ADI Museum, Milan. A design museum, the story of over 70 years of Made in Italy
Born in the middle of the pandemic, ADI is the first design museum in Milan born from the collection of the prize Compasso d’Oro established by Gio Ponti in 1934
Born in the middle of the pandemic, ADI is the first design museum in Milan born from the collection of the prize Compasso d’Oro established by Gio Ponti in 1934
Born in 2021, from Mr. Valisi’s collection, Milano Fashion Library goes back to the nineteenth century to the first ever fashion magazine
«When making our choices, we don’t think: is it going to sell now, but rather: will it be relevant in the future?». A talk with owners Olivier Amsellem and Charlotte Brunet
People come from neighboring Bristol to visit the physical shop and tourists defy laws of baggage allowance to fit magazines
Born from the love of a librarian and a chef, Libreria Brac merges a plant-based kitchen with a library hidden in Florence’s narrow street
The assistance of the internet and the abundant possibilities creators are given: it’s about staying hidden behind engineered personalities while creating art for the audiences
Adopting a zero-discrimination policy, Post Nothing provides a safe space for the marginalized: in conversation with founder, Manuela González
With a shop over 450 meters wide, Palais de Tokyo’s bookshop provides prominent magazine publications to fuel the contemporary artistic debate. With the aim of expanding the contemporary art debate, Walther König & Cahiers d’Art merged in twenty-seventeen to run the Palais de Tokyo’s bookshop.
Fashion books straight from the Fifties, magazines and museum catalogues line the walls of Alessandro Andrei’s private studio – talking about Fashion Books
Towns scattered around the country are rich in terms of historical buildings. They are also more accessible in terms of costs and perhaps even more hungry for fashion
Having over a period of years, the duo agreed upon starting a venture together. DJ-ing was a passion, but it could not sustain their finances
According to Tosca, each reader has two souls. There are those who wait for the right book to call for them and there are those who, instead, ask for advice
John Brodie and Blair Saxon-Hill opened Monograph Bookwerks in 2010 for people to study, explore and purchase books about art, politics and theory
«I was not acquainted with other professions. My fondness was for books, and a means for survival churned the birth of The Booksmith». Sirote Jiraprayoon on his journey to climb the corporate ladder
Founded in 1894, the company disrupted the market by selling both individual magazines and subscriptions. Today they keep offering services to other publishers, creating a worldwide community.
Turning a university project into a career, Philipp Neumann renews Leipzig’s history in publishing through a magazine store for culture
«The mission was to unite independent publishing, designers and international brands not yet in the spotlight. The essence of the space is based on simplicity and DIY», explains owner Filippo Anzalone
Molding a breath of air into the space, the newsstand was arranged in a manner to allow for the magazines and periodical reads sold to be presented similar to art pieces in a gallery
Funk states that magazines published through independent means have a sustainable value to it – becoming pieces that can be archived by its owners
The cleanliness of the backdrop allows the books to take center stage. One says ‘never judge a book by its cover’, but in Artwords that’s exactly what you do
The online store Soul Studio selects curated products and publications: it includes a collective collaboration among designers, artists, and brands to create limited edition prints and objects
A few square meters for about 2000 titles in the ‘locus amoenus’ of art. Do You Read Me?! Berlin is a gateway to publications that are hard to find
Founders Jürgen Nerger and Jan ‘Gudberg’ Müller-Wiefel on the conscious act of choosing a well-crafted book or magazine and diving in without being distracted by hyperlinks and clickbait
«It all started with a crazy idea», says Ángel Luis González, the man behind Ireland’s number one address for photobook lovers. A conversation about his cultural hub in Dublin’s Temple Bar
Continuing One Block Down’s quest for educating and sparking curiosity, SUBNOTESFROM via an event at their new Paris boutique
A new community of young people linked by the passion for fashion, interior design, and perfumes has found its temple in the philosophy of Gaia Store
Friends Roy Rietstap and Joost Albronda founded Mendo in 2002 in the extended confines of a hotel – now it is also a publisher. Relocation in 2019, it persists in playing the role as a bookseller in the Amsterdam area
We do not want to use the architectural language and form thats has been already applied to works» – an architectural project by Hie Wei
Hence the slogan ‘Galerie dédiée à l’Image: Carl Huguenin and Jerome Fournel launched an online library dedicated to graphic design, then expanded into brick-and-mortar
«We compared the Livraria to a mandarin tree. As its seeds become fruits, books turn into knowledge in the process of reading.» – In conversation with Roberta Paixão and Daniela Amendola
Upon going through a period of discussion with her peers, Riva settled on Luertís – a name that best described the adoration for her environs and a depiction of the area
Raffaele Asselta and Raphael Dias founded Casa Diária, the first concept store that aims to bring the vacation lifestyle with a selection of fashion, design, and art
«Our guardian trajectory is to take art off the pedestal and out of the sanctity of the museum, and fold it into everyday experiences». Max Schumann, Director of Printed Matter, Inc.
