We step inside working spaces of ceramicists, painters, and furniture makers to show how environment shapes the final piece.
Clear, practical advice on starting a collection, reading exhibition catalogs, and trusting your own eye before the price tag.
Room-by-room guides that pair contemporary works with furniture, lighting, and materials for spaces that feel lived-in, not staged.
We look beyond the press release to examine technique, context, and the decisions behind each displayed work.
Interviews with artists and designers at the start of their careers, covering process, materials, and the realities of making a living.
Essays that connect contemporary art debates to everyday creative practice, so readers leave with something they can apply.
Practical answers about how we select artists, what we cover, and how you can use the magazine as a starting point for your own collection or studio practice.
We look for creators whose work carries a clear point of view, whether they are showing in a small gallery or building a name through open studio events. Our editors visit studios, attend exhibition openings, and follow graduate shows. We prefer artists who can talk about their process with honesty, not just their latest series.
Not at all. A large part of our readership is just starting out. We include buying guides, notes on how to read a gallery price list, and interviews that explain the practical side of commissioning a piece. If you have never bought art before, you will find the language plain and the steps concrete.
Yes. We regularly publish features on private apartments, restored studios, and homes where art and furniture share the same logic. The focus is on how original pieces live in real rooms, not on staged showroom perfection. We also look at how natural light, material, and scale change the way a work reads.
We welcome recommendations from readers. Send us a short note with the artist's name, a link to their portfolio, and why you think their work deserves attention. We read every message, though we can only respond to the ones we decide to pursue for an upcoming issue.
We release a new edition every month, with smaller studio notes and exhibition reviews appearing in between. Each issue is built around a central theme, such as materiality, scale, or the relationship between art and domestic space. You can find the full archive under the resources section.
We do, mostly through essays and interviews that examine how established artists structure their days, handle rejection, and fund their early projects. We also publish practical pieces on portfolio building and how to approach a gallery for the first time. It is not a career service, but it is grounded in real experience.
Still have a question? Write to us at info@renaehanvin.com or browse our resources for more reading.
Three recent features that trace the same thread: how artists and designers turn raw material into something worth living with.
A visit to the Madrid-based artist's workspace reveals the method behind her monumental ceramic forms. We trace how raw clay becomes large-scale sculpture, and how the space itself shapes her process.
Read the studio visitPractical advice for first-time collectors: where to look, what to buy, and how to trust your eye. From emerging artist fairs to online platforms, a guide to building a meaningful collection with limited funds.
Read the collector guideHow a design duo revived a forgotten concrete apartment while preserving its original character. A year-long restoration balancing heritage materials with contemporary living needs.
Read the restoration story