In early 2013, the New Heroes & Pioneers publishing house – based in Malmö, Sweden – was little more than the kernel of an idea in our minds. Our plan was to develop and publish a range of coffee table books containing a smart, interesting and eclectic mixture of art, culture and fashion.
What made this concept unique, was that we were, right from the beginning, dedicated to being a vehicle for discovering and promoting new and unknown artists whose singular styles and perspectives make them stand out. The concepts of ‘making human connections’ and ‘giving back’ were woven into the fabric of the corporate culture and have become a clear and conscious part of every project since the company’s inception.
Contributors
Nilay Kilinc
Istanbul-born pan-European with a Nordic twist. Procaffeinating academic, writer & media production manager. -scribo, ergo sum
nilay@newheroesandpioneers.com
Amanda Pommer
Born and raised Swede who accidentally left her heart on the streets of Melbourne and ever since has been trying to plot out how to return. Loves to wear burgundy, read Bukowski and discuss why monogamy is the biggest lie of our time.
Jake Haynes
Jake Haynes is a London-born Montreal-raised Malmö resident. When he's not obsessing about specialty coffee or beer, he's designing and hand crafting leather accessories, or cycling around offending people's sensibilities with his spandex bike shorts.
Roxanne Sancto
Roxanne Sancto is a freelance writer currently specialising
in TV and culture. She reviews all your favourite shows for
Paste Magazine and Little White Lies, and provides copy for
TNHP's beautiful book projects. When she's not out on adventures
with her dog Blues, or cuddling random donkeys, she can usually
be found painting in Sukhasana, dreaming up her next crazy idea.
r.sancto@hotmail.com
Lene Haugerud
Lene Haugerud is a Norwegian freelance writer and editor, she loves to travel the world, seeking out both cultural and culinary delights on her way.
Guido Pellegrini
Guido Pellegrini is a writer and journalist. Born in Spain, he spent most of his life in California and is now living in Argentina. He has covered films, museum exhibits, restaurants, sports events, and political elections. He has too many interests and too little time to pursue them. You can follow his attempts to do so on Twitter at @beaucine.
guipelle@gmail.com
Ambika Anand
Ambika Anand is a branding + marketing enthusiast and ice cream connoisseur with a love for scandinavian design, quality craftsmanship, indie concerts and socially conscious start ups. Can't live without her yoga mat and collection of lonely planets. She blogs about all things cool over at bika.am.
Emily Bihl
Emily Bihl is a New York-based writer and creator of Rye & Rivet, a one-stop online destination for small-batch menswear and cocktail finds. She has a BA in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University, and is fond of apiculture and exotic bitters.
Juan Leandro Armagnague
Juan has, since an early age enjoyed reading and traveling solo. Although you would see him among other suited lawyers in local courts, Juan is a passionate photographer (street photography) and polinguistic (speaks four languages) who is now starting one of his hobbies: writing. He is a non stop reader, estethic and totally foodie person.
Jarmagnague@gmail.com
Silvana Tuccio
Silvana grew up in Australia in the 70s. She currently lives in the south-east of Sicily, sharing this experience in the blogsite Sicily Lemon Garden. Silvana has a passion for all things wild, and loves cinema, literature, art and the city. Her first published creative work is “Lucy and Caravaggio: A Meeting.
silvanatuccio@hotmail.com
Darren Smith
Born in northwest England in a corner of the country often neglected – Cumbria. Work has taken me to many places; London, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore now lately Nairobi. Passions include opera, good wine, fine dining, travel.
This year should see me get to country number 66 – Norway.
darrenfrommaryport@yahoo.co.uk
Ahmet Mutlu
In his own words, Ahmet is not a hipster. That makes him one. But mainly Ahmet is a coffee fanatic, curious for any type of culture and avid to discover new things all the time. He writes, draws, organises cultural events and eat chocolate!
ahmet@newheroesandpioneers.com
