happy holidays

happy holidays! and oops for the hiatus- i have regretfully left copenhagen and am back in LA, but being in a design capital for 4 months definitely left me thirsting even more for innovative design and solutions. additionally, it's made me realize the importance of digital and print media today in dispensing ideas and information to people around the world. publicity and physical accessibility makes such a big difference in discovering cutting edge products and buildings etc., so it has only been till now that i've truly appreciated how magazines have compiled everything neatly into a few pages. this explains my excitement for the way some of my favorite reads are finally starting to expand their horizons. let me be one of the first to say that i am going to subscribe to the coolhunter magazine as soon as it comes out in march!! they have always been ahead of the game and never cease to wow with their finds and trends in design, dropping comprehensive blurbs and pictures that leave you wanting more. it is probably one of the few times an online magazine has been successful enough to go into print, so i wonder what coolhunter will have to offer in addition to what juicy content they already have online. frame, self-dubbed 'the great indoors', has recently come out with a digitalized version of their monthly magazines which is really great for people who love reading the articles but dont necessarily want or need to keep the whole book as a reference. in opposition to coolhunter's move towards print, frame's digitalization reflects the trend in mobilizing information via internet where users don't need or want to be bothered with physical ownership. prime examples: phonebooks and encyclopedias. but hey, sometimes it's nice to see it in print anyways...

my favorite magazine is still surface, which covers up-and-coming luxurious fashion, architecture, and design through fresh and sexed up spreads. monitor, a super conceptual product/project savvy magazine which i discovered at the venice bienalle's bookshop this october, is a graphic masterpiece in itself and the thought of ripping out pages or discarding it makes me slightly uneasy. and don't worry, i didn't forget wallpaper*, which covers a lot of international ground in interiors, fashion, and travel. their magazine is worth a read but and their site adds new finds consistently, though it's been admittedly hard to keep checking for updates for lack of feed accessibility. i could probably go on for a while, but these are just a few of the great comprehensive design magazines out there. to be continued...