To mark the publication of Volume 8: Breaking New Ground, Oak’s editor-in-chief Karen Orton interviews chef Christian Puglisi alongside craft beer brand founder Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, speaking about Puglisi’s pione-ering Farm of Ideas and the Mikkeller craft beer phenomenon. We also host a discussion between artist and architect Caroline Sillesen together with food designer Bo Lindegaard – co-founder of experimental food agency, I’m A Kombo. In the third podcast, Oak’s writer Eva Helbæk Tram interviews Kamilla Seidler, head chef of Bolivian restaurant Gustu and Rosio Sanchez, the chef behind the Copenhagen taquerias Hija de Sanchez and a new restaurant, Sanchez.

Whether it’s speaking about cultural shifts that are sparked by new movements in food and drink, or celebrating the power of creative collaboration – Nordic Traces takes an in-depth look at the visionaries who are breaking new ground in the realms of design, culture, food, while uncovering the mindsets and creative practices that allow innovation to thrive.

The Nordic Traces podcast series is part of a project with  – an initiative exploring the global resonance of the Nordic region. As part of this collaboration, Oak also hosted several visual dialogues online between leading Nordic creatives from Oak volume 8.