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Surprise Pack issue 5

Steve Watson — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:58:14 +0000

Have you ever wanted to try Stack without fully committing to joining the club? This limited-edition Surprise Pack is the perfect way to do exactly that, providing a one-off delivery of five previous subscriber magazines for just £20. As always, there are only 100 of these Surprise Packs available and we’re not re-stocking, so once they’re gone, they’re gone.

The magazines in this pack are worth a total of £84 and just like with our monthly magazine club, you won’t know what they are until they arrive at your door. They cover a range of subjects, from design to travel, and from dancing to the environment, and they have all been enjoyed by our subscribers at some point in the last year or so.

Numbers are always strictly limited for these special offers, so grab yours while you can. And at the risk of stating the obvious, please don’t buy this Surprise Pack if you have been a Stack subscriber in the last year, because you will already own these magazines!

Our artwork for this fifth edition of the Surprise Pack was created by art director, graphic designer and illustrator Ant Gardner. We love his weird little characters and lovely lettering – see more at antgardner.com.

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Surprise Pack issue 4

Steve Watson — Tue, 28 May 2024 08:59:35 +0000

Have you ever wanted to try Stack without committing straight away? This limited-edition Surprise Pack is the perfect way to do exactly that, providing a one-off delivery of five previous subscriber magazines for just £20. As always, there are only 100 of these Surprise Packs available and we’re not re-stocking, so once they’re gone, they’re gone.

The magazines in this pack are worth a total of £73 and just like with our monthly magazine club, you won’t know what they are until they arrive at your door. They cover a range of subjects, from art and design, to literature, fashion and the environment, and they have all been enjoyed by our subscribers at some point in the last year. (It’s worth emphasising that the illustration above gives no clue about what you’ll receive. I don’t think there’s a single article about insects in any of the magazines.)

Numbers are always strictly limited for these special offers, so grab yours while you can. And at the risk of stating the obvious, please don’t buy this Surprise Pack if you have been a Stack subscriber in the last year, because you will already own these magazines!

Our artwork for this fourth edition of the Surprise Pack was created by Lebanese illustrator and comics artist Raphaelle Macaron. She’s currently based in Paris, and we love her bold, distinctive graphics – see more at raphaellemacaron.com.

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Surprise Pack issue 3

Steve Watson — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:40:19 +0000

The third edition of our Surprise Pack is the ideal way to get a taste of our monthly magazine club experience, but without subscribing. Buy this Surprise Pack and you’ll get a one-off delivery of five previous subscriber magazines for just £20. But there are only 100 of these Surprise Packs available and we’re not re-stocking, so once they’re gone, they’re gone.

The magazines in this pack are worth a total of £72 and just like with our monthly magazine club, you won’t know exactly what they are until they arrive at your door. (Don’t be fooled by the illustration above – these are not magazines about coffee! Though we thoroughly recommend reading them with a drink by your side.) They cover a range of subjects, from art and design, to literature and the environment, and they have all been enjoyed by our subscribers at some point in the last year.

Numbers will always be strictly limited for these special offers, so grab yours while you can. And at the risk of stating the obvious, please don’t buy this Surprise Pack if you have been a Stack subscriber in the last year, because you will already own these magazines!

Our artwork for this third edition is by Brazilian artist Daniel Batista. We love his bright, wobbly illustrations – to see more of his work, go to instagram.com/freshprincipee.

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Surprise Pack issue 2

Steve Watson — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:51:29 +0000

Back by popular demand, our second Surprise Pack is here to give you a taste of our monthly magazine club experience, but without subscribing. Buy this Surprise Pack and you’ll get a one-off delivery of five previous subscriber magazines for just £20. But there are only 100 of these Surprise Packs available and we’re not re-stocking, so once they’re gone, they’re gone.

