Issue 37
The importance of nature for both our personal wellbeing and global prosperity has never been clearer. With a cautious return to the great outdoors now on our shared horizon, Kinfolk heeds the enticing call of the wild.
Rock Steady
A breath of fresh air amid the ancient Stone Forest of southwestern China.
A breath of fresh air amid the ancient Stone Forest of southwestern China.
Sea Change
In partnership with Fritz Hansen, Kinfolk absorbs the transformative power of the sea.
Ron Finley
An exclusive excerpt from our forthcoming book, The Kinfolk Garden.
Archive: Helen Frankenthaler
On the legacy of artist Helen Frankenthaler—a self-described “square” and the pioneer of the freewheeling, feeling-focused Color Field movement.
The Click Farm
Meet the influencers, and owners, fighting like cats and dogs for your likes.
Haatepah Clearbear
First, Haatepah Clearbear learned about his past. Now the young model is using that knowledge to advocate for Native American futures—and the planet.
Vizcaya Gardens
A garden once dismissed as a stylistic mishmash now conjures nostalgia for an impossible place.
Material Girl
The most interesting people, stories and haircuts all have layers. This fall, so does your wardrobe.
Rendered Impossible
Those who can only dream of the great outdoors may as well have some fun while doing it.
Flower Arranging:
Miyoko Yasumoto
In her Parisian atelier, Miyoko Yasumoto makes an unfrivolous case for floristry. Words by Annick Weber. Photography by Luc Braquet.
Current Issue
From wilderness to windowsill: Plant roots in the world around you.
Selected Stories
Anne Tyler
The author of sprawling family dramas on her own epic half-century of writing.
Downsizing
Unable to travel during lockdown, architects Salem Charabi & Rasmus Stroyberg decided to recreate a favorite building.
Jane Goodall
From her perch in the tiny Tanzanian nature reserve of Gombe, primatologist Jane Goodall changed how we understand the nature of chimpanzees—and ourse
Short Histories of Nearly Everything
The bestsellers of the last decade look like a college reading list. Debika Ray looks at the rise of the “brainy book.”
Kinfolk Dosan
A New Community Space in Seoul.
A New Community Space in Seoul.
ROCK STEADY
A breath of fresh air amid the ancient Stone Forest of southwestern China.
The Kinfolk Long Listen
Rendered Impossible
Those who can only dream of the great outdoors may as well have some fun while doing it.
Those who can only dream of the great outdoors may as well have some fun while doing it.
Ron Finley
In an excerpt from our forthcoming book, The Kinfolk Garden, Stephanie d’Arc Taylor meets Ron Finley. By sowing seeds in the barren public spaces of South Central Los Angeles, Finley reaped an unexpected reward: a new-found calling as a community activist. With each project that takes root, his motivation only grows. Words by Stephanie d’Arc Taylor. Photography by Justin Chung.
Object Matters
Director’s Cut
Phillip Youmans
The 20-year-old director talks to Sharine Taylor about walking the tightrope between teen prodigy and award-winning filmmaker.
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Desiree Akhavan
The Iranian-American filmmaker bringing her “weird and sexy” stories—and her parents—to set.
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Theresa Traore Dahlberg
When Theresa Traore Dahlberg realized that she couldn’t relate to narratives about women in West African films, she decided to make her own.
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Jenny Slate
What do you get when you cross a free spirit with a stand-up comedian? At home in Los Angeles, Jenny Slate delivers the punch line.
Birdwatching: Jason Ward
Whether trapped in a bad situation or just terrible traffic, watching birds in flight has always helped naturalist Jason Ward unwind.
At Work With: Hariri & Hariri
Sisters Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri have always been “partners in crime." Charles Shafaieh meets them at their New York architecture studio.
Soft Strokes
Fashion often looks to art for inspiration, so why not the other way round?