The Publishing Industry Archive

Milano Fashion Library, Italy – from La Mode Illustrée to contemporary publishing

Born in 2021, from Mr. Valisi’s collection, Milano Fashion Library goes back to the nineteenth century to the first ever fashion magazine

Fabiana Boglione

Jogging, Marseille. Giving back to the community in a former butcher’s shop

«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

Enrico Chhibber

Magalleria, Bath. An informed vision of the print industry

People come from neighboring Bristol to visit the physical shop and tourists defy laws of baggage allowance to fit magazines

Sara Kaufman

Fractured State: John Spyrou on documenting Florida and its idiosyncrasies

From Orlando to Homestead, Florida’s ethnographic and vegetative landscapes takes life in John Spyrou’s latest limited-edition book, born from a few days trip the photographer took in 2021

Giorgia Feroldi

Post Nothing Magazines, Bogotá. The only magazine store promoting a new community for its creative scene

Adopting a zero-discrimination policy, Post Nothing provides a safe space for the marginalized: in conversation with founder, Manuela González

Anisha Khemlani

Monograph Bookwerks, Oregon: a bookstore and an archive hub research project

John Brodie and Blair Saxon-Hill opened Monograph Bookwerks in 2010 for people to study, explore and purchase books about art, politics and theory

Veronica Gisondi

Making the most of boredom. A look into NOIA Magazine’s collaborative world

Born from Lorenzo Bigatti’s lockdown boredom, NOIA Magazine embraces the creative possibilities that emerge when you look at things differently

Selin Hatunoglu

Arses, spitting, domestic appliances. Bruno Fanzine and its obsession with the archives

In a digital society, can paper be the bulwark of free circulation of images? Bruto fanzine – a story of obsessions and theft of internet domains

Editorial Team

Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg. The future of digital is print

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

Amanda Ballerini

The Library Project, Dublin. A shop, gallery and festival dedicated to printed photographs

«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

Astrid Hofer

Book and Sons, Tokyo. Bringing together designers and typography lovers

«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.

Astrid Hofer

Import News, New York. Are we living in an era of content overload?

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

Angelica Frey

MagCulture Shop, London. Magazines are reflections of our society

Clerkenwell is at the heart of the print industry in London being home to the first publication that used the word ‘Magazine’ to describe a periodical in 1731

Chetna Chopra

Ed. Varie, New York. Art gallery and creative space for emerging artists

«I desired people who were curious from the neighbourhood». This sense of discovery has become one of the successful parts of Ed. Varie

Shanay Taylor

Ommu, Athens. Being nomads and a part of book fairs

«There was a scarcity in creative material available in Greece. Our involvement in the scene here urged us to showcase work made in the locale to the individuals living here and outside of it»

Pravin Nair

Boutique de la Prensa, Madrid. A city kiosk pathway towards internationality

In the centre of Madrid, an old press store is becoming a specialized centre for independent international magazines. The owner Antonio Torán tells us how

Sofia Busignani

PrintRoom, Rotterdam. Self-publishing for artists’ independence

Presentation space, bookstore and publisher-in-residence space, PrintRoom stresses artists’ books beyond their limits. In conversation with founder and director Karin de Jong

Elena Caslini

Benjamin Wolbergs New Queer Photography: focus on margins, all about queer bodies and beauty

The book edited by Benjamin Wolbergs, collects the work of fifty-two photographers from all over the world, focusing on bodies and intimate queerness

Emanuela Colaci