Journal tagged by At work with

This month a new, free magazine appeared in the cafés and shops of London. Broadsheet is the first non-Australian edition of a print/digital publishing project already covering city life across Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. Founder and CEO Nick Shelton explains why they launched in London.

As a photographer shooting with film and enjoying the analogue darkroom, launching a print magazine was perhaps a natural step for Sophie Chen. She tells us more about the mag, which celebrates the many people working behind the scenes in the food and hospitality industry, as issue two appears in shops.

This week we meet NYC-based editor and writer Aliza Abarbanel, who co-founded Cake Zine in 2022. The zine has fast become a staple on our shelves for its literary approach to food. Aliza also contributes to other mags, and is a regular participant in the growing NYC indie scene. She shares her week as issue seven of her zine is published.

After 20 years on big glossies such as Harper’s Bazaar and Tatler, British art director Jeannine Saba launched her own publishing company specialising in free, local magazines. This month her first title, The Covent Gardener, marks its tenth anniversary with a special issue. She reveals more as she shares her week.

As issue five appears in shops, we felt it was time to take a closer look at annual magazine The Lissome. Founder Dörte de Jesus, an artist/designer who has worked across many German magazines, explains how fashion—or ‘clothing culture’—can co-exist with the need for a more sustainable world.

We talk a lot at magCulture about the importance of magazines as objects, so we were excited by new magazine 3 objects, a title dedicated to objects and the meaning their owners invest in them. Founder Sven Durst tells us more as he shares his work space, inspirations and working week.