A Magazine Curated By Erdem
A Magazine Curated By Erdem
2022 / Belgium
The 24th issue has been curated by Erdem Moralioglu MBE, the British-Turkish fashion designer and creative director of his eponymous London-based label ERDEM.
A Magazine Curated By Erdem is a cross-cultural, time-travelling exploration of Erdem’s diverse range of sociological and aesthetic references that centres on the disruptive figures of crucial periods in our collective history. Throughout the issue, game-changing figures from gender-bending Edwardian aristocrats to creative wunderkinds like Virginia Woolf, Patrick Procktor, Cindy Sherman, Marlene Dietrich and Derek Jarman meet the gaze of contemporary image-makers from across the globe including new commissions by Ethan James Green with Dara Allen, Campbell Addy with Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, William Waterworth with Amanda Harlech, and Trinity Ellis with Ola-Oluwa Ebiti.
As a non-identical twin, Erdem reflects upon the themes of duality and mirroring, deconstructing the notion of twinning and the fluidity of gender in his exploration of Orlando by Virginia Woolf and the 1993 film by Sally Potter, as well as personal archives from Aubrey Beardsley’s The Yellow Book (1894-97) and the defunct queer magazine After Dark from the 1960s.
English, published biannually
200 pages, 30 x 23 cm, softback
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2022 / UK
The 23rd issue has been curated by Francesco Risso, the Italian fashion designer and creative director of the Milan-based fashion house Marni.
Drawing upon an intimate yet diverse community of artists, musicians, writers, photographers, family and friends, A Magazine Curated By Francesco Risso is an analogue exploration of the print object through a myriad of visual and philosophical stimuli that question contemporary notions of living.
Divided into 20 distinct contributions across 240 pages, the issue is conceived as a compilation of scrapbooks – each a conceptual window into the minds and hearts of a protagonist or protagonists that offers a glimpse into their creative process or journey. Opening with a sketched or painted portrait, each chapter of the scrapbook is completely unique, featuring a plethora of lo-fi techniques from handwritten and mechanically typed pages to paper collages, illustration, painting, doodling and hand-retouched photography. The issue’s playful cover mimics a red vintage scrapbook, combining multiple finishing techniques including 3D scanning, a trompe l’œil embossed ‘tape’ spine, embossed ‘A’ and spot varnished portrait of Francesco Risso himself.
English, published biannually
233 pages, 30 x 23 cm, softback
2021 / Uk
Riposte is a magazine and online platform for women. With the aim of profiling bold and fascinating women who challenge power structures and stereotypes, it features interviews— honest rather than being full of media-trained responses—essays and a broad range of issues including art, design, music, business, innovation, politics, social justice and environmental issues.
Issue 13 is dedicated to the theme of “Care” – because we could all do with some after the past 18+ months of chaos of pandemic. Many encounters in this issue: discussing sustainability, environmental justice and the importance of spiritual healing with Céline Semaan, founder of Slow Factory Foundation; exploring how turning trash into treasure is making us all re-evaluate the stuff we buy and ultimately throw away with designer Nicole McLaughlin; artist Cassi Namoda reflects on the power of saying no, creating strong boundaries and the importance of embracing the duality of life; academic and writer Katherine Angel talks to us about her book, ‘Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again’ and gets into why good sex is more than a question of consent.
English, published annually
176 pages, 30.5 x 22.5 cm, softback