In such a fast-paced period in the morning, there are such a group of people whose living methods are very admirable. They like delicious food, make their own food, and occasionally go outdoors for a picnic; They know how to take pictures, draw a general plan, and know about home planning. They can decorate their houses in a very stylish way, and they have a lot of time to go sightseeing all over the world.

you and I can't help asking, does this way of life exist? Do these people exist? The answer is, yes, the magazine KINFOLK, which I want to introduce to you in the morning, is such a group of people's magazine.

according to the opposite of the magazine, Kinfolk is a "world-famous quarterly survival method", which was founded three years ago (2111). The editor-in-chief is NathanWilliams (Nathan? Williams), who lives in Portland, Oregon, USA (where Jobs University is located), has no previous experience in running a magazine. His initial idea was to spread the survival method of having dinner with friends and family through a magazine, so he started the first issue of the magazine with a group of artists and planners who learned about it through blogs. I didn't expect this magazine to be very popular and spread quickly. You and I can see that photographers, painters, stylists and background teachers all over the world have participated in the creation of this magazine by turning to its title page CONTRIBUTOR, which is enough to illustrate that this magazine is international. Now it has been published in more than 31 countries. The Spring 2114 issue you and I got was the first one published in the mainland in March this year.

It's so popular that people are particularly curious. What does it write about? Is there anything unusual? There is really nothing special, and the important topics are three: food, home and sightseeing.

For meals, do you cook for yourself, a restaurant or a roadside stall? If you cook for yourself, what kind of ingredients do you choose, where do you buy them, and with whom? What kind of containers are used to dress these foods, what kind of tableware are used, what kind of tablecloths are placed on them, what kind of table is under the tablecloth, what kind of carpet is under the table, what kind of floor is under the carpet, what kind of walls are around the floor, and what kind of walls are hung on the walls.

The content of this magazine is nothing more than these topics. There are many magazines that introduce food first, many magazines that talk about home and many magazines that talk about sightseeing. Why can it be so concerned? I think there are three reasons:

First, there is no confession. Usually, friends who read magazines have a farewell meeting, and the confession is very desperate. It will inadvertently distract readers' meticulous power, which will make you and I think that the magazine itself is broken up and very chaotic. KINFOLK has no confession, so it may give people a very pure reading experience.

second, unique aesthetic courage. There is an obvious feature of this magazine's pen and ink typesetting, that is, it likes single-column typesetting. The advantage is that it can be left blank around, plus a large number of high-quality pictures, which makes people read very easily.

In terms of taking pictures, I like KINFOLK's courage in taking pictures very much. You and I will look at the work of a group of photographers, ParkerFitzgerald:

This group of photos was taken in Japan, and what was taken was two dress planners and their studio. The light here is very natural, and it can probably show the texture of Japanese courage. This set of photos was taken in Japan, and what was taken was two dress planners and their studio. The light here is very natural, and it can probably show the texture of Japanese courage.

This is another group of works by ParkerFitzgerald, RenaissanceJuicing. This group of fruit juice-themed shooting was completed in the studio, and it is easy to remind people of Rembrandt's portraits by using all the elements of oil painting.

It's worth mentioning that you and I can see Kodak's logo on the last page of the magazine. KINFOLK and Kodak help each other in taking pictures. The works you and I saw above were all taken with KodakPortra161. Photographing with film shows KINFOLK's requirement for sense of evidence.

Third, high-quality articles. KINFOLK is a quarterly magazine. Compared with weekly magazines and monthly magazines, quarterly magazines have a natural advantage, that is, occasionally polishing pen and ink, and can tell a moving story around a theme. The theme of this issue in your hand and mine is "home", which is developed through three sections:

ONE person lives alone;

TOW two people live privately; Pairs of P77 furry couples live at home;

FEW several people live privately; under the same roof, P95 shares a new lease for P97 life;

People who live alone usually have some strange temperament that outsiders think: < p And I, without a doubt, am a freak with many peculiar customs. At home, you will wear the most comfortable pajamas and socks, but never the one without beauty-the appearance is very nervous, and the gentleman is cautious. At home, I only wear white socks, never black socks, because I thought black socks would make you look like a winding and down-and-out businessman swaying in a messy hotel room (I always waste too much time thinking about such strange things). I have also become accustomed to the peaceful rhythm of life, walking with my dog Lucy in the foggy morning, drinking coffee in a restaurant that remembers my name and ordering customs, and then going home to work and being alone continuously. "

-"Living alone: Flying solo"

Two people live here privately. There is a story about a couple and a cat:

"When we go home, you and I usually find it waiting on the mat in the hall, with a slightly sad face, as if it is always waiting in the same place for you and me to go home. It's like we have to go home because of Phoebe, because she never leaves the building. But, actually, you and I are eager to go home, because there is Phoebe at home.

