so, you definitely have a lot of unnecessary corks. How to reuse them? The project group UAU will help you.
