Pleasant Place - Issue 9: Dahlia (Dahlia)

Dahlias are loud, colourful and iconic 🌸

This issue guides you through the dahlia’s fascinating and mysterious history, tracing its roots back to Mexico. Of course we take a look at some of the wildest and most wonderful cultivars out there, and there are even some adventurous recipes. Though they are no strangers to failure, we remain definite dahlia devotees!

Including:

• Definitely Dahlia – A deep dive into dahlias in the botanical introduction by Joline van Berkestijn, with photographs by Blommers & Schumm.
• Dahlias in art history – An overview of dahlias in art history, from Impressionists to Fauvists to photographers.
• Tasty Tubers – Adventurous recipes using dahlia tubers and petals by Omar Sanchez.
• Blue Dahlias – Writer Sarah Arnolds explores her own rage and frustration through the elusive blue dahlia.
• Where the wild dahlias grow – Landscape architect Armando Maravilla and photographer Pablo López Luz search for wild dahlias in Mexico City.

Cover by Blommers & Schumm
Inside cover by Alexandra Martens Serrano
Centrefold miniatures by Georgy Dendoe

Graphic design by fanfare
Concept and editing by Guus Kaandorp, Floor Kortman and Lou-Lou van Staaveren