LOVE this. The clickbait culture has become exhausting. I’ve always loved print magazines being not only a tactile form of media, but also an archival one. I have copies of magazine that don’t even exist anymore and it’s a delight to revisit them for both inspiration and information.
I can highly recommend Elle Decoration UK and Living Etc, which are always jam packed with design related info and Canadian House and Home which delivers a very accessible approach to design (and very few if any celebrities!)
I’ve always hated rigid categories and maybe that’s why those kinds of divisive headlines hurt so much. I don’t care that a farmhouse sink “goes” with a farm aesthetic, it’s functional for the gd way we do dishes! I’d rather see ecclectic choices that reflect values and personal points of view, it’s so much more relatable and inspiring. It’s the most expensive magazine on the planet (I can’t afford it anymore), but I love CABANA because everything in it is old and collected. Also a die-hard NYer subscriber!
Couldn't agree more about the "buy print" message. It may be one of my biggest parenting tips, too. It's so good to have print lying around -- newspaper, comics, magazines. For kids to see you reading and for them to casually browse. They have their own kids news magazines they look forward to receiving. Sometimes I feel like a dinosaur with our newspaper subscriptions, but I won't give it up.
We did the Week Junior with the boys for a while until I realized they were reading mostly the Good Week/Bad Week part with fun and terrible animal news. Dash wanted two of his own magazines so he is now getting GQ and Men’s Health and I am getting more Tom Holland content. 🤩.
this is most refreshing. i am more of a slow design type a gal ... i like a home with meaning. MY meaning, not what has been dictated to me by the industry. if one has taste, i feel this is the best way to go. i have to admit, i just laugh when someone calls out something i adore and says something like oh that is so 60s or 70s ... i'm like yep, and i love that era (this applies mostly to fashion ; )* but you know what i mean ~ great piece, Emily and i will check out the mag you edit. i subscribe to AD & DWELL. insta is getting old ... same ole same ole !
Dwell is complicated for me. I always read their comment section on Insta because it is the most illuminating insight into the wide gulph between the haves and have-nots. I really appreciate how editors and writers there are getting into the weeds with divulging how much it actually costs to redo homes and renovate rooms. It has become astoundingly expensive, and we are faced with an aging housing stock in dire need of upgrades.
These are outstanding! Such a great way to look at things. Polarizing headlines and titles exhaust me. I've been feeling the same way about print magazines lately. I stopped pitching articles a long while back because I lost interest in producing the kind of content that was being prioritized. But now I have a few print pubs that are put together with special care and it's made me want to read them (and maybe write for them) again.
Would love to hear the other ones you subscribe to. For me it's the New Yorker, New York Mag (possibly my favorite of all time, even though I don't even like New York!), and National Geographic. NG for one KILLS IT on Instagram. There modus operandi seems to be "LOVE THE WORLD AND ALSO WHY ARE THESE THINGS HAPPENING." Exceptional.
Thanks for this observation! I love the idea of tapping into the joy creating of a home space instead of the shame of getting it “wrong.” And I’m here for the print renaissance!
More and more I just can't with Insta. It's weird to ask people to follow your little world here on Substack, but it does feel more like sitting in a room together vs. shouting at each other from across town.
LOVE this. The clickbait culture has become exhausting. I’ve always loved print magazines being not only a tactile form of media, but also an archival one. I have copies of magazine that don’t even exist anymore and it’s a delight to revisit them for both inspiration and information.
I can highly recommend Elle Decoration UK and Living Etc, which are always jam packed with design related info and Canadian House and Home which delivers a very accessible approach to design (and very few if any celebrities!)
Ooh! Thank you. I wish I had room for some archives. I use what little ones I have!
I’d read the rewritten articles any day! Thanks for this inspirational message.
I would like to investigate the rug one 😳.
I’ve always hated rigid categories and maybe that’s why those kinds of divisive headlines hurt so much. I don’t care that a farmhouse sink “goes” with a farm aesthetic, it’s functional for the gd way we do dishes! I’d rather see ecclectic choices that reflect values and personal points of view, it’s so much more relatable and inspiring. It’s the most expensive magazine on the planet (I can’t afford it anymore), but I love CABANA because everything in it is old and collected. Also a die-hard NYer subscriber!
There needs to be a cabana magazine train.
I can start with some old issues!
Couldn't agree more about the "buy print" message. It may be one of my biggest parenting tips, too. It's so good to have print lying around -- newspaper, comics, magazines. For kids to see you reading and for them to casually browse. They have their own kids news magazines they look forward to receiving. Sometimes I feel like a dinosaur with our newspaper subscriptions, but I won't give it up.
We did the Week Junior with the boys for a while until I realized they were reading mostly the Good Week/Bad Week part with fun and terrible animal news. Dash wanted two of his own magazines so he is now getting GQ and Men’s Health and I am getting more Tom Holland content. 🤩.
I like your titles better. 🙂
Thank you. Next week I’m going to try not to have opinions. We shall see!
this is most refreshing. i am more of a slow design type a gal ... i like a home with meaning. MY meaning, not what has been dictated to me by the industry. if one has taste, i feel this is the best way to go. i have to admit, i just laugh when someone calls out something i adore and says something like oh that is so 60s or 70s ... i'm like yep, and i love that era (this applies mostly to fashion ; )* but you know what i mean ~ great piece, Emily and i will check out the mag you edit. i subscribe to AD & DWELL. insta is getting old ... same ole same ole !
Dwell is complicated for me. I always read their comment section on Insta because it is the most illuminating insight into the wide gulph between the haves and have-nots. I really appreciate how editors and writers there are getting into the weeds with divulging how much it actually costs to redo homes and renovate rooms. It has become astoundingly expensive, and we are faced with an aging housing stock in dire need of upgrades.
Yes ! I read prob 6 mos ago they were calling it “the golden age of remodeling”.
these days anything with the word gold in it makes me nauseous if you know what I mean ~
These are outstanding! Such a great way to look at things. Polarizing headlines and titles exhaust me. I've been feeling the same way about print magazines lately. I stopped pitching articles a long while back because I lost interest in producing the kind of content that was being prioritized. But now I have a few print pubs that are put together with special care and it's made me want to read them (and maybe write for them) again.
Would love to hear the other ones you subscribe to. For me it's the New Yorker, New York Mag (possibly my favorite of all time, even though I don't even like New York!), and National Geographic. NG for one KILLS IT on Instagram. There modus operandi seems to be "LOVE THE WORLD AND ALSO WHY ARE THESE THINGS HAPPENING." Exceptional.
Love NG. I am a big fan of Faire Magazine from Ruth Ribeaucourt.
Ooh, thank you! I just checked it out. My favorite kind of content — creatives at work. Looking forward to my creative crone phase.
Thanks for this observation! I love the idea of tapping into the joy creating of a home space instead of the shame of getting it “wrong.” And I’m here for the print renaissance!
More and more I just can't with Insta. It's weird to ask people to follow your little world here on Substack, but it does feel more like sitting in a room together vs. shouting at each other from across town.