*:･ﾟ✧*welcome to my magazine archive*･✧*
this project was made for unit 4 information and systems @ GCD CSM, responding to a brief that challenged the traditional LATCH system of organizing objects. i organized my uk-based printed matter collection by sentimental value, combining it with a diary-style format :) enjoy!
this project was made for unit 4 information and systems @ GCD CSM, responding to a brief that challenged the traditional LATCH system of organizing objects. i organized my uk-based printed matter collection by sentimental value, combining it with a diary-style format :) enjoy!
this is a documentation of the printed matter i brought with me from Oslo to the UK (aka my most prized possessions, and half-ish of my entire archive)
it is part of a personal system of memory, identity and influence, something i’ve built slowly, piece by piece. i hope it gives you something to think about too <3
My favourite magazines (in most influential order)
DAZED: Atumn issue 2022
this magazine really opened up a world for me. in high school, i often felt unusually passionate about certain niches, especially social ar, and it could feel isolating. in 2022, i woke up to an instagram post showing my favorite ar creator featured in dazed.
i had to get that issue. only one shop in oslo sold dazed, so i kept checking every day for weeks until i finally got it. getting it felt like a validation of my interests and passions, and it sparked my habit of collecting dazed. from norway, it felt like a glimpse into the future of design and pop culture.
archived in 2022.
RECENS PAPER: Issue 6, Document (2017)
this magazine really stuck with me. the editor-in-chief visited my middle school when i was 15, she was the youngest fashion editor in the world. She was from east oslo, and had mostly grown up with online friends, all of which i could relate to. she had left school early to work full time with magazines and printed matter.
when she left a copy at my school, i grabbed it. the concept felt like nothing else around me. something adults and friends didn’t quite get. it became a symbol of what was possible and the kind of creative path i wanted to explore.
archived in 2019.
POP MAGAZINE SPECIAL: Atumn winter issue 29 (2013)
this is my favorite issue from a big stack of dazed, pop, and another mags i picked up in a small town in norway while studying tech. i was surprised to find such a huge collection of my favorite magazines there, and it turned out the woman i bought them from was a former fashion photographer.
this issue has kate moss on the cover, but what i love most is how it feels like a worldwide issue. the mix of paper textures, designs, and even languages made me feel like i was traveling through it, and i absolutely love that.
archived in 2024.
ILFR: Game Over! Fashion & Play, issue 5
in 2022, elise by olsen (the editor who visited my school) opened the international library of fashion research (ilfr). I had to start collecting them of course!
this is my favorite issue out of the five i own. it explores the overlap between gamified online products and the physical world of luxury, something i’ve become especially interested in through my work with social ar.
fun fact: when i studied in southern norway, i couldn’t get a grip of three of these issues. later that year, visiting my family in tokyo, i walked into the first mall and there they were, the three I'd missed, waiting for me on the other side of the world!
archived in 2024.
Tunica Magazine: Issue nr. 8
tunica magazine was the first experimental style mag i ever bought. after following them online for a year, i went to berlin and found their issue in a mag shop. i couldn’t decide which cover to get, so i bought two, promising myself that the day someone was genuinely interested in the publication, i’d give one away as a thank you. that moment came 2 years later, when i started at csm — a womenswear fashion student was the lucky one!
this issue has been the biggest influence on how i see the experimental styles as a commercial form. it also felt super futuristic, i love it!
archived in 2023.
this magazine really opened up a world for me. in high school, i often felt unusually passionate about certain niches, especially social ar, and it could feel isolating. in 2022, i woke up to an instagram post showing my favorite ar creator featured in dazed.
i had to get that issue. only one shop in oslo sold dazed, so i kept checking every day for weeks until i finally got it. getting it felt like a validation of my interests and passions, and it sparked my habit of collecting dazed. from norway, it felt like a glimpse into the future of design and pop culture.
archived in 2022.
RECENS PAPER: Issue 6, Document (2017)
this magazine really stuck with me. the editor-in-chief visited my middle school when i was 15, she was the youngest fashion editor in the world. She was from east oslo, and had mostly grown up with online friends, all of which i could relate to. she had left school early to work full time with magazines and printed matter.
when she left a copy at my school, i grabbed it. the concept felt like nothing else around me. something adults and friends didn’t quite get. it became a symbol of what was possible and the kind of creative path i wanted to explore.
archived in 2019.
