Kinfolk (magazine)

Kinfolk was founded in July 2011 by two couples: Nathan Williams and Katie Searle-Williams, and Doug and Paige Bischoff.{{cite web|author=Alexandra Zeigler|url=http://www.weldonowen.com/blog/kinfolk-magazines-creator-nathan-williams-inspiration-small-gatherings-and-creative-process|title=Kinfolk magazine's creator Nathan Williams on inspiration, small gatherings, and the creative process|work=Weldon Owen|date=28 May 2012|accessdate=22 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022215712/http://www.weldonowen.com/blog/kinfolk-magazines-creator-nathan-williams-inspiration-small-gatherings-and-creative-process|archivedate=22 October 2013}}{{cite news|title=20 independent magazines that every creative should have on their coffee table|url=http://www.creativeboom.com/resources/20-independent-magazines-that-every-creative-should-have-on-their-coffee-table/|accessdate=23 August 2016|work=Creative Boom|date=9 November 2015}} A lifestyle magazine aimed primarily at young professionals, it focuses on home, work, play, food and community through photo essays, recipes, interviews, profiles, personal stories and practical tips. An international pool of writers, photographers, designers, and chefs contribute to Kinfolk. Typically, more than 50 individuals contribute to each issue.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Released quarterly, each issue is seasonally themed, with all food, entertainment, and lifestyle content geared towards that theme. Articles include interviews with well-known chefs,{{cite web|last1=O'Hara|first1=Gail|title=An Interview with Andy Ricker from Pok Pok|url=http://www.kinfolk.com/interview-andy-ricker-pok-pok/|website=Kinfolk|accessdate=5 February 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205122205/http://www.kinfolk.com/interview-andy-ricker-pok-pok/|archivedate=5 February 2015}} accompanied by themed menus with recipes, illustrated guides to daily encounters and inspirational photo essays encouraging readers to try new activities.

In addition to its print publication, Kinfolk organizes monthly "community gathering" events that take place around the world, each based on a seasonal theme such as flower potlucks, butcher's block parties and campfire cooking.{{cite web|url=http://the189.com/lifestyle/kinfolk-dinner-brooklyn-new-york-short-film/|title=Kinfolk Dinner – Brooklyn, New York Short Film | OEN |work=The189.com|date=5 March 2012|accessdate=22 September 2013}} These events take place concurrently and aim to unite the global community of Kinfolk readers while also offering practical advice and lessons. The company also produces international food-based workshops, cookbooks and a short film series.

Kinfolk has been praised for the quality of its graphic design and its photography.{{cite web|author=Matthew McIntyre|url=http://desktopmag.com.au/blogs/kinfolk-magazine/#.Uht5RrxR2X1|title=Kinfolk Magazine|work=Desktop|date=25 July 2011|accessdate=22 September 2013|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725212338/https://desktopmag.com.au/blogs/kinfolk-magazine/#.Uht5RrxR2X1|url-status=dead}} In 2014, Benjamin Tepler, writing in the Portland Monthly, described it as having created "a distinct ripple in the publishing world" with "an aesthetic all its own."{{cite web|author=Benjamin Tepler |url=http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/news-and-profiles/people-and-profiles/articles/kinfolk-magazines-family-business-april-2014|title=Kinfolk Magazine Takes Over the World|date=2 April 2014|accessdate=3 February 2015}} Tim Murphy, a reporter for The New York Times, called it "the Martha Stewart Living of the Portland Set", writing that the city "may have officially out-twee'd itself" with Kinfolk.{{cite web|author=Tim Murphy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/fashion/kinfolk-magazine-the-martha-stewart-living-of-the-portland-set.html |title=Kinfolk Magazine, the Martha Stewart Living of the Portland Set|work=The New York Times|date=25 April 2014 |accessdate=1 February 2015}}

Kinfolk has an international readership. In addition to English, the magazine has published Chinese, Japanese, and Korean editions.{{cite web |url=http://minimal.jp/kinfolk-japan-edition-launched/|title=Kinfolk Japan Edition Launched|work=Minimal |accessdate=22 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222321/http://minimal.jp/kinfolk-japan-edition-launched/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead }}

Since 2013, Kinfolk has produced several books:

• The Kinfolk Table: Recipes for Small Gatherings (Artisan Books, 2013), containing 85 traditional recipes contributed by its global readership.{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Nathan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IurCQAAQBAJ |title=The Kinfolk Table |date=2013-10-15 |publisher=Artisan |isbn=978-1-57965-669-0 |language=en}}
• The Kinfolk Home: Interiors for Slow Living (Artisan Books, 2015), an interior design survey of international scope.{{cite web|title=THE KINFOLK HOME|url=http://www.kinfolk.com/shops/gifts-2/the-kinfolk-home/|website=Kinfolk|publisher=Kinfolk|accessdate=18 April 2016}}{{cite web|title=The Kinfolk Home: A Book for Fulfilling, Slow Living|url=https://www.yatzer.com/the-kinfolk-home-book|website=Yatzer|publisher=Yatzer|accessdate=18 April 2016}}
• The Kinfolk Entrepreneur: Ideas for Meaningful Work (Artisan Books, 2017).{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Nathan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OQkvDwAAQBAJ |title=The Kinfolk Entrepreneur: Ideas for Meaningful Work |date=2017-10-17 |publisher=Artisan Books |isbn=978-1-57965-758-1 |language=en}}
• The Kinfolk Garden: How to Live with Nature (Artisan Books, 2020).{{Cite book |last=Burns |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nxrSDwAAQBAJ |title=The Kinfolk Garden: How to Live with Nature |date=2020-10-27 |publisher=Artisan Books |isbn=978-1-64829-012-1 |language=en}}
• Kinfolk Travel: Slower Ways to See the World (Artisan Books, 2021), a book of travel planning tips.{{Cite book |last=Burns |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcIdEAAAQBAJ |title=Kinfolk Travel: Slower Ways to See the World |date=2021-11-16 |publisher=Artisan Books |isbn=978-1-64829-120-3 |language=en}}

In June 2021, Kinfolk published the first issue of Kindling, a magazine for 'people with children'.{{Cite web |title=Kindling magazine explores the fresh perspectives that come with having children |url=https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/kindling-kinfolk-publication-081221 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.itsnicethat.com |language=en}} As of July 2022, three issues of Kindling have been published.{{Cite web |title=Magazine Archives |url=https://www.kinfolk.com/product-category/kinfolk-magazines/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Kinfolk |language=en-GB}}

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• [http://www.kinfolk.com/ Kinfolk website]

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