Tag: The Publishing Industry
What does “editorial” mean? Redefining an overused word
A publisher is someone who guarantees the context and the trust that this context promises: the publisher allows creative talent to freely express themselves always within a shared message
Boekie Woekie, Amsterdam. Three owners and 7,000 art books from independent creators
Since 1986 Jan Voss, Henriëtte van Egten and Rúna Thorkelsdóttir have persevered in maintaining the child-like essence of the bookstore while seeing through the intertwining of art related literature
Located on Stockholm’s Götgatan Street, Press Stop showcases niche publications
Looking to expand its collection of reads, Press Stop is continuing its efforts in remaining to be the last of its kind in serving recondite literary goods
Paper Café, Nairobi: a patron for arts through visuals between Africa and Europe
Michael Mugambi founded Paper Café in Nairobi in the summer of 2022 to promote the crossbreed of European independent magazines and the African cultural scene
kurimanzutto: contemporary art between Mexico and NY
kurimanzutto’s first exhibition, Economía de Mercado, took place in 1999 in Mexico City and remained open to the public for less than twenty-four hours
Bleu&Book, Taipei. From a life in a television network to owning bookstores across Taiwan
«There are over two hundred independent-bookstores in Taiwan. To stand out, bookstores craft a thematic identity, serving a certain subject matter in a multitude of genres»
Mexico’s cherished artists: Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
Commissioned by the couple from the architect Juan O'Gorman in 1931, Diego RIvera and Frida Kahlo lived in the estate until 1934
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
Aedicola Lambrate, reclaiming Milano: a micro-publisher to help the city
Aedicola is an independent newsstand and micro-publisher fostering print culture, civic engagement, and community life in a rapidly transforming Milan
Biblioteka, a public reference library, democratizes art, architecture and photography
Libraries are sustainable spaces as they discourage the mass-production of printed materials whilst encouraging the exposition of printed materials that the public doesn’t have access to
Village – the bookstore was founded to present art into the Leeds suburbs
Village – a bookstore gallery showcasing art from creators far, wide, and those surrounding them – sustained by the addition of a bookstore
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
Good Press, Glasgow. The only bookstore in the UK with an open submission policy
«I might appreciate 10% of our stock, but I respect 100% of it. After it has been made, a book, zine or record deserves visibility». In conversation with co-founder Matthew...
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
Neue Galerie, New York. A window on German and Austrian Art Nouveau
In conversation with director Renée Price on the promotion and preservation of a foreign culture in the United States through art and crafts
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...
A home for art built from the ashes of a volcano: Museo Anahuacalli, Mexico City
Inspired to Aztec temples, the museum hosts a permanent collection of pre-Columbian finds, temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists and a botanical garden
Odd Kiosk, Barcelona. An exploration of queer based literature
Odd Kiosk was a response to the climate of these spaces, giving the youth, in importance, a space to explore their sense of self without harming one’s mental health
En Route magazine and the story of Cesare Poma: an exhibition at the Vatican Library
A collection of early 20th-century newspapers from around the world has been rediscovered at the Vatican Apostolic Library. The House of Dior is establishing a scholarship to study it
Marie Tomanova’s New Volume Confronts Identity, Migration, and Belonging
Marie Tomanova recovers a photographic archive from the beginning of her career, challenging the norms of photography with a single 36-exposure roll of film
Swab Barcelona, a human scale fair, prioritizing quality programs and accessibility for its audience
Humane treatment and accessibility to culture are at the forefront in an event that seeks to break the barriers and elitism that often characterize the contemporary art scene – the...
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»
Yvon Lambert’s Paris outpost reinvents the classic gallery
Weaving a bookshop, a publishing house, and a spirit of serendipity into an ever‑shifting cultural laboratory – Yvon Lambert is currently showcasing Distances, the new exhibition by photographer Romain Laprade
Champaca, Bengaluru. A platform for books, zines and fanzines to defend the indie-publishing scene
On the rooftop of a bungalow, a metal-staircase takes you to the store that opens into a courtyard. Founder Radhika Timbadia wanted to create a sanctuary hide-away from the city...
