Magazines of the Week 15th September 2023

Lodown – Issue 125

The word from Lodown on this issue is…

“The HEAT is on. The air smells like chlorine and sun lotion, the sidewalks are decorated with broken bottles, and sweaty folks are getting more aggressive with every added degree Celsius. Paradoxically, summer still reigns supreme. It’s the invincible season. the ultimate invitation for procrastination. It’s the time of year when life actually presents itself as rife with possibilities. And that’s exactly why Lodown’s summer issue is bringing back the heat.“

Featuring articles on..Artists Jean Jullien and Pose, Chicago gang culture, painter Will Cotton and loads more hot hot stuff. 🥵

TO THINK – Issue 3 💛

This is a magazine by @made_thought

“Made Thought is a like-minded collective of strategists, writers, thinkers, inventors, makers, dreamers, mavericks, rebels, connectors, instigators and igniters. We champion bold creativity and brave action underpinned by exceptional craft. From our studios in London and New York, we work with clients big and small who are open to change.”

This issue asks:

How do we accelerate towards the future when we are shackled to today?

With thoughts on such varied topics as population, the ocean, money, ageing, consumerism, creativity and humanity. Beautifully publish with lurid yellow pages and bold graphic font, it celebrates new creative thinking. 💛

Viscose Journal – 4 Trans Issue. 🩷

‘This special issue of Viscose critically explores the numerous relationships between transness and fashion. The issue sets out to ask two ambivalent questions: what is a fashion theory of transness, and what might a trans theory of fashion be? Viscose 04 productively confronts fashion studies with trans aesthetics and trans studies, and attempts to excavate the largely invisible archives of trans history that form the underside of fashion itself.

The issue features a wealth of archival and contemporary moments of trans fashion production spanning 50 years. The cover celebrates histories of independent queer publishing, and doubles as a detachable poster.’

SWILL – Issue 3 🧡

Swill returns with a new issue of big time big food stories.
“Somebody recently asked me how we decide on stories for Swill. It’s a far more difficult question to answer than it should be. Probably because every issue really has its own personality. And this time around we nicked a femoral artery, letting the stories spill out with more freedom than we allowed with the first two. We jump from the coast of India to the back of Federal to hang out with Australian music powerhouse, Tex Perkins and his herd of donkeys. Australian national treasure Peter Russell-Clarke opens up about his early life in foster care and turning a then-prince Charles away from his restaurant in the 70s. Richard Cooke explores the life of Giorgio de Chirico, the Roman artist who caused Yves Tanguy to become a painter after he glimpsed Child’s Skull through a bus window. Leading American pizzaiolo Joe Beddia takes us on a tour of his hometown of Philadelphia and David Matthews drills down on mangoes with Natoora founder, Franco Fubini. Chef Annie Smithers introduces us to her tiny Trentham restaurant, Du Fermier. Greek-Aussie chef Ella Mittas writes about her eye-opening journey through the kitchens of Turkey and we discover how Rob McGlade, a ginger-haired Irishman living in Scotland delivering poetry readings about sieving wine through his teeth, caught the attention of satirist David Sedaris. Flip to the centrefold to discover the juicy mouthful that is the ham, egg and chip sandwich at London sandwich shop, Max’s. Of course, every issue needs a love story, and this one is brought to you by the world’s most dedicated barflies who write about the first bar they ever loved. There’s even breakfast laksa, as part of a delicious, glorious morning mess of recipes cooked with joy by Rosheen Kaul. We hope you love it.” – Myffy Rigby, editor

Pop Autumn / Winter Issue

The Autumn/Winter issue of Pop magazine has been like gold dust. It features Kim Tae-hyung from BTS. An iconic cover we are sure!

Dazed Autumn Issue

Jung Kook stole the show of this issue of Dazed magazine! Another sell out.

BranD issue 68

Awwww I love Yoshitomo Nara!! 💛 and his art is on the cover of the latest issue of BranD, and there is a bunch more inside including a pull out poster.

BranD #68 – Graphic Crisis and Chance – Yoshitomo Nara special