The magazines in this pack are worth a total of £77 and just like with our monthly magazine club, you won’t know exactly what they are until they arrive at your door. But we can tell you that they cover a range of subjects, from art and design, to cultural criticism and philosophy, and they have all been enjoyed by our subscribers at some point in the last year. (But they’re not literally the last five we sent – that would make it too easy to guess which ones they are.)

We launched our first limited edition Surprise Pack last year and it worked really well, but we’re deliberately not doing too many of these, and the numbers will always be strictly limited, so grab yours while you can. And at the risk of stating the obvious, please don’t buy this Surprise Pack if you have been a Stack subscriber in the last year, because you probably already own these magazines!

Our artwork for this second Surprise Pack is by Coco Lom, an artist and designer from Hackney. She’s on a mission to open our eyes to all the joyful shapes, colours and patterns around us, creating illustrations with assistance from her trusty photocopier. See more of her work at cocolom.com.

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Surprise Pack issue 1

Steve Watson — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:19:43 +0000

Do you want a taste of our monthly magazine club without subscribing? Buy this Surprise Pack and you’ll get a one-off delivery of five previous subscriber magazines for just £20. But there are only 100 of these Surprise Packs available and we’re not re-stocking, so once they’re gone, they’re gone.

The magazines in this pack are worth a total of £75 and four of them are current issues, with one back issue also making up the collection. They cover a range of subjects, from art and design, to photography and technology, but as with our monthly magazine club, you never know exactly what you’re going to get until it arrives at your door.

This is the first of our limited edition Surprise Packs – watch out for new releases dropping through the year. And remember – these are magazines we have previously delivered to our subscribers, so please don’t buy a Surprise Pack if you subscribe to Stack, because you already own these magazines!

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Design Thinkers collection

Heval Okcuoglu — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:11:30 +0000

Three magazines that take an enquiring approach to design, these small and fascinating titles are interested in why the world is built the way it is. All three have a strong grounding in architecture and the built environment, using it as the launchpad for journeys into three very different worlds.

The Modernist issue 34

RRP £7.00 | 24 pages | Published in Manchester

The Modernist is a quarterly printed publication about 20th-century modernist architecture and design. Combining critical writing with more impassioned obsessions, this issue stops to wonder at, amongst other things, the often overlooked beauty of bus stops, bins and cooling towers.

Mono Kultur issue 48

RRP £5.00 | 44 pages | Published in Berlin

This issue of Mono Kultur features a long interview with Eyal Weizman, founder of Forensic Architecture, the research agency that brings together architects, lawyers, scientists and designers to devise ingenious ways of investigating human rights violations.

Real Review issue 10

RRP £9.00 | 156 pages | Published in London

Real Review is a quarterly contemporary culture magazine exploring “what it means to live today”. This issue is themed ‘The Renaissance’ and features an interview with His Holiness Pope Francis on the commodification of our souls, while photographer Stephen Shore reviews pictures of the present, and artist Issy Wood reviews Diet Coke.

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Food Lovers collection

Heval Okcuoglu — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:13:48 +0000

Food magazines can sometimes fall into the trap of presenting readers with an unattainable ideal of perfectly accomplished dishes, served in pristine surroundings. But this collection of food titles is interested in something altogether messier, more joyful and strange. Yes, you’ll find recipes and kitchen advice in these pages, but you’ll also find wild flights of fancy and real food stories to inspire your own creations.

Pit issue 8

RRP £6.00 | 96 pages | Published in London

Dedicated to the art of live fire cooking, Pit is a barbecue magazine that glories in the sticky burnt bits. Issue eight is its first themed special, diving deep into the world of the sausage with 96 pages of sizzling fun.

Club Sandwich issue 4

RRP £18.20 | 176 pages | Published in Paris

Each issue of Club Sandwich focuses on “a particular food and its cultural and societal representation in various and eclectic fashions”. This fourth issue is dedicated to chocolate, uncovering its history and mythology, and the obsessive behaviours it has inspired over the years.

