Holiday Gift Guide 2014: Kinfolk Subscription

Posted on December 18, 2014, 9:37 pm
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Covers from the quarterly Kinfolk magazine

Covers from the quarterly Kinfolk magazine

Slow food, slow fashion, slow lifestyle—like the moss growing on every surface, we like to keep it lush, green and slow in the Pacific Northwest. The premier publication covering this Northwest lifestyle is Portland-based Kinfolk, whose clean aesthetic has captured the eyes and hearts of audiences worldwide in just a few years. Issue 14 is due out in just a few days. It now prints editions for markets in Europe and Asia, and subscribers and the magazine staff are connected as part of a worldwide network of slow-lifestyle enthusiasts who even meet for specially hosted dinners and events.

The quarterly publication chooses its topics for each season, but presents them always with the same aesthetic philosophy of simplicity and elegance. Issue thirteen was dedicated to the Imperfect, while twelve was a dreamy meditation on Saltwater. Even for those not willing to slow down to the languid pace described in Kinfolk’s pages, the editorial photography is a dreamy feast for the eyes in itself. Kinfolk has also released a cookbook, The Kinfolk Table, which is one of those definitive illustrated manuals for entertaining in the 21st century.

For dilettantes and hardcore hosts and hostesses, a gift subscription to Kinfolk is sure to delight. (At the very least, it looks great on a coffee table.) The publication is also offering bundled copies of back issues at discounted prices, so for those not yet patient enough to wait for the next edition on how to slow down, a stack of three offers some instant gratification. (And if that irony is lost on them, at least you’ll enjoy it.)

To purchase: Check out the Kinfolk shop online. $60 for a one-year subscription.

See more of our 2014 holiday gift recommendations in our Gift Guide

T.s. Flock is a writer and arts critic based in Seattle and co-founder of Vanguard Seattle.

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