SMUG Magazine

MUG is a bi-annual fashion and art magazine from Oslo, Norway. It was founded autumn 2009 and has already, after only two issues, established itself as the leading, independent magazine covering art, fashion, and culture in Norway.

The basic idea behind SMUG is that, in a time where websites and blogs are delivering news minute by minute, the role of the printed medias needs to be re-evalueted. SMUG offers a different take on contemporary fashion and culture by eschewing the product orientated journalism that has dominated mainstream magazines the last couple of decades.

Instead of focusing on the passing trends of popular culture, SMUG wants to present the faces, names and thoughts behind the trends. Artists, designers, writers and musicians are given space to talk about their work and visions, and instead of merely reporting from exhibitions and happenings, SMUG aims to be an event in itself, by presenting original, artistic content in raw, uncut form. In the believe that a contemporary magazine should be an object you desire for and will want to hold on to for years, SMUG also pays a lot of attention to the physical presentation of the magazine, with special care being laid down in paper quality as well as the printing process.

In addition to interviews with contemporary icons like Steve Reich, Pete Doherty, James Chance, Tavi, Andrew Richardson, Rad Hourani and Bjarne Melgaard, the first three issues have seen contributions from a wide range of norwegian and international artists and writers, including Terry Richardson, David Lynch, Robert Hamada, Matthew Kristall, Banks Violette, Mads Teglers, Nate Lowman, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Warren Neidich, Javier Peres, Lukas Renlund and Massimo Leardini. Reknowned norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard also dedicated a series of original paintings to the second issue of SMUG.

With a circulation of 4000, SMUG is currently distributed in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. SMUG#4 will hit the stores mid-april, and there are plans for an English, internationally distributed fifth issue autumn 2011.

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City: Reykjavík

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Experimental and fashion thirsty JOY women love to continuously reinvent themselves and they rely on JOY's trend competence to do so. JOY swiftly transforms them into guaranteed trend icons.

Country: Germany
City: Munich

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Country: Morocco
City: Casablanca

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Country: Poland
City: Warsaw

GQ is published under copyright cooperation by China News Agency, and launched in October 2009. GQ quickly established itself as the most successful monthly men's magazine in China, in terms of coverage and market retail performance. Within three years of its launch, the brand had won two top industry awards.

Country: China
City: Beijing

Salt is the biannual design and fashion-led magazine for Swarovski, exploring the world of Swarovski crystal and its collaborations with inspirational designers and artists in fashion, jewellery, art and design. The magazine features exclusive interviews with some of the inspirational talents that Swarovski have worked with as well as profiles on collaborators of the brand.

Salt is published in English, Chinese and Japanese and has a cover price of €12.00. It is available at selected London stores including Selfridges, Harrods and specialist newsagents. 

Country: United Kingdom
City: London
Country: Spain
City: Barcelona

The Knot (www.theknot.com) is the Internet’s most-trafficked one-stop wedding planning solution. Founded in 1996 to offer a much-needed alternative to the white-gloved, outdated advice of the available etiquette experts, The Knot has quickly become America's leading wedding brand reaching out to millions of engaged couples each year through our award-winning website, books, magazines, and broadcast offerings.

The brand’s trademark fresh voice and real-world sensibility can be found everywhere a bride looks: on newsstands in national and regional editions of The Knot magazine; in bookstores; in newspapers through Scripps Howard and McClatchy-Tribune News Services; online at major portals like MSN and Comcast; and on TV through original programming on the Style Network and a weddings-only, video-on-demand channel on Comcast Cable.

Country: United States
City: New York

ViVi is a Japanese fashion magazine published by Kodansha. ViVi is one of Asia's top fashion magazines, and is published in Japan, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The target age group are teens and young women between 17-27 years old, the main demographic of readers are college students and young office ladies.

The magazines 'cover queen' is Ayumi Hamasaki, who has been featured on the cover 24 times since 1999, and also runs her famous Deji Deji Diary in each issue. Other artists frequently featured on the cover include: Namie Amuro, and Kumi Koda

Country: China
City: Beijing
Country: Russia
City: Moscow

One of the most popular women weekly magazines, Pani Domu is focused on women who look for advices regarding beauty, fashion, house keeping, law and finances. The reader of Pani Domu is a modern woman, who cares about herself and her family and wants to evolve in her job.

Country: Poland
City: Warsa
Country: France
City: Paris

Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine conceived in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and several worldwide issues. The magazine also provides the reader with health, beauty, and fashion information in each issue. Readers can subscribe to it through the mail and online. The reality series, Running In Heels, follows three interns working in the NYC office of the magazine.

The theme for Marie Claire is “More than a Pretty Face”. The magazine gives readers information about different women around the world and their needs, struggles, and stories of life.

The goal of the magazine is to provide readers with a substantial amount of information about new looks in the fashion industry as well as current issues that women of the world are facing. Moreover, it also adds relationship information, along with a section dedicated to answering specific questions from readers. It provides information pertaining to different items of clothing and accessories, as well as which would be a better deal. Each month recognizes a particular female celebrity by placing her on the cover of the magazine and featuring her in a main article, along with providing monthly horoscope.

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City: Mexico City
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City: Stockholm

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Published out of London, but with worldwide distribution, Wonderland entertains, challenges and informs - assisting the reader rather than dictating to them, so that they may decide for themselves how to spend those two most valuable of commodities: their time, and their money. By combining new talent with new ideas and higher standards, we push the boundaries and exceed expectations of what a magazine today can be.

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City: London

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