Kinfolk Magazine – Issue 53

Kinfolk Magazine Issue 53 (the Seoul Issue) is available now on loremnotipsum.com. Kinfolk has published a Korean edition of the magazine for the last 10 years, run a community space in the heart of Seoul for the last five, and, more recently, has hosted a slate of pop-ups in some of the city’s most enthralling neighbourhoods.

Inside Issue Fifty-Three, our team draws on this deep-rooted connection to reveal the slower side of Seoul. You’ll find over forty pages dedicated to the best the Korean capital has to offer: our favourite neighbourhoods, coffee shops and bakeries, natural wine bars, restaurants, local fashion brands, museums and galleries, plus surprising information you.

Kinfolk has deep-rooted ties to Seoul—we’ve published a Korean edition of the magazine for the last 10 years and run a community space in the heart of Gangnam for the last five. Inside Issue Fifty-Three, our editors have drawn on this longstanding connection to curate a guide to the spots we’ve come to know and love. You’ll find over 40 pages dedicated to the best the Korean capital has to offer: neighborhoods, coffee shops and bakeries, natural wine bars, restaurants, local fashion brands, museums, galleries and much more.

Elsewhere, our cover star, musician Mustafa Ahmed talks poetry, community and growing up in the wake of tragedy. In Lagos, we tour a handcrafted, bohemian residence that has been lovingly preserved and in Abidjan, we meet Rym Beydoun—founder of the underground fashion label Super Yaya.

Kinfolk is a slow lifestyle magazine published by Ouur that explores ways for readers to simplify their lives, cultivate community and spend more time with their friends and family. Founded in 2011, Kinfolk is now the leading independent lifestyle magazine for young creative professionals and also produces international editions in Japan, China, Korea and Russia. Published quarterly, Kinfolk maintains a vibrant contributor base from Copenhagen to Cape Town. Every element of Kinfolk—the features, photography, and general aesthetics—are consistent with the way we feel entertaining should be: simple, uncomplicated, and less contrived. Kinfolk is the marriage of our appreciation for art and design and our love for spending time with family and friends.

Details: Kinfolk Magazine – Issue 53 (the Seoul Issue)

What will define this next era of design? It’s a question we attempt to answer in Issue Fifty-One of Kinfolk—a visual masterpiece full of inspiring interiors, cutting-edge furniture, and insight from the world’s most thoughtful designers and architects. Inside, we visit 10 of the best emerging and established studios around the world and explore how design is much more than aesthetics; it’s a reflection of culture, a mirror to our values and a compass guiding us toward the future. Design can be a catalyst for social change, and a driver toward a more sustainable future.

192 pages, offset-printed and perfect bound, full color on uncoated paper. Printed in Canada.