PLAYGROUND MAGAZINE ISSUE 2 IS OUT NOW! 🛝
read an honest print magazine for imaginative minds
Playground readers,
Viva la launch day — Playground Issue 2 is out now! Your support in helping our small business grow has been incredible — thank you. Our goal has always been to create a curious and creative community without gatekeeping, and this magazine is the embodiment of that vision. With the autumn season approaching, we believe Playground is the perfect kick-start for all readers into the unofficial “new year”. Here’s what you can expect from this issue.
Playground is a fresh, new bi-annual print magazine for imaginative minds. Featuring thought-provoking essays, engaging conversations, and an assortment of ‘creative quickies’, it’s an honest and, at times, opinionated exploration of the creative mind and process. Packed full of smart insights and egoless advice, Playground is a must-read for those working in, or curious about, Europe’s vibrant culture and creative industries.
About Issue 2
The second 112-page issue of Playground delves into childhood, memories, and nostalgia, exploring how they shape our thoughts and creations. It’s a beloved topic that many writers, illustrators, and interviewees have opened up about, sharing their musings and recollections. At its core, this issue is also about people finding their playgrounds and elements of play – sometimes needing to slow down, sometimes needing to play more, or to play by different rules.
Read essays and conversations that:
Explore the many faces of nostalgia.
Examine the realm of corporate slang and the power of word-building.
Chronicle the journey of growing a floristry and design brand in Copenhagen and rescuing it from bankruptcy.
Reveal the ethos behind a rebellious furniture company.
Discuss the enigmatic and transportive influence of scent.
Or simply indulge in a ‘creative quickie’, where some of our favourite creatives share their past project failures, tips for rediscovering your sense of play, cultural recommendations, curated design objects, and more!
It’s an exciting issues with contributions from fellow Substackers such as;
and , as well as fantastic writers — Kim Darragon, Agnes Arnold-Forster and a photographer Imantas Selenis.Interviews with Julius Værnes Iversen from Tableau, perfumist Maya Njie, Chris Martin & Magnus Elebäck from Massproduction’s , and a landscape architect and gardener Ula Maria.
And there’s more — all the illustrations, and recommendations!
You can get your copy via the link below and buy directly from us — we’ll include a bookmark too. Or soon in selected stores (we’ll announce these on our Instagram).
If you’re curious to learn more about this issue, and how we make it, go here.
We can’t wait for you to have it! Don’t forget to tag us on any channels once you’ve read it or spotted it.
Have a fantastic start into the week,
Auste & Playground team.
Refreshing!!
Woo hoo!