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Founded in 2005, ''Acne Paper'' is a bi-annual culture magazine and the publishing arm of the
Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
-based creative collective and fashion label
Acne Studios Acne Studios is a multidisciplinary luxury fashion house based in Stockholm, Sweden that specializes in men's and women's ready-to-wear fashion, footwear, accessories and denim. When founded in 1996, the label derived its name from the creative ...
(Ambition to Create Novel Expression). Originally published between 2005 and 2014, the magazine returned in 2021.


History and profile

The founder and editor at large of ''Acne Paper'' was Jonny Johansson. The headquarters of the magazine was in Stockholm, and it had an office in
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. Aiming to merge the historical with the contemporary, each issue of ''Acne Paper'' evolved around a key theme with the purpose of representing all creative practices in the context of history, philosophy, science, journalism, and other academia. Textual content consisted of interviews, prose, poems, and essays that together with fashion editorial, visual portfolios, and artwork formulates its approach to the creative industry and its cultural voice and expression. By creating a high-profile publishing product in an A3
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format, ''Acne Paper'' was part of revolutionizing brand communication as Acne does not advertise or market itself in traditional fashion media such as editorial campaigns. ''
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Cathy Horyn Cathy Horyn (born September 11, 1956) is an American fashion critic and journalist who worked for ''The New York Times'' from 1998 until 2014 where she had the highly noted and provocative blo''On The Runway'' In 2015, she was appointed critic- ...
writes “''Acne Paper'', under the editorship of Thomas Persson, is fast becoming one of the best little fashion magazines ... the envy of mainstream glossies". As well as "The appeal of ''Acne Paper'' was the unfettered blend of the new and the nostalgic, except it doesn’t feel like nostalgia in this context. Maybe it just feels free". Eric Wilson, also of ''The New York Times'' writes “''Acne Paper'', has also become a cult hit, like
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'' in the early days, for its insider perspective on the most obscure corners of fashion and its wealth of big-name contributors". Susannah Frankel of ''
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'' writes "There is an organic and authentic quality to ''Acne Paper'', a sense of it extending above and beyond an obviously commercially viable concern, which is genuinely inspiring.". In 2006 ''Acne Paper'' was exhibited at the Visionaire Gallery in New York as part of their MEGAZINES exhibition. In 2008 ''Acne Paper'' No 4 Playfulness won the
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award for Magazine and Newspaper Design – Entire Magazines, Magazine and Newspaper Design Front Cover, Typography – Magazine and Newspaper Design Homage as well as Photography – Magazine and Newspaper Design Homage. The last issue of the original run of ''Acne Paper'' was #15 published in 2014. In 2021, the magazine relaunched with a longer, 500-page format.


Themes of issues

* No 1 The City * No 2 Escapism * No 3 Education * No 4 Playfulness * No 5 Elegance * No 6 Exoticism * No 7 Tradition * No 8 Eroticism * No 9 Art/Spirituality * No 10 Legendary Parties * No 11 The Artist's Studio * No 12 Youth * No 13 The Body * No 14 Manhattan * No 15 The Actress * No 16 The Age of Aquarius * No 17 Atticus * No 18 House of Acne Paper


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Acne Paper websiteAcne Studios website
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