Put A Egg On It issue 16

RRP £10.00 | 128 pages | Published in New York

This small, green art and literary journal published out of New York City is a love letter to food, cooking and the communal joys of eating with friends and family.

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Smart Fashion collection

Heval Okcuoglu — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 15:14:33 +0000

This collection of beautifully made fashion journals is the ideal gift for anyone who is just a little bit obsessed with the clothes they wear. Instead of trying to keep up with trends these magazines step back to provide a slower, more considered appreciation of fashion that is by turns critical and poetic, academic and impassioned.

Press & Fold issue 1

RRP £15.00 | 162 pages | Published in Amsterdam

Press & Fold is a fashion magazine that actively seeks out the cracks and fissures in the current industry to propose new opportunities for making and doing fashion. In the ‘Luxury’ issue of Press & Fold, you’ll find fresh views on the meaning of luxury in the fashion world, and society at large.

Vestoj issue 9

RRP £22.00 | 236 pages | Published in London

Vestoj is a fashion magazine that goes beyond trends and styles. It doesn’t publish fashion shoots, choosing instead to take a cultural, economic and political view of the clothes we wear. The new issue ‘On Capital’ looks at all forms of value or assets: financial, human, cultural and social.

The Skirt Chronicles issue 7

RRP £14.00 | 160 pages | Published in Paris

Founded in Paris by Sarah de Mavaleix, Sofia Nebiolo and Haydée Touitou, The Skirt Chronicles is a collaborative platform that covers literature, fashion, politics and beyond. Clothes are one unifying thread that holds the stories together, but so too is the city itself, with a wonderfully evocative sense of Parisian cool running through the pages.

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Literary Addicts collection

Heval Okcuoglu — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:12:58 +0000

Ideal for anyone who wants to read beyond the mainstream, this collection of three literary magazines brings together some of the best short stories, poetry and essays we’ve seen this year.

American Chordata issue 10

RRP £12.70 | 172 pages | Published in New York

Founded on the belief that a good literary magazine can celebrate sophisticated design and earnest expression on the same page, American Chordata seeks to publish work that is brave, illuminating, and emotionally detailed.

The White Review issue 29

RRP £13.00 | 190 pages | Published in London

The White Review is a quarterly arts and literature magazine. Providing “a space for a new generation to express itself unconstrained by form, subject or genre”, it publishes fiction, essays, interviews, poetry, and art.

Extra Teeth issue 2

RRP £12.00 | 84 pages | Published in Edinburgh & Glasgow

These words have bite. Extra Teeth is a literary magazine based in Scotland and it’s determined to challenge stereotypical ideas of what Scottish writing is all about, looking away from the highlands and islands and Edinburgh noir to find something more interesting.

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Toilet Reading collection

Heval Okcuoglu — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:40:12 +0000

Toilets and magazines have a natural affinity for one another. So it’s probably not surprising that a small but plucky band of independent publishers are creating print magazines inspired by toilets. From festival portaloos, to hand sanitisers, to famous books reworked to include toilet humour (see: A Room With A Loo), these magazines will take your toilet reading to the next level.

South London Review of Sanitiser issue 4

RRP £8.00 | 24 pages | Published in London

The South London Review of Hand Sanitiser is simultaneously a fond parody of the London Review of Books, a silly excuse for writing about hand sanitisers, and a heartfelt experiment in creativity and collaboration.

Facility issue 1

RRP $20 | 112 pages | Published in New York

Imported from the US, Facility’s rigorous study of toilets — toiletry, we might call it — explores the rich and multifarious sights, smells, textures, feelings, ideas, and routines behind the loo.

Goat issue 2

RRP £14.00 | 98 pages | Published in London

Goat’s second issue is dedicated to toilets. Called ‘A Room With A Loo’, it begins with a list of famous titles, reimagined to revolve around loos. The magazine is ostensibly an arts and culture publication, but retooled to intrigue readers with its bathroom obsession.

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