The Plant #24

230 x 300 mm, 280 pages Barcelona, Spain (English-language) First published 2010 Editor-in-chief: Cristina Merino Creative direction: Isabel Merino and Carol Montpart ‘A curious observer of ordinary plants and other greenery’ Always a joy to receive and carefully leaf through, The Plant is full of stories branching off in this way and that after beginning in the earth, roots, leaves and flowers. In a digital age when it feels like you can erase anything with a single tap of the backspace key, this 24th issue speaks to the importance of treasuring the past as something we carry with us forward. The team likens this strange mix of the familiar and the new to a forest of opportunity: ‘A forest that is both a fresh invitation to wonder and imagination, and familiar enough to keep us from feeling lost, even as we grow, together, from the realm of certainty into the unknown.’ From a walk with Rainer Judd across her 40,000 acres of preserved land and Bruno Amadi’s mesmerising hand-blown glass vegetables in Italy, to Indonesia’s matrilineal Minangkabau community and a stunning botanical planetarium in Lake Como, there is so much to see, appreciate, and savour. theplantmagazine.com