Getting Around: Herb Lester’s Fun Guides

WORDS Lindi Brownell Meiring

Started by Ben Olins and Jane Smillie in 2010, London-based design studio Herb Lester Associates creates fun guides to get you around the world in style.

They’ve published 54 guides so far (some of which you browse in our gallery above) and sold over 250 000. These beautifully designed maps will help you get around cities like Rome, Barcelona, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo, and assist you in discovering specialist suppliers in London, local hot spots in Paris to enjoy with your family and even a guide on navigating the solar system. There’s also a three-book pack to help you read and understand menus in France, Italy and Spain.

Herb Lester also makes tote bags, notepads, luggage tags and gift sets, including the amazing Everywhere Box that’s packed with 42 of the studio’s stylish guides.

They ship from London all over the world, including South Africa. To shop online, visit herblester.com.