Hands up who loves a great magazine!
Nothing beats sitting down with a cuppa or getting into bed early and reading your favourite magazine. For a boost of inspiration or just to relax.
Do you want to get featured in a wonderful magazine? Getting published in magazines is great for your profile and credibility. Use our list of recommended magazines for creative businesses to get some new and beautiful PR ideas for your own business, and to boost your list of (online) magazines on your database. Check out how to get press interest for your creative business here.
Niche magazines are also great places to find out more about your own world, new events or shows, to read reviews or to get introduced to other creatives. And they often have opportunity listings too for awards, exhibitions. grants etc.
We asked our community what their favourite printed (and online) publications were, so here is a combination of theirs and ours. Just click on any of the publications in red to get more details.
Welcome to our recommended magazines for creative business’ list which includes publications for business, niche sectors, lifestyle, and simply for beautiful creative enjoyment!
Art, craft & design publications
Aesthetica
An international art and culture magazine giving readers the best in contemporary art, design, photography, film, music, and performance. True supporters of art, design and craft events too!
Apollo Magazine
One of the world’s most respected art magazines. Sharing art news, comment, reviews and interviews with leading artists, curators and collectors. The variety of its offerings is vast covering everything from antiquities to contemporary art.
Art Aurea
An international bi-lingual magazine for arts, crafts and design. It highlights the most significant contemporary and historical creative developments worldwide with portraits of outstanding artists, makers and designers as well as reviews and highlights of exhibitions. Art Aurea is published four times a year bilingual in German and English.
Crafts Magazine
Published by the Crafts Council of England, Crafts Magazine presents a beautiful mix of industry news, event and show reviews, maker profile pieces and opinions.
CREATE!
Create! believes that contemporary art magazines should be accessible to artists and art lovers alike. So if you’re looking for creative inspiration, expert tips to grow your art career, or to support emerging artists, Create! collates all of that ine one handy and beautiful space.
Creative Boom
One of our favourites, a UK-based online magazine dedicated to artists, designers, illustrators, photographers and anyone working in visual arts and communications. It’s a fabulous read!
KOEL Magazine
KOEL celebrates yarn crafting for modern interiors bringing everything there is to know about crochet, knitting, weaving, latch hooking, punch needling, needlework and macramé – new tools, hand dyed yarns, home décor trends, supplies and patterns. A quarterly print magazine, its a must read for all yarn lovers.
The Design Edit
A super interesting online magazine dedicated to limited edition, collectible design. The Design Edit was born to give collectible design its own space in the crowded arena of art and design writing and offers market analysis, reviews of gallery and museum exhibitions, reports from art and design fairs, interviews with artists, collectors, gallerists and market players, profiles of prominent contemporary designers, artists and architects, debates between critics and curators, and features exploring trends and critical ideas.
Enki
This is a feast for the eyes for all design and architecture lovers. An exquisite monthly home and architecture magazine with an emphasis on modern design.
Monocle
Monocle magazine was launched in 2007 to provide a briefing on global affairs, business, culture, design and more. It’s still going stronger than ever providing intelligent insight into cultural affairs.
Uppercase
A quarterly publication for the creative and curious inspired by craft, design and illustration. This is a beautiful magazine printed on high-quality paper with a unique design aesthetic and fantastic attention to detail. Very regularly does call outs for contributions so a great opportunity to get your work featured too. Sign up for their mailing list to get details. A must-read if you love paper, pattern and timeless colourful designs.
Wallpaper
A seriously gorgeous magazine championing the best in architecture, interiors, fashion, art and lifestyle. 10 print editions are released each year with contributions from writers all over the globe. Fabulous online presence too.
WHAT WOMEN CREATE
With four issues a year, this magazine focuses on inspiring women who can create things with their hands. What inspires these women and what is eventually created by their hands … whether it be handmade arrows the skills of which were taught to them by their father, calligraphy mastered through endless hours of perfected practice, or a delicious and nourishing meal grown and gathered from their own or a community garden.
Business magazines
Business Matters Magazine
A UK-based monthly business magazine with over 50,000 annual subscribers, mostly owners and managers of small and medium sized enterprises. The magazine offers news coverage, analysis, interviews with key opinion formers and leading entrepreneurs and opinion on the UK small business sector.
Courier Magazine
A different kind of business magazine reporting on progressive business culture across a range of industries from start-ups and tech to fashion, media, design, finance and craft. Launched in March 2013, the magazine’s reach has grown quickly, through its writing on insightful and inspiring stories of modern business.
Craft Business Magazine
A magazine that informs, inspires and engages with retailers across the craft world.
Noobpreneur
An easy to read small business online magazine, dedicated to sharing the latest tips, ideas, tools and news for small business owners.
Real Business Magazine
One of the longest running (and best) business publications for small business owners. Their mission is to the tell the truth about small business life and they do this by sharing the latest news and views in the UK business world, with business success and failure stories.
Lifestyle magazines
Coast
For sea lovers and coastal walk lovers. This is such a lovely magazine focusing on British seaside interiors, people, events, walks and the handmade. Great potential PR opportunity if you live or work near the sea or if your work is inspired by the sea. Indeed Coast is a huge supporter of independent businesses and the crafts and offers brilliant shopping pages too.
Country Living Modern Rustic
Beautifully produced specialist magazine published by the Country Living team with a strong focus on the ‘modern rustic’ lifestyle, with plenty of gorgeous interiors in contemporary barns. Regular interviews and shop pages for unique handmade products and makers.
