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“in this issue we turn away from the grand ambitions and hone in on the minutiae of the everyday and prosaic; the softer details brightening up our stores, caffs and canteens, holidays and homes—the unassuming innovations that shaped the way we worked, rested and most importantly ate, drank and socialised.”

Its December 2012, year 2, and in ‘Cuppa’, we become modernist flaneurs walking the city, celebrating our everyday practices… and stopping for refreshments of course.

And, here it is again.. at the original cover price of £4.50, albeit in digital download form.

The thrill of bold colour and texture after an eternity of monochrome austerity; the heady aroma of an espresso bar; the novelty of meeting friends in the sleek new designs of the municipal library café, long before the ubiquity of the coffee chain; the luxury of a Butlins all-in holiday where every whim was catered for and you didn’t need to lift a finger…’.

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©the modernist 2012

original print design by Des Lloyd Behari

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