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Circulation: 60,000
Frequency: Quarterly

Background:  Most lifestyle publications on any given newsstand tend to be crammed with content that focuses on women’s relationships with men. But in 1990 the creative minds behind Curve magazine realized that there was a gap in the market and set out to develop a publication that catered to lesbians and queer women.

Curve’s mission is to keep its readers (women in the LGBTQ community ages 25-44) up-to-date on current affairs and community politics with a focus on lifestyle content, says Merryn Johns, editor in chief.

What to pitch: A lot of Curve’s content is created in-house, but freelancers may be able to get a byline by pitching profile stories. Celebrity musicians, actors, and athletes are all fair game—including people who have recently come out, are allies of the LGBTQ movement, or just may be of interest to Curve’s target readership. Profiles of lesser-known people (lesbian business owners, politicians, etc…) may pique an editor’s interest as well. “It’s very important that we do offer a kind of coverage to show the diversity of our community in a positive way,” says Johns. Word count: 500-2000.

Fitness pitches can have a home at Curve as well. Editors are looking for profiles of fitness professionals, as well as trend articles, first-person essays, and reported stories. Word count: 1200.

Photographers are also welcome to submit images for consideration: $30/image.

What not to pitch: Travel stories are handled in-house, so only send a pitch if you have an extraordinary angle.

Online opportunities:  CurveMag.com has about 250,000 unique visitors, so it can provide up-and-coming writers with a great opportunity to get their names out into the digital space. Instead of pitching one-off pieces freelancers should focus more on providing regular column-style content that focus on music, beauty, fashion or movies. Bloggers have tackled topics like parenting and a comedian’s take on touring with the military: $50/post

What publicists should pitch: Send pitches that are of interest to female members of the LGBTQ community. Pitches for products or organizations that are fair trade, cruelty free, certified organic or helmed by a female owner may bump you up to the top of the list.

 Percentage of freelance content: 40%
Percentage of freelance pitches accepted: 10%

Recent freelance story pitched and published: Freelancers pitched profiles that focused on burlesque icon Dita Von Teese, The Indigo Girls and Grammy-nominated artist Mary Lambert.

Etiquette: Limit your pitches to about one paragraph that outlines the focus of your story idea. Include links to clips. And please let the editors know if you can supply hi-res artwork along with your story.

Lead time: Three months
Pay rate: $.20 a word
Payment schedule: On publication
Kill fee: 25%
Rights purchased: All rights for first three months

Contact info:  Twitter handle: @TheRealCurve | Facebook

Direct all pitches to:  Editor in Chief Merryn Johns: MERRYN at CURVEMAG dot COM or EDITOR at CURVEMAG dot COM

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Concave terracotta tiles form a scallop pattern across the walls of this Barcelona shop, which Kengo Kuma has designed for footwear brand Camper.

Decked out almost entirely in ceramics, this is the second Camper retail space to be designed Kengo Kuma & Associates. Back in 2015 the Japanese architect’s studio developed the interiors of the footwear brand’s Milan store, which has floor-to-ceiling plywood shelves.

The Barcelona branch is situated along Passeig de Gracià, a renowned boulevard that’s populated by high-end fashion boutiques and a handful of buildings designed by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí.

Concave ceramic tiles line the peripheral walls and the front elevation of an upper volume that extends out from the rear of the store. They double up as storage niches for Camper’s selection of shoes – some of them have been made slightly wider to accommodate tall boots or large accessories.

The tiles were produced by locally-based company Ceràmica Cumella, who has been in contact with the Kengo Kuma team since 2012 when they worked together on a private residence.

Curved tiles in the same terracotta-orange hue have been used to clad the store’s grooved cash register counter, which sits adjacent to a mirrored partition and seating bench so that customers can comfortably trial out different shoe styles.

Pale resin has then been applied to the store’s floor, blocky display plinths, and ceiling, which is fitted with rows of spotlights.

A number of high-profile studios have worked with Camper on the design of their stores. Four years ago, Nendo completed the brand’s Stockholm branch, which features white resin display plinths that are shaped to resemble spirals of paper.

Camper has also collaborated with industrial designer Jasper Morrison on a range of sandals that boast the same minimalist aesthetic as tatami mats.

Photography courtesy of Kengo Kuma & Associates. Images taken by Miguel de Guzman and Rocio Romero from ImagenSubliminal.

Project credits:

Architecture firm: Kengo Kuma & Associates
Partners in charge: Kengo Kuma, Javier Villar Ruiz
Project team: Jaime Fernandez Calvache (PM), Nicola Maniero, Ludovica Cirillo, Kimio Suzuki (visualizations)
Contractor: Norden GSE, S.L.U.
Lighting designer: Viabizzuno
Ceramist: Ceramica Cumella

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Anciennement architecte, Pau Buscató est réputé pour ses photographies de rue insolites. N’ayant jamais prévu de se spécialiser dans ce domaine, Pau a commencé par essayer toutes sortes de choses, comme des paysages, des portraits, ou encore la technique de la longue exposition. «Après un moment, je me suis simplement senti plus à l’aise et je me suis beaucoup plus amusé avec la photographie de rue, alors je me suis naturellement concentré sur ça», dit-il. Une question pourrait venir à l’esprit : est-ce que quelque chose est réglé ou prévu en avance? La réponse est non. Ces images sont toujours prises à partir de moments réels.

Pour arriver à une tel résultat, Pau Buscató a passé chaque jour, pendant près de six ans, à photographier les rues. «Il est long et difficile de trouver des situations spéciales. La plupart du temps, je rentre chez moi avec aucune bonne photo. Aussi, parce que trouver une bonne situation ne représente que la moitié du travail, je devais également résoudre les différentes situations de manière photographique. J’ai souvent gâché une belle situation en étant incapable de bien la résoudre visuellement ou en ne réagissant pas assez vite », a-t-il percé.

