The Smudge is a monthly newspaper offering articles, interviews, comics, and advice from a range of unique thinkers and creators. At a time when many of us have been searching for ways to contribute, we decided we'd use the tool we know best: PRINT. We're not activists, we're not editors, but we have a printer and we know how to use it. So, in the spirit of the underground and alternative presses of the 60's and 70's, we hope to offer a unique voice and a different perspective on the issues and events that affect us all. And hopefully we can squeeze some good comics in there as well.

Volume 5, Issue 3 - March 2021

The Self Esteem Issue issue with special guest editor Matthew James-Wilson
Featuring:

- Zero by Matthew James-Wilson

- Confidence: The Social Currency by Shamir Bailey

- On Cheese by Allyssa Yohana

- In Conversation: Seo Kim & Matthew James-Wilson

- It's Natural by Nathaniel Russell

- Star Signs from Small Spells by Rachel Howe

- On The Grid with Joe Winer

- In The New Year by Pete Gamlen

- Another View by Gabriel Alcala

- Comic by E.S. Glenn

- Sticker by Brittney Scott

- Smudge Classifieds

- Cover art by Kendra Yee

Volume 5, Issue 4 - April 2021
The Beirut Issue issue with special guest editors Perrin Drumm & Tala Safrié
Featuring:

- The components of an exploding pressure cooker by Studio Safar

- The Radio Station We Never Knew We Needed—and Now Can’t Live Without: an interview with Radio al Hara

- A subjective history of Lebanon by Mazen Kerbaj

- Fall by Jana Traboulsi

- First Last Date: a comic by Samandal

- Dragging in a Pandemic: Hot Takes with Anya Kneez

- Cover art by Raphaelle Macaron
A portion of proceeds from this issue will be donated to Matbakh al Balad

Volume 5, Issue 5 - May 2021
Featuring:

- Tooth Mending by Emily Winter

- Bumper to Bumper with Drew and Betsy by Ryan Filchack

- In Praise of: Fava Beans by Liana Jegers

- It's Natural by Nathaniel Russell

- Star Signs from Small Spells by Rachel Howe

- On The Grid with Joe Winer

- In The New Year by Pete Gamlen

- Single Function Junction by Sean Pecknold

- Comic by Jim Pluk

- Sweeping Up by Rob Moss Wilson

- Smudge Classifieds

- Cover art by Marcus Oakley

- Comics Editor Matt Davis

Volume 5, Issue 