Origin

The Magazine Club was born in the heart of every home: the kitchen. This particular kitchen is located in via Maggio, in the historic center of Florence, Italy.

The warmth and freedom of a kitchen in a safe home provided the right environment for something to emerge before we ourselves even knew what it was we were doing.

What this ritual produced, was a "Libro di Artista", which was created and published every week. These "artist books" are a longstanding Italian tradition, a physical report of the salon sessions creatives have been holding behind the scenes for centuries - and ours is through art - visual and verbal. Our artist books are limited to 100 editions per episode, and all are hand-numbered and stamped. The copies are printed by artisans in Florence, Italy.

The Magazine Club's first exhibition paid hommage to this origin, aptly calling it "At The Kitchen Table". This monthlong exhibition took place in a 600 year old Florentine Palazzo. It told the story of how a little bit of discipline turned these spontaneous artist meetings into a ritual, resulting in a snapshot of the spirit of the moment in print.

It opened up our private kitchen table to be shared with a public.

EXHIBITION FLORENCE

DEVELOPMENT

Since its unknowing beginning at that Florentine kitchen table,The Magazine Club has ventured into places beyond the hearth of the home.

Currently, we are being sold in The South Street Seaport museum's Bowne & Co in New York City, after a collaboration with its historical heritage museum.

We have made four menu books to date for the three michelin star chef Sergio Herman for his most private restaurant in Antwerp.

The beautiful gallery Hauser & Wirth sells us in their first publishing location in Chelsea, New York City.

We've served as support for rising star, the Norwegian painter Mathias "Masarati" for his first Florence show in Spazio Sasetti.

We've sold out at Iconic Magazines, a strange and wonderful magazine Mecca open 24/7 that is a convenience store in the middle of NYC, but also sells rare magazines.

We have serial collectors in Ibiza, Florence, New York, Tuscany, Sao Paolo, Antwerp, Amsterdam and more.

There are still a few editions left for purchase.

What else?

After many kitchen table sessions, we are also onto new endeavours, getting that Magazine Club spirit out into the world.

- We create live on location, also during events (replace a photographer with live artworks!)

- We offer the service of opening up our table of hand-made creations to company teams or guests of events, so the spectators can become participants.

- We also create hand-made artworks for homes and companies.

Interested? Send an e-mail and let's discuss what we can do for you!

office@themagazineclub.it