Ten Foreign Design Journals

1. Architese : German

Also while I was in Europe I was able to view the Architese Magazine in Germany. This sleek, simple magazine is full of stories about the designers lives and articles about their designs. I didn't really like the style of writing they used, it was almost as if the writers were trying to give a lecture rather than trying to intrigue you into wanting to design your rooms the way they did.

2. Case da Arbitare : Italian

When I traveled to Europe two years ago I was introduced to Case da Arbitare Magazine which is an Italian interior design magazine that is full of their wonderful culture and design techniques. This magazine is completely full of ads but is balanced back out with its use of pictures of buildings, modern products and designers. Each month it shows new products, materials, interviews, garden architecture, news and events from all over the world.




3. Cztery Katy: Poland

This Polish magazine started in 1991 and has since grown into the most popular interior design magazine in the country. This wonderful magazine includes ideas on how people can arrange and renovate their flats (homes) by themselves. I love their designs because they are based on pleasant, comfortable surroundings which a lot of readers want in their own homes.

4. Design Week : English

Design Week magazine is the UK's leading interior design magazine which specializes in design news and jobs. It also includes a variety of top designs, awards and graphic layouts from all over the country. It is not the most eye appealing magazine but it has so much useful information that you will find yourself reading it cover to cover trying to get inside tips on the newest ideas and products.

5. Divaani : Finnish

The newest interior design magazine in Finland, Divaani, targets middle aged women who view their homes as an endless project. It is a luxurious and attractive magazine that contains articles drawn from Bonnier Danish interior design magazine "Bo Bedre". The magazines has multiple articles on how design helps to bring out a person's style & personality. It has a wonderful layout that is classy and sleek.

6. Domus : Italian

While reading Arbitare I also found Domus which is also an Italian interior design magazine. This magazine was much better than Arbitare because it was created by Gio Ponti, famous designer/architect of the 1940's, and it is of a much better editing quality. Another bonus of this magazine is that it is bilingual, the articles are in both English and Italian. It keeps you wanting to read more because some of the pages are interactive, meaning they catch the eye and keep you attention focused on the designs.

7. Experimenta : Australia

This bimonthly, 6 times a year, magazine from Australia is published in Spain, and also includes bilingual text in English and Spanish. It was first published in 1989 and mainly focuses on Design Architecture and Visual Communication. I love how each page is specifically layed out to focus on that designers main ideas, whether it is water or straight lines. It is full of beautiful pictures that draw you into the pages, as if you were really there in the rooms.

8. I Design : Thailand

I Design magazine was Thailand's first interior design magazine ever published. It include a wide variety of bathroom, trend and workshop designs. It also contains articles on each designer used in the magazine and their products. They have amazing pages that are filled with beautiful pictures of their culture and styles. They even offer a design club membership for subscribing to their magazine which gives you discounts on many different items in Thailand.

9. Interior Design China : China

This internationally known magazine covers everything from interior rooms to large business design firms. It is a well designed magazine that includes every aspect of design you would ever need to know about, accessories for your rooms such as, hand carved tables, ornate lamps and cultural chairs. I love the layout because it is not too overwhelming with the pictures but includes enough so the reader can get the main idea of the design concepts. The magazine originally came in only Chinese but is now available in many other languages such as English.

10. Urbis - Architecture & Design Magazine : New Zealand

Urbis is unlike any design magazine that I have ever read. It delivers a stimulating, but entertaining look at architecture and design to a public which responds to the urban environment. I love this magazine because it includes the hottest news in design, architecture, interiors, art and fashion from New Zealand and around the world. Although it is only bimonthly every issue is packed with complete design and style guides that are delivered with intelligence and humor.