«The desire to pass on the traditional habit of reading and appreciating printed media to the next generation is part of the store name and culture», says store owner Osamu Kawata.
Yvon Lamberts returns to Marais, this time not as an art dealer but as a bookseller and modern publisher. «I want to do something more humanistic»
Individuals and university students from cities within a distance come to browse and read books and magazines which can be purchased through their online store
While print has long been deemed as being ‘dead’, things could not be further from the truth for independent magazines. Intw Import News’ founders Sasha Laing and Ken Miller
Simplicity of materials can draw attention to garments, artwork, literature and music on display: thinking can matter more than buying, according to the trio Joste, Lafarge and Steinmetz
Founded in 2002 by Regina Anzenberger, the space is a platform for photography-based art. Visitors are introduced to a concept-based body of work in the form of exhibitions and books
A store that vies to preserve Catalan culture through literature, spearheaded by Taxto Benet: «Catalan needs people to read in Catalan, to write in Catalan, to purchase Catalan books»
A town’s population of 64,000, and a market permeating with booksellers, it was not a viable proposition to open another stand-alone bookshop
Hunting for objects that integrate functionality, beauty and responsibility in their production is what the store’s owners have been doing since 2008, allowing Chandal’s perspective to grow with them
«Our brand mix counts labels by designers belonging to different categories: women, members of LGBTQ+ community, people of color and other minorities», in conversation with Manuel Marelli
Prompted by his peers during a game of cricket, Patel formulated the proposition to acquire the magazine and newspaper store that had been around for sixty years
Finding the spot was a chance event for Mathilde de Galbert, who discovered what she says «looked like a bookshop», while cycling around the neighborhood, one Sunday morning
Inspired by techwear’s clean designs, attention to volume, focus on materials, Andrea Bonsignore chooses to make clothes for the protagonists, rather than the store itself
An online fashion retailer selling second-hand luxury. Lucía Martínez-Ostos and Ytzia Belausteguigoitia began a store as a business centered on the two friends’ local network
«Shreeji is part of the social-fiber of the community. During the pandemic it has shown how stores in the locale acts as a sanctuary and how they were supported by its patrons».
«Why would someone buy a fashion magazine that looks like the others unless it has a defining factor»? Domenico Gutknecht of Rosa Wolf on his fixation with independent-print magazines
Removing the boundaries that define the inside and outside of architectural work, nendo builds its design approach on the principle of continuity in nature
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ISABELLE WENZEL
MARIA TOMANOVA
DANIEL ROCHè
IN CONVERSATION WITH
JENNA GRIBBON
AURET VAN HEERDEN
NOÉMI MICHEL
JOSEPH GRIMA
LIVIA FIRTH
NAZMA AKTER
EKOW ESHUN
LUCY MAULSBY
DAVID SPRIGGS
REGINE SCHUMANN
ANDREA BARONCHELLI
MAURO MARTINO
ROBERT NORTON
EMANUELE DASCANIO
LISA WHITE
FORMAFANTASMA
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