Now you and my apartment have become more home-like, because you and I have a cat who needs food, cares, and promotes violent blows to carpets every hour. You and my apartment are really popular, not only because you and I have more time to stay at home, but also because Phoebe, who regards the apartment as her own land to crush carpets and hide bath towels, has made you and I have an unprecedented love for home breeding. El Salvador? Dali once said that the future of construction lies in building everyone's private home soft and furry. So, what everyone needs is probably a cat: since Phoebe and you lived with me, you and my family have become so soft and hairy. Now you and I can't imagine what it would be like without him. "

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Several people live in private and talk about the feeling of sharing a place with others:

"Sharing the same home with strangers gives you an opportunity to gain insight into other people's personalities, which will undoubtedly make you sure whether they are decent people. Many people share a house together, which is quite different from the composition of the family: * * * The family that lives together is founded on the power of parents over their children, but sharing a house is faced with the fact that all the people in the group are adults, and everyone should bear the responsibility, which requires everyone to participate, * * * and form a relationship of similar friendship.

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A shared room is a shared experience-you share space, home and tableware with me, and what's more, you share friendship, customs and experiences with me. Roommates are not only family members, but also shared houses are not just houses. "

-A few people live in private: under one roof

At the end of the magazine, the planning at the end of the magazine, King Folk's Bold Home Tour, is particularly commendable. There are 12 different homes online, including contemporary Japanese houses in Tokyo, Japan, pre-war help apartments in new york, USA, surf huts in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Spanish colonial buildings in Bali, Indonesia. You and I have lived in the same place for a long time, which will give birth to the illusion that there is not much difference between us and our living space, and what you and I see here is a "home" with different courage. There is a saying that if you want to meet a husband, you must go to his home. Because a person's private living environment can reflect his living conditions.

Good pen and ink, good pictures and good binding plan are enough to make KINFOLK a magazine in Kaku Takashina, but in fact, it is not just a magazine, it represents a group of people's survival methods: what kind of clothes to wear, what kind of house to live in and what to eat, and the survival methods usually reflect a person's view of the world and the cost. In this sense, the survival method is a kind of "subculture". So what is the core of KINFOLK subculture? In fact, its declaration is on the back cover:

"In KINFOLK magazine, you and I share those trivial and mediocre interests. Every aspect of the magazine, whether it is topic selection, photo taking or aesthetic courage, lies in your and my understanding of a happy life: peaceful, dull, interesting and devoted. This magazine combines your and my interests in art and planning, as well as your passion and kindness to spend time with your beloved people. "

Therefore, the popularity of this magazine is not only the strength of the magazine itself, but also the performance of the connotation strength of this subculture, and the American futurist Alvin? Toffler? Toffler) had foreseen the outbreak of this subculture.

"Alvin, an American futurist? Toffler? Toffler) predicted that in the post-industrial society, with the growth of social diversification, there will be a wave of survival methods (sub-culture).

There is no need for such terms as "sub-culture" or "living style" in pre-contemporary society, because different living methods will be regarded as completely different cultures, religions and ethnic groups, and probably that culture only belongs to a small group of restrained minority groups. Therefore, minority culture is always regarded as heresy or the other.

In contrast, the survival style is a difference that a strong culture or group can bear, or at least partially bear. This tolerance for the differences that exist in a strong culture seems to be related to contemporariness and resource. "

-Wikipedia: the form of existence

Actually, you and I have already understood the outbreak of this subculture. The hippie activities in the United States in the 1961s and the nonsense culture in Hong Kong in the 1991s, such as otaku culture, Eryuan and Xueba in recent years, are all sub-cultures. Dealing with the custom of using a certain product can also be the key to identify sub-cultures, such as whether you are keen on using Apple configuration ("fruit powder") or whether you usually use a certain website (Douban is probably Zhihu).

but what is the significance of this magazine as a representative of subculture or survival method? You and my society have formed many communities. You and I have rich and colorful views on the world, and this magazine only represents an opinion on survival, a choice for survival.

Not everyone of you and me yearns for such a life, and not everyone has the ability to survive at such a time, but as the editor-in-chief of NewYorkTimeMagazine said, "A huge magazine can always play the roles of a mirror and a window. Magazines carry joy and reflection. " This magazine is a window for you and me to see an extraordinary way of living, but it is also a mirror and a reminder that someone on this planet has really achieved what Holderlin called "poetic habitation".

-----------------------------------------congratulations on Kinfolk's website on the introduction page of Safari in ElCapitan

Please take care.