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Gogol&Company, Milan. A social and cultural catalyst for the local community
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
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
The Booksmith, Thailand. A distributor for hard-to-seek titles in the Greater-Thailand region
«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...
Newsstand UK – From a Victorian family business into the Metaverse
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.
Mzin in Leipzig, Multidisciplinary Interactions in a Magazine Store that mimics a Gallery
Turning a university project into a career, Philipp Neumann renews Leipzig’s history in publishing through a magazine store for culture
Bjørk, Florence. San Frediano neighborhood between selection and mutation
«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
Big Little News, Seattle. Once an elevator shaft, now a newsstand of magazines in esotericism
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...
Funk Magazine, Köln: «We had planned for it to be a pop up in the initial plan»
Funk states that magazines published through independent means have a sustainable value to it – becoming pieces that can be archived by its owners
Artwords Bookshop, London. A reflection of our here and now
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
Soul Studio. Can you exist online? Defining visual identity and style
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
Do You Read Me?! Berlin: publications are hard to find elsewhere in Germany
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
Manifesta 14: The European Nomadic Biennial breaks away from the art world
Prishtina, Kosovo 2022 - a closer look into the local complexity and how the arts and culture integrate with urban development: Ii conversation with Hedwig Fijen on Manifesta 14
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
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...
One Block Down launches ‘SUBNOTESFROM’ at their new Parisian hub
Continuing One Block Down’s quest for educating and sparking curiosity, SUBNOTESFROM via an event at their new Paris boutique
Gaia Store, Cervia – connecting the present with the past since 2016
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
Bookstore in 798 Art Zone, Beijing. Conveying the memoir of its Jewish American heritage
We do not want to use the architectural language and form thats has been already applied to works» - an architectural project by Hie Wei
Livraria Mandarina, São Paulo. Where mandarins are metaphors for growth and resistance
«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...
Luertís, Brescia. A wild asparagus sprouts, flaunting art and community
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...
Casa Diária, Brazil. A concept store that merges art and the vacation lifestyle
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
Nomad Circle – the summer edition in Capri, a travelling showcase
As Hans Ulrich Obrist wrote down in the catalogue of the showcase’s first edition, Nomad is the future of the fair. It’s to go to explore unconventional destinations, not to...
Printed Matter, Inc., New York. Where publishing, social activism and inclusivity take precedent
«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,...
One Half In, China. A bookstore should be part of everyday existence
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
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
The Broken Arm, Paris. The blurred line between art and life
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
AnzenbergerGallery, Vienna. Works that experiment with media from a perspective of curation
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
Ona, Barcelona. How a Barcelona bookstore is reviving a lost language through literature
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»
Theatro, Portugal. Gravitating to the world of prose and poems
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
Macondo, Verona. The window on the world of the Italian fashion agency 247
«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
Chandal, Barcelona. A shop in El Born to explore what the world has in store
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
Rococo News & Magazine, London. A cultivation of Notting Hill
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
Librairie Sans Titre, Paris. An independent-publishers and artists’ hunter
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
Troquer, Mexico City. Intellectual architecture reshaping the retail therapy experience
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
Rosa Wolf, Berlin. Five-hundred titles with a soul and old-school customer service
«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
Kashiyama Daikanyama, Tokyo. A hill-like complex in southern Shibuya
Removing the boundaries that define the inside and outside of architectural work, nendo builds its design approach on the principle of continuity in nature
Bonjour Jacob, Paris. Using ethical supply chains when disseminating books
An immersion in the ethos of Bonjour Jacob, among items, reading materials, vinyl records, and a coffee experience – fostering craftsmanship and quality
Libreria Luxemburg, Turin. A bookshop where one can find collector’s texts which can be often found in museums only
The variety of the selection makes the bookshop a reference point for the operators of the Turin artistic field, from design to all the modernist and postmodernist forms
McNally Jackson Books, New York. Inside the Nolita indie scenario
Founded in New York in 2004 by Sarah McNally, a former editor at Basic Books and daughter of Holly and Paul McNally, the owners of the Canadian McNally Robinson Booksellers...
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
Under the Cover, Lisbon. A magazine’s cover is a part of the selection criteria
The world of independent zines and alternative press has had a metamorphosis over the years. It started with fanzines in the Thirties
Reading Room, Milan. A white cube for magazines turns into a cultural hub
A Forty-square-meter gallery in the district of Corvetto. In conversation with founder Francesca Spiller: «Running a bookshop today means creating a relationship with the producers of magazines»
Janasch’s, Magdeburg. Solidarity with businesses in the locale
Diverting from the constructs of a structured work format in offices that focused on monetary goals, Janasch’s identity contrasts that of a professional job setting
Six Chairs Books, Vilnius. Debuting art bookstore and publishing house
«The store is located in a thirty square meter room on the museum’s ground floor. The design is simple, with white shelves. At the moment, we are offering around 350...
Roppongi Tsutaya Books, Tokyo. Catering to the needs of an international community
Tsutaya was founded in 1983 in Osaka as a realization of the idea of a need to create a stronghold of culture for grown-ups
Lebigmag, Moscow. People visit from fatigue by the sight of screens
Magazines: one can travel without travelling. «I receive orders from villages in Russia, for which, when I look at google maps are towns consisting of twenty houses»
Amen, Madrid. A corner in Malasaña, the ‘barrio de las Maravillas’
A former printing house, renovated as a DIY project, named Amen – a sign of gratefulness for having gotten all the work done. Few lines by Rocío Mendivil
