Le cool
Encyclopedia
le cool is an independent publishing company based in Barcelona.
Founded in 2003 by Swedish emigrant René Lönngren, the company publishes content concerning unusual events and places within European cities.
Its main products are weekly online magazines detailing cultural activities under the name le cool magazine, and a series of Weird and Wonderful Guides to five cities in Europe. It also produces publications for clients, including the inflight magazine Ling for the Spanish airline Vueling, which won a Gold Medal in the 2008 awards of the American-based Society of Publication Designers.
le cool sends weekly emails to around 200,000 subscribers in eight European cities: Barcelona
, Budapest
, Dublin, Istanbul
, Lisbon
, London
, Madrid
, Moscow
, and has also published guidebooks to five cities (Barcelona, 2006; Amsterdam, Lisbon, London, Madrid, 2008).
Its guidebook series is unusual for the quality of its design, in particular for working with local designers in each city.
The editor of le cool's London email magazine and guidebook, Mat Osman
, was previously the bassist in Suede
.
Le Cool has expanded to include the Le Cool Agency, a content agency that helps agencies and their clients to connect better with their customers through supporting their communication with great content.
Founded in 2003 by Swedish emigrant René Lönngren, the company publishes content concerning unusual events and places within European cities.
Its main products are weekly online magazines detailing cultural activities under the name le cool magazine, and a series of Weird and Wonderful Guides to five cities in Europe. It also produces publications for clients, including the inflight magazine Ling for the Spanish airline Vueling, which won a Gold Medal in the 2008 awards of the American-based Society of Publication Designers.
le cool sends weekly emails to around 200,000 subscribers in eight European cities: Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Dublin, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, and has also published guidebooks to five cities (Barcelona, 2006; Amsterdam, Lisbon, London, Madrid, 2008).
Its guidebook series is unusual for the quality of its design, in particular for working with local designers in each city.
The editor of le cool's London email magazine and guidebook, Mat Osman
Mat Osman
Mat Osman is an English musician, best known as the bassist in the band Suede. He studied at the London School of Economics, where in 1989 he was awarded a BSc in Economics....
, was previously the bassist in Suede
Suede (band)
Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
.
Le Cool has expanded to include the Le Cool Agency, a content agency that helps agencies and their clients to connect better with their customers through supporting their communication with great content.