POP MAGAZINE SPECIAL: Atumn winter issue 29 (2013)
this is my favorite issue from a big stack of dazed, pop, and another mags i picked up in a small town in norway while studying tech. i was surprised to find such a huge collection of my favorite magazines there, and it turned out the woman i bought them from was a former fashion photographer.
this issue has kate moss on the cover, but what i love most is how it feels like a worldwide issue. the mix of paper textures, designs, and even languages made me feel like i was traveling through it, and i absolutely love that.
archived in 2024.
ILFR: Game Over! Fashion & Play, issue 5
in 2022, elise by olsen (the editor who visited my school) opened the international library of fashion research (ilfr). I had to start collecting them of course!
this is my favorite issue out of the five i own. it explores the overlap between gamified online products and the physical world of luxury, something i’ve become especially interested in through my work with social ar.
fun fact: when i studied in southern norway, i couldn’t get a grip of three of these issues. later that year, visiting my family in tokyo, i walked into the first mall and there they were, the three I'd missed, waiting for me on the other side of the world!
archived in 2024.
Tunica Magazine: Issue nr. 8
tunica magazine was the first experimental style mag i ever bought. after following them online for a year, i went to berlin and found their issue in a mag shop. i couldn’t decide which cover to get, so i bought two, promising myself that the day someone was genuinely interested in the publication, i’d give one away as a thank you. that moment came 2 years later, when i started at csm — a womenswear fashion student was the lucky one!
this issue has been the biggest influence on how i see the experimental styles as a commercial form. it also felt super futuristic, i love it!
archived in 2023.
Dazed (in most influential order)
DAZED: Atumn issue 2022 (archived in 2022)
Please see favorite section for proper description.
these are my
DAZED, 30 Years Confused
used my savings on this for my 19th birthday!
These issues were part of the stack i bought from the norwegian fashion photographer. I love them all for different reasons, but it still lacks a bit sentimental value to me.
Please see favorite section for proper description.
these are my
used my savings on this for my 19th birthday!
Artist books / collections (in most influential order)
MURAKAMI EGO by Takashi Murakami
i’m fully norwegian, but my family history is a bit unexpected: my mom’s side are third culture kids who grew up in kyoto, japan, before later moving to norway. because of this, i was raised in a home quietly shaped by both cultures.
for a long time, that in between feeling was hard to explain, or didn’t feel fully “mine” to express. maybe that’s why takashi murakami’s work resonates so much, maybe it feels in-between in a lot of ways too? OPPKAST MAGASIN: Frykt og Begjær, issue nr 3.
oppkast (means “vomit” in norwegian) is a volunteer-run magazine with open calls for artists every year, no matter the medium. i love how it keeps me in the loop with what’s emerging in oslo’s next-gen creative and underground scene.
DAZED, 30 Years Confused
STEVE NAKAMURA, KYARU PAMYU PAMYU ARTWORKS 2011-2013
steve nakamura is the graphic designer and art director behind kyary pamyu pamyu’s brand from the very start. he’s also a gcd graduate from central saint martins!!
COLORFUL - Sebastian Masuda Artwork
sebastian masuda is often called the father of the harajuku movement and was the creative director behind kyary pamyu pamyu’s entire visual world. in 2010, visiting my grandparents in nagoya, i was introduced to japanese pop culture for the first time, including the very unique fashion scene. it was the total opposite of the scandi minimalism i grew up around, and that contrast really stuck with me.
i bought this in masuda’s dokidoki store in omotesando, tokyo, in 2024.
i’m fully norwegian, but my family history is a bit unexpected: my mom’s side are third culture kids who grew up in kyoto, japan, before later moving to norway. because of this, i was raised in a home quietly shaped by both cultures.
for a long time, that in between feeling was hard to explain, or didn’t feel fully “mine” to express. maybe that’s why takashi murakami’s work resonates so much, maybe it feels in-between in a lot of ways too?
oppkast (means “vomit” in norwegian) is a volunteer-run magazine with open calls for artists every year, no matter the medium. i love how it keeps me in the loop with what’s emerging in oslo’s next-gen creative and underground scene.
steve nakamura is the graphic designer and art director behind kyary pamyu pamyu’s brand from the very start. he’s also a gcd graduate from central saint martins!!
sebastian masuda is often called the father of the harajuku movement and was the creative director behind kyary pamyu pamyu’s entire visual world. in 2010, visiting my grandparents in nagoya, i was introduced to japanese pop culture for the first time, including the very unique fashion scene. it was the total opposite of the scandi minimalism i grew up around, and that contrast really stuck with me.
i bought this in masuda’s dokidoki store in omotesando, tokyo, in 2024.
