Kinfolk No. 59
Kinfolk No. 59
2026 / Dk
Since 2011, Kinfolk has become a leading lifestyle authority with a dynamic mix of print and online media, including a quarterly magazine sold in over 100 countries in four languages, daily posts on Kinfolk.com and bestselling books.
Issue 59—The Clean Issue considers the meaning of “clean” as a ritual, a feeling and an instinct. If you’re starting to think about spring cleaning, you can read our longform essay, which examines how clean we really need to be; or else find solace in Dirty Habits, which turns its attention to the universal pockets of imperfection we all have—dead plants, missing mugs or a junk drawer.
We chart the boom in public bathing culture among younger generations in Tokyo and ask five perfumers and an expert to identify what “clean” actually smells like. We also meet David Bronner, whose soap company has taken on a life of its own: a family business turned countercultural force. And while you may expect to see an issue full of “clean lines” and minimalist design, we instead speak to Leonard Koren, one of the world’s leading aesthetes, who has an entirely different proposition.
Elsewhere, we meet Jessie Ware—the down-to-earth, bluntly funny British pop star who turned her mother’s weekly Friday night dinners for family and friends into a beloved podcast. Plus, our contributors spend time with a dry cleaner, a dermatologist and a saxophonist, ask whether culture is dead, and try to make sense of Theseus’ paradox.
English, published quarterly
176 pages, softback
2023 / Dk
Since 2011, Kinfolk has become a leading lifestyle authority with a dynamic mix of print and online media, including a quarterly magazine sold in over 100 countries in four languages, daily posts on Kinfolk.com and bestselling books.
Issue 47—Rather than advocating for any particular miracle cure, this issue focuses on well-being as an innate balance to be safeguarded. You’ll meet inspiring people for whom the well-being of others is paramount, featuring Walt Odets on the power of therapy, Chani Nicholas and Sonya Passi on financial well-being, Julia Bainbridge on sobriety, and Alice Sheppard on dance as a way to commune with the body—even when it hurts. Plus: interviews with fashion icon Farida Khelfa, tattoo artist Dr. Woo, superstar stylist Veneda Carter, and much more.
English, published quarterly
192 pages, softback
2022 / Dk
Since 2011, Kinfolk has become a leading lifestyle authority with a dynamic mix of print and online media, including a quarterly magazine sold in over 100 countries in four languages, daily posts on Kinfolk.com and bestselling books.
Issue 44—Be it the subject of awkward small talk in the office or the call to arms at an international summit, the weather is a topic of perennial interest and importance: It’s both daily life and global crisis, and the latest issue of Kinfolk takes readings that span the full barometer with interviews, essays, recipes and more. Plus: A look inside the studio of architect Giancarlo Valle, the home of interior designer Gergei Erdei and the closet of fashion icon Michelle Elie.
English, published quarterly
192 pages, softback
2022 / Dk
Since 2011, Kinfolk has become a leading lifestyle authority with a dynamic mix of print and online media, including a quarterly magazine sold in over 100 countries in four languages, daily posts on Kinfolk.com and bestselling books.
Issue 46—Make space for what matters most with Kinfolk’s first ever interiors issue. Inside you’ll find remote farmhouses in Japan and England, modernist masterpieces in California and the Australian bush, a guesthouse off the coast of Senegal and two palace apartments remodeled by fashion designer occupants. Plus: British designer Samuel Ross, French couturier Charles de Vilmorin, West Coast sculptor Yoko Kubrick and DJ Hunee.
English, published quarterly
192 pages, softback
2021 / Dk
Since 2011, Kinfolk has become a leading lifestyle authority with a dynamic mix of print and online media, including a quarterly magazine sold in over 100 countries in four languages, daily posts on Kinfolk.com and bestselling books.
Issue 42—The winter issue of Kinfolk approaches technology by focusing on the systems that underpin it, from the philosophy of Silicon Valley to the inscrutable laws of algorithms. It would be foolish to suggest that the solution to tech overload is to switch off entirely. Instead, the issue is designed to help readers better understand what they are plugging into. Plus: Dev Hynes on music, Rawdah Mohamed on fashion and Fernando Caruncho on garden design.
English, published quarterly
192 pages, softback