Putting pen to paper is a powerful act: What we write and read shapes the way that we—and others—think about the world and each other. Journalism changes society; literature changes lives. This issue of Kinfolk celebrates the power of print, from the tactile pleasures of its material parts to the potency of the written word.
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In boxes, under beds and at the back of drawers; scraps salvaged from the past hold potent memories.
Charles Shafaieh pays a visit to the home of one of New York’s most widely recognized artists.
What does it mean to bear witness? Benjamin Booker asked himself this question repeatedly—and found an answer in music.
A stylist with a big wardrobe becomes a photographer with an even bigger vision.
Sarah Moroz charts the story of a single-minded woman whose contribution to French design is only now being appreciated.
By virtue of his unusual talent, Nicolas Ouchenir has become Paris’s go-to calligrapher.
Creative director Franck Durand on building a once-defunct Holiday magazine into a mini empire.
Built like a boat, a Kew Gardens greenhouse where marooned palms flourish.
Meet the Swedish-Moroccan artist who set his dual identities on a creative collision course.
Human hibernation is the stuff of fairytales. Is it also the key to space travel?
Daniel Mallory Ortberg, author of The Merry Spinster, praises the caustic wit of mid-century novelist Barbara Pym.
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