Capsule Magazine – A Love Letter to Design
The masterminds behind KALEIDOSCOPE, the Italian-based magazine that leads global conversations and communications between art, design, fashion, and creativity, have recently taken on their latest contemporary take on the power of print.
Driven by a similar yet unique bold and vivid art direction, they now release Capsule, a new annual sibling publication released during Milan Design Week that goes deep into the world of design in its most broad definition.
Paying homage to the Nakagin Capsule Tower, the publication takes great admiration towards Japan, Tokyo especially, and the diversity and fluidity in its creativity here. From the colourful and outlandish design of the magazine to the original manga based on a story within the Capsule Tower that can be found inside, there are both small nuances and deliberate callbacks to Japan that we can’t help but resonate with.
Capsule magazine explores our relationship with the desire for consumption; looking into all things design such as interiors, architecture, fashion, technology, ecology, and craft – all things that orbit our lust for tactile and tangible experiences. In its first issue, we see exciting pieces from the likes of Milan-born designer Nanda Vigo with their era-defining work and audio experts Devon Turnball and Eugene Whang talking about their experience from DJing to industrial design and everything in between.
From the inside out, Capsule magazine is a showcase of radical design. Not only does the contents include exclusive and invaluable insights into some of the most interesting minds in the industry, but it also indulges in brave aesthetics with its own design; consisting of a purposely exaggerated ring binding decorated in vibrant colours and 3 striking front cover designs, Capsule neither shies away from vibrancy nor sophisticated innovation.
With the Tokyo Capsule Tower being disassembled to make way for new developments, it’s great to see that this magazine is helping carry on the torch in some way through the power of print.