The Cut
An American woman’s lifestyle magazine focusing on the latest fashion trends, with provocative opinions on current issues from politics to relationships. An intelligent mash up!
Elle Decoration
The UK’s interiors bible. A beautiful publication covering design, craft, interiors and architecture. Supporters of independents and an easy read to while away an afternoon. You can find out the US edition’s upcoming editorial calendar here to pitch your business or products in time for publication.
FRANK
FRANK is an online magazine aimed at women 40+. It speaks openly about women’s topics without avoiding any issues and covers fashion and beauty, travel and lifestyle, psychology and relationships, health and well-being and culture. All models in the magazine are aged 40+.
Period Living Magazine
A totally relatable lifestyle magazine, showcasing beautiful homes, and interiors. Period Living are huge supporters of the visual arts and include many independent retailers, makers and artists in their pages. Our Business Club members can watch a video here with Period Living’s Style Editor on how to get into the press.
Psychologies
One of our favourites mainly because it’s super interesting and varied covering everything from relationships and travel to beauty and culture but in a grown up and thought provoking way. It addresses what we’re really like, not just what we look like and it focuses on helping us understand ourselves and the world around us.
World of Interiors
For dreamers of a luxury lifestyle, this is a beautiful monthly print publication featuring amazing design, interiors and interviews. The magazine also has a brilliant events listing section featuring a whole host of art, craft and design fairs.
Niche Magazines
Ceramic Monthly
An American monthly publication covering all things ceramics. Global events, makers, galleries and more!
Ceramic Review
A must read for ceramic lovers, this is the international magazine covering ceramics, ceramic art and pottery. It publishes the latest industry news and views on ceramics around the world, and is a brilliant resource for ceramic artists, potters, collectors, curators, and students.
ClayCraft
A monthly magazine for potters and ceramicist lovers with step-by-step hand-building and throwing projects for makers of all levels
COVER Magazine
A quarterly print magazine and the first devoted to the international market in modern hand-made carpets and artist textiles.
Embroidery Magazine
A beautiful magazine filled with colourful features on contemporary and traditional textiles with up to date news of the latest shows and events taking place in the UK. Brilliant diary and what’s on pages. The magazine’s mission is to bring you the best of embroidery and textiles, talking to makers and stitchers who share their passion for embellishing.
Printmaking Today
Published in the UK, Printmaking Today brings together artists, curators and collectors from many cultures to comment on aesthetic, educational and theoretical matters as well as sharing new developments in print technology and ideas from traditional methods. Many of its writers are print makers and speak from experience, whilst others are art historians, publishers, educationalists and suppliers of materials and equipment. The magazine has a brilliant up to date calendar of exhibitions and opportunities.
Professional Jeweller
Published in the UK, Professional Jeweller is a monthly magazine and web site dedicated to the business of making, marketing and selling jewellery.
Selvedge
A haven for textiles lovers. A truly stunning magazine that promotes textiles and textile makers from around the world with dreamy photography.
Vogue Knitting
An American fashion magazine about knitting. It is published quarterly includes information on patterns, reviews on yarn, and interviews with designers.
Wonderfully Quirky
91 Magazine
We love the look and feel of this gorgeous lifestyle magazine. 91 focuses on creative interiors – homes, shops, cafes, and studios – any spaces created by people thriving in small business and the creative industries. The magazine champions independent makers, designers and brands and looks into their worlds and environments for interior and style inspiration.
Cereal
Totally aesthetically pleasing, Cereal is a biannual, travel and style magazine. Each issue focuses on a select number of destinations, alongside engaging interviews and stories on unique design, art, and fashion.
Dumbo Feather
A print platform for people to tell their stories. Change makers, leaders, artists, writers, lawyers, activists, philosophers, teachers, builders, and scientists are all profiled in long and in-depth interviews to show how they use their craft to make the world a better place and, by telling their story, they are motivating others to do the same. This is feel good at its best!
Flow
A visual feel good publication covering positive psychology, mindfulness, creativity and the beauty of imperfection. It’s full of gorgeous illustrations and in each issue there is a paper gift.
Frankie
Frankie is an Australian magazine bringing you all the latest news, trends and events in fashion, travel, food, music, craft, and art. They have a brilliant newsletter too!
Kinfolk
A slow lifestyle magazine that explores ways for readers to simplify their lives, cultivate community and spend more time with their friends and family. Published quarterly, it is one of the leading independent lifestyle magazines for young creative professionals
Posterzine
This wonderful publication is truly one of a kind. It selects one illustrator to showcase for each issue and their works are presented alongside an interview with the artist, offering insights into the design industry and their creative inspirations. It is published by People of Print, a website and directory for illustrators, designers and lovers of printed matter.
The Simple Things
Published monthly in print and digitally, The Simple Things is all about taking time to live well. The magazine promotes slowing down, enjoying what you have and making the most of where you live. It shares community activities, being outdoors, micro adventures, forgotten wisdom and the satisfaction that comes with a job well done.
Woodworker’s Journal
America’s leading woodworking magazine, this publication features woodworking tips, techniques and how to build projects, reviews of the latest tools plus features on woodworkers.
Have we inspired you to pick up some other magazines? Or to widen your range of magazines for PR? Have we missed out your favourite magazines for creative businesses? Do let us know in the comments below.
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