Luxiders Magazine Print Issue 12 | Renaissance
Luxiders Magazine Print Issue 12 crafts a narrative where beauty and sustainability coalesce, from the deserts shaping our planet to the fragile coral reefs beneath the waves. Voices from the film industry, like Timur Bartels and Flora Li Thiemann, join artists in calling for change, while product designers reinvent materials like hemp. Amidst these stories of rebirth, we uncover the darkness of digital waste in Ghana, and witness the hope sewn into the garments of emerging fashion designers. Through poetic travels to Menorca and the Lux* Tea Horse Road, this issue becomes a call to reconnect with the earth’s pulse and embrace a future shaped by sustainability.
“In the rush to return to nature, do we forget that we are part of it? Or perhaps, it is nature that is returning to us.”
— Unknown
It is this feeling of introspection and connection with nature that has unknowingly guided us throughout the creation of Luxiders Magazine Issue 12. From our journeys along the poetic shores of Menorca, where the sea and time invite reflection, to the ancient paths of China on the Lux Tea Horse Road*, where echoes of tradition intertwine with modern luxury, we weave it into a vibrant tapestry where sustainability, beauty, and human yearning are the warp and weft. Our awareness must rise, for the earth laments under the weight of our unrelenting desires.
Sand, often mistaken for lifeless, is elemental. Its grains sculpt our ecosystems, nourishing life beneath the waves and guiding atmospheric rhythms. Yet this humble force, exploited in construction, now faces a crisis as demand strips the planet bare. As the film industry has romanticized these vast deserts, some of its voices rise in response. Actors like Timur Bartels and Flora Li Thiemann speak out against their own industry’s fleeting hunger. Their voices, like waves upon a forgotten shore, urge us to reconsider what we take from this world.
Other articles in this issue cry out for a reconsideration of our habits. The coral reefs, once vibrant with life, now wither. Yet artists like, Beatriz Chachamovits and Courtney Mattison transform these fragile ecosystems into breathtaking works of art—a poignant reminder of the life slipping through our fingers. Their creations serve as a plea to halt the destruction of these underwater paradises, urging us to act before it is too late.
In those shadows, a different kind of darkness looms. In Ghana’s Agbogbloshie, children sift through the remnants of our insatiable technological appetite, mining gold from poisoned e-waste in an unrelenting digital graveyard. Here, the consequences of our throwaway culture are laid bare, a stark contrast to the beauty we strive to preserve elsewhere. It is the hidden costs of progress. The stories remind us that our relationship with nature and technology must change. Through art and awareness, we can awaken to these realities and seek new paths forward.
Breaking new ground we find hemp, a material that returns—once humble, now a green king. Designers such as Paolo Castelli and Yasmin Bawa breathe life into this material, merging nature and art in biophilic creations. Fashion, too, finds its redemption. Emerging designers such as Human Touch, Ren Haixi and Kiki Grammatapoulos, push back against the waste, weaving garments not for profit but for the planet. These creators stitch hope into every seam, reminding us that transformation is slow, but ever-present.
Welcome to Luxiders Magazine 12
Rediscover the world’s forgotten magic
Belvis Soler
Editor in Chief & Art Director
Luxiders Magazine
Luxiders Magazine Print Issue 12 crafts a narrative where beauty and sustainability coalesce, from the deserts shaping our planet to the fragile coral reefs beneath the waves. Voices from the film industry, like Timur Bartels and Flora Li Thiemann, join artists such as Beatriz Chachamovits in calling for change, while designers such as Paolo Castelli and Yasmin Bawa reinvent materials like hemp.
Amidst these stories of rebirth, we uncover the darkness of digital waste in Ghana, and witness the hope sewn into the garments of emerging designers like Human Touch, Haixy Ren and Kiki Grammatapoulos. Through poetic travels to Menorca and the Lux* Tea Horse Road, this issue becomes a call to reconnect with the earth’s pulse and embrace a future shaped by sustainability.
