Top of the Pile : New Mags on the Block

The past few months a lot of new magazines were born (how is it possible/where do they come from!). Just when I thought I was up-to-date in magazine land, new ones turn up (or older ones I just discovered). These I would love to read or turn the pages of in the future.

Golly / "Think of Golly as a worldly friend with impeccable taste and razor-sharp wit."

NOT TODAY / "Maybe, what we can do or think of today will never be enough, or we are too lazy to even start today."

Nourished Journal / "We believe in taking a holistic view on life, Nourished's content is as comprehensive as it is diverse."

Freckled(online only) / "We hope to inspire the desire to create art and to appreciate our surroundings"

Endless / "We are the trip family. We are traveling around the world and let you be part of our experience."

Hole & Corner / "Continuing in our quest to bring you stories of dedication, craft, beauty, passion and skill.."

Tiny Atlas Quarterly (online with printed annual) / "It's the hired guns showing you how we like to do things. It's the kids dance at the end of Dirty Dancing."

Perdiz / "A survival manual without magic formulae"

The Alpine Review / "The Alpine Review is a compendium of ideas for a world in transition."

Collection : Seaweed

I'm already a while back from Montenegro and Albania and on the road I crossed many beautiful landscapes, vibrant (not all of them) cities and a lot of 'wild' life. Both places are definitely worth it to spend a vacation.

Last weekend I visited Normandy in France which has georgous coastlines with various kinds of seaweed. (no latin names, just intrigued)

I'm considering to buy a descent (smartphone photography :-/) camera, this Leica looks like a real good option..

© all photos by me

Impressed : Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi

Another one I saw in Milan:
Associazione, the ceramic vases by Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi do remind me off enlarged (iron) building materials (screws, plugs, ...), strong forms with a wink to Ettore Sottsass' ceramics.
For her its experimenting with ceramics, juxtaposing volume and finishes. An very succesful experiment that speaks for itself.

Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi has a background in product design and is now a freelance consultant and creative director for a wide range of brands and magazines. Her personal work explores the relationship between the artificial and the natural, through various media, especially photography, video and ceramics. (represented by Simona Venier)

© all images Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi

Top of the Pile : Wanderlust

It's summer and I have some more time to read, these offer a good escape in anticipation of my holiday.

Openhouse (n°1): The first kickstarter project I ever funded and it felt good! The magazine is a project of our Kinfolk co-hosts in Barcelona. In Openhouse you can read about the life of creative personalities and experience their tips in different European cities.

Another Escape (volume 3): Stories of crafters, promising projects and nice photography, the perfect inspiration.

GRANTA (127): Granta is a literary magazine, each issue has a theme and is filled with short stories of young writers. The next issue (128) looks interesting as well, American Wild!