Intellectual input (in favourite order)
Graphic Design in the post-digital age
International Edition: The infamous first issue
Another Elise By Olsen concept. 1 of 500 copies in the world. it folds out to a huge sheet! WIRED JP: Spatial Computing CYBERFEMINISM INDEX, Mindy Seu
this book is a huge archive of cyberfeminist art and media spanning over 30 years.
i found it at climax books in soho, a tiny shop where you have to ring a bell to get in, then climb a narrow staircase. when i reached the top, i locked eyes with isabella burley, former editor of dazed magazine, who gave me a sticker i still keep on my laptop today. surreal!!
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF FASHION RESEARCH @ NATONAL MUSEUM OF NORWAY
Serpentine Gallery: The Call
the first thing i did when i arrived in the UK from norway, was subscribe to dazed club. from that, i got lucky and scored an invite to a launch event for AnOther magazine, all about art, ai, tech, and music. while i there, i suddenly realized i was standing right next to THE. Jefferson Hack — the founder of Dazed! he was just casually there... on a random monday??
incredible. TYPEONE: Issue 2 ARBYTE GALLERY LEAFLET
visited an exhibition in london at arbyte
International Edition: The infamous first issue
Another Elise By Olsen concept. 1 of 500 copies in the world. it folds out to a huge sheet!
this book is a huge archive of cyberfeminist art and media spanning over 30 years.
i found it at climax books in soho, a tiny shop where you have to ring a bell to get in, then climb a narrow staircase. when i reached the top, i locked eyes with isabella burley, former editor of dazed magazine, who gave me a sticker i still keep on my laptop today. surreal!!
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF FASHION RESEARCH @ NATONAL MUSEUM OF NORWAY
the first thing i did when i arrived in the UK from norway, was subscribe to dazed club. from that, i got lucky and scored an invite to a launch event for AnOther magazine, all about art, ai, tech, and music. while i there, i suddenly realized i was standing right next to THE. Jefferson Hack — the founder of Dazed! he was just casually there... on a random monday??
incredible.
visited an exhibition in london at arbyte
Experimental (in favourite order)
TUNICA: Issue9 IDEA:The online state of digital portfolios International Edition: The Infamous First Issue.
SEIZE: Issue 1
I bought this in Good News soho, when visiting london for the offer holder day at CSM. when i came home to norway, i researched the mag, and discovered it was created by two graduates of CSM GCD!
WETWARE: Issue One
I
met the creator of this at a printed matter fair at ILFR in norway. they are based in Netherlands and focuses on digital fashion x academia. Can’t wait to see more from them, they were also super kind to me!
TUNICA: Issue 8
Editorial: Issue 22
Highsnobety: Issue...
I bought this in Good News soho, when visiting london for the offer holder day at CSM. when i came home to norway, i researched the mag, and discovered it was created by two graduates of CSM GCD!
I met the creator of this at a printed matter fair at ILFR in norway. they are based in Netherlands and focuses on digital fashion x academia. Can’t wait to see more from them, they were also super kind to me!
Collectors items (in my opinion?)
See favourites section for description.
ALL-IN: EN VOGUE
all-in studio is a paris-based fashion label founded by Benjamin barron and Bror August vestbø. the brand began as an independent fashion magazine in 2015 and transitioned into fashion design. this limited-edition issue, en vogue, was available only at select stores globally, such as good news in soho, where i was fortunate to pick up a copy.
when visiting tokyo, i kept seeing this brand everywhere, Undercover by jun takahashi. they had tons of collabs that caught my eye. i picked up this issue to dig deeper into the brand.
DAMU: Arif at Munch
DAMU is a publication made for the exhibition ARIF at the edvard munch museum in Oslo. Arif is one of norway’s most renowned rappers, and this collaboration was undeniably iconic. definitely a cultural moment.