Joel Dicker: the Writer and the Publisher
When you take a game-changing decision, you don't understand what you’re doing. An interview with Joel Dicker, the worldwide bestselling author who decided to start his own publishing house, Rosie...
Industry, Intimacy, Illumination: Ten Years of Lampoon at Dinner with Chanel
As Chanel prepares to present its Cruise Collection on Lake Como on 29 April, a Milan dinner for Lampoon Issue 31 marks the magazine’s decade in print
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
Olivier Zahm: A Manifesto for the Independent Publishing Industry
An Interview to Olivier Zahm, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Purple Magazine, taken by Carlo Mazzoni, Editor in Chief of Lampoon. Independency: being creative today is not enough
In Paris, the Gallery Perrotin hosts artist Bernar Venet and painter Susumu Kamijo
Parisian Gallery Perrotin and bookstore, with the same name, has locations in New York, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai, displaying world class art and merchandise
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
T0K10 Rotterdam: A Japanese-Inspired Concept Store Bringing Tokyo’s Wabi-Sabi Aesthetic to Europe
Owner and founder Joep Jongen drew influence from the now shuttered down concept store Colette, in Paris. It assisted in shaping the ethos of the store – accessible fashion for...
OMMU, Athens: A Nomadic Bookstore Bridging Art and Publishing
«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...
Future Fair in New York City: Rachel Mijares Fick and Rebeca Laliberte
Poised to welcome art practitioners and the public, Future Fair 4th edition establishes itself as an enhancing commercial platform within the broader New York City art ecology
Future Library, Oslo. Will books become the next extinct species in a hundred years?
The forest whose tree rings are chapters in a book. How understanding the human traits in nature can help save the environment
Napoli Amore by Assouline: A Book on Naples, Its Culture, Clashes, and Link to Time
Napoli Amore is a book by Assouline – author Cesare Cunaccia explores the soul of Naples: every layer of history grafts onto another, generating time-bending short circuits
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
Print is not dead – Kelly Clark, BoutiqueMags
The online portal BoutiqueMags falls under the wing of WhiteCirc, now known as an international distributor for niche publications
Issues, Toronto: a space for peers and like-minded folk in the arts
The Toronto editorial industry is introduced to Issues - Nicola Hamiltons bridge between what is wanted from a commercial standpoint, and what is desired when in the process of creating
Daniel and Sam Kapp represent queer culture at Kapp Kapp Gallery, New York
Daniel and Sam Kapp are conscious about their social privileges. Choosing to show queer art means to support queer people
We Are Wandering Stray Dogs: Eva Ferri and Edizioni E/O
Interview with Eva Ferri, Editorial Director and Heir of Edizioni E/O: Independence in Publishing, the Publishing Situation, the Case and Success of L’Amica Geniale
Public Records, Brooklyn: vegan food and sound rooms connected by architecture
Shane Davis and Francis Harris met in 2017 and quickly decided to establish Public Records, a place that goes beyond restoration and became part of the community
Pro qm, Berlin. Interdisciplinary debates in Berlin’s Mitte
A different sorting every month to keep up with current focus themes. In conversation with founder Katja Reichard
How Type Books Champions Diversity and Local Culture in Toronto
Joanne Saul and Samara Walbohm began with an art gallery in the basement and a bookstore above it, preserving the timeless charm of classic bookstores in a changing world
Rough Lampoon #30: The Identity of a Magazine for the Future of Publishing
From the double O of Lampoon to the identity of a Rough Magazine: in-depth journalism dedicated to culture, where culture means transparency for both sides of the scale—the dirty and...
Milano Fashion Library – 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
Two sisters flee their troubled home
With nothing but the clothes on their backs and a flicker of hope in their eyes, they embark on a journey into the unknown