In this week’s comments update, readers are reacting to images of the newly completed Exploratorium museum in China.

Industrial revolution: Bernard Tschumi Architects’ recently completed Exploratorium museum in China sparked debate among readers thanks to its giant industrial chimney-shaped exhibition spaces.

“The thing is boring, it’s feeble, it sits awkwardly next to its neighbour, and looks as though it should house a 4D experience in Disneyland,” said Elliot Dennis.

Jon was also unimpressed: “I think the size of this thing got away from Tschumi a little bit, like it was initially designed as a much more reasonable project but someone scaled the entire thing up by 300 per cent in Rhino at the last minute.”

“Not everyone’s cup of tea, but there’s so much to learn from it,” responded Bassel, democratically.

Malgorzata Boguslaw was much more complimentary, calling the project: “Big, interesting, original and beautiful.”

This reader had their own ideas:



What do you think of the museum? Join the discussion ›

Mammoth museum: David Chipperfield’s Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, also in China, caused more controversy with its monolithic exhibition halls. The museum is set to open later this year.

“Gosh! An extremely ugly and sad place, perhaps another cemetery?,” commented Francesco Sacconi.

Threefloatingorbs was equally uninspired: “Monumentally oppressive.”

“Elephantine. I don’t get it,” agreed a baffled HeywoodFloyd.

Jacob Volanski elaborated: “This architecture leaves me more confused than outraged. Each building has both the brow and grace of a neanderthal, and they all look to be furrowed towards one another.”

For one reader, another architect came to mind:



What are your first impressions of Chipperfield’s design? Join the discussion ›

In deep water: readers thought that Jade + QA’s Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental hotel within a 88-metre-deep abandoned quarry near Shanghai was a missed opportunity.

“Nice concept, painfully hideous design,” wrote Hellfire.

Robin felt the same: “Such a waste of space and opportunity. This design could have been so much better.”

“Great idea, terrible architecture,” agreed Archi.

As did Michael: “What a dreadful waste of potential and money. It could have been so much more.”

This commenter thinks that the grass, is in fact, always greener:



Are readers being unfair? Join the discussion ›

Dust off: news that pro-Brexit inventor James Dyson will move his company headquarters from the UK to Singapore, has led to some reader backlash.

“What a sucky attitude,” commented James Deacon.

A.Gil went on: “Well isn’t this what Brexit is all about? Let a bunch of grumpy over 65 year-olds un-thoughtfully vote on a what will disproportionately affect younger generations, just because they won’t be around much longer.”

“For multinational companies like Dyson, these kind of strategic changes don’t happen overnight,” responded Mathieu J, in disagreement. “And I bet it was on the table long before the Brexit vote.”

Fidalgoman shared the sentiment, asking: “What do his Brexit views have to do with his creativity?”

Just incase anyone wasn’t aware, Benny clarified:



Do you think the move is related to Brexit? Join the discussion ›

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Circulation: 60,000
Frequency: Quarterly

Background:  Most lifestyle publications on any given newsstand tend to be crammed with content that focuses on women’s relationships with men. But in 1990 the creative minds behind Curve magazine realized that there was a gap in the market and set out to develop a publication that catered to lesbians and queer women.

Curve’s mission is to keep its readers (women in the LGBTQ community ages 25-44) up-to-date on current affairs and community politics with a focus on lifestyle content, says Merryn Johns, editor in chief.

What to pitch: A lot of Curve’s content is created in-house, but freelancers may be able to get a byline by pitching profile stories. Celebrity musicians, actors, and athletes are all fair game—including people who have recently come out, are allies of the LGBTQ movement, or just may be of interest to Curve’s target readership. Profiles of lesser-known people (lesbian business owners, politicians, etc…) may pique an editor’s interest as well. “It’s very important that we do offer a kind of coverage to show the diversity of our community in a positive way,” says Johns. Word count: 500-2000.

Fitness pitches can have a home at Curve as well. Editors are looking for profiles of fitness professionals, as well as trend articles, first-person essays, and reported stories. Word count: 1200.

Photographers are also welcome to submit images for consideration: $30/image.

What not to pitch: Travel stories are handled in-house, so only send a pitch if you have an extraordinary angle.

Online opportunities:  CurveMag.com has about 250,000 unique visitors, so it can provide up-and-coming writers with a great opportunity to get their names out into the digital space. Instead of pitching one-off pieces freelancers should focus more on providing regular column-style content that focus on music, beauty, fashion or movies. Bloggers have tackled topics like parenting and a comedian’s take on touring with the military: $50/post

What publicists should pitch: Send pitches that are of interest to female members of the LGBTQ community. Pitches for products or organizations that are fair trade, cruelty free, certified organic or helmed by a female owner may bump you up to the top of the list.

 Percentage of freelance content: 40%
Percentage of freelance pitches accepted: 10%

Recent freelance story pitched and published: Freelancers pitched profiles that focused on burlesque icon Dita Von Teese, The Indigo Girls and Grammy-nominated artist Mary Lambert.

Etiquette: Limit your pitches to about one paragraph that outlines the focus of your story idea. Include links to clips. And please let the editors know if you can supply hi-res artwork along with your story.

Lead time: Three months
Pay rate: $.20 a word
Payment schedule: On publication
Kill fee: 25%
Rights purchased: All rights for first three months

Contact info:  Twitter handle: @TheRealCurve | Facebook

Direct all pitches to:  Editor in Chief Merryn Johns: MERRYN at CURVEMAG dot COM or EDITOR at CURVEMAG dot COM

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