Atelier Å Journal is a multidisciplinary creative studio founded in 2015, rooted in independent publishing and expanded through events and exhibitions, all driven by a shared commitment to conscious, long-lasting cultural practices.
Originally conceived as a family-run venture — with me leading the creative direction and my father acting as publisher — the project was built on a holistic understanding of publishing: from concept and content to materiality, production, and distribution. Atelier Å Journal became a platform where editorial vision, craftsmanship, and ethics were considered inseparable.
At the core of the project is a deep respect for autonomous print as a tangible, meaningful object. Each Å Journal book was produced as a limited edition, sustainably manufactured in collaboration with local businesses and artisans. Covers were silkscreen-printed and hand-stitched, often developed in close dialogue with international artists who created custom artworks exclusively for each edition. This approach extended inside the publications, where artists and illustrators were invited to respond visually to the written content, forming a distinctive editorial signature that blurred the boundaries between book, exhibition space, and art object.
Beyond publishing, Atelier Å Journal operated as a creative studio curating events and exhibitions that echoed the same values: slowness, dialogue, and mindful engagement. Each project foregrounded international collaboration, bringing together contributors from different cultural and professional backgrounds — artists, designers, chefs, writers, and thinkers — to reflect a multifaceted vision of contemporary lifestyle.
Editorially, Å Journal explored a holistic approach to modern living, featuring fashion with a strong emphasis on timelessness and sustainable aesthetics, alongside food, organic skincare, and reflections on everyday rituals. Rather than prescribing rigid definitions of “conscious living,” the project aimed to encourage critical thinking around daily choices, production systems, and the businesses we support — approaching mindfulness as a nuanced, evolving practice rather than a fixed ideology.
The name Å, meaning “stream” or “small river” in Danish, functions as a guiding metaphor throughout the project: a quiet but persistent flow of change. Influenced by both Scandinavian and Japanese philosophies, Atelier Å Journal explored the intersection of aesthetics and ethics, tradition and contemporaneity, permanence and transformation.
Atelier Å Journal stands as an exploration of how editorial practice, art direction, and material culture can work together to create objects — and experiences — that age with dignity, invite reflection, and resist the disposable logic of trends.
