French luxury house Chanel has launched Arts & Culture Magazine as part of its ongoing cultural initiatives. The 250-page English-language visual magazine revisits the brand’s collaborations with artists and cultural institutions over the past five years. Timed to mark the 100th anniversary of Chanel’s entry into the U.K. market, the publication serves as a powerful symbol of the brand’s long-standing commitment to culture.
The debut issue, Arts & Culture Magazine Vol. 1, will be available in curated bookstores across 20 cities worldwide, including Tokyo, Milan, New York, Paris, Amsterdam, Bangalore, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Bangkok, Berlin, Glasgow, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei, and Zurich. In the U.K., it will be carried by Tenderbooks and Reference Point in London, and by RIPE Mags in Glasgow.
To commemorate the launch, Chanel has transformed the newsstand Foreign Exchange News in London’s Bayswater neighborhood into a branded cultural space, running a special installation through June 28.
The project is led by Chanel’s Culture Fund and Yana Peel, the brand’s Global Head of Arts and Culture. The magazine’s cover features a bust of Gabrielle Chanel sculpted in 1921 by Jacques Lipchitz, paired with metallic sunglasses from Chanel’s Fall/Winter 2002 collection—visually representing the brand’s balance between heritage and modernity.
The magazine employs a mix of paper textures, offering readers a tactile and immersive cultural experience with each page, more akin to an art object than a traditional publication.
Inside, readers will find a gold-trimmed, shell-shaped tray holding pearls, a bottle of Chanel No. 5, and a collage of lion motifs referencing Gabrielle Chanel’s astrological sign, Leo. Through its symbolic visuals, the magazine invites readers into a multi-layered dialogue connecting the brand’s past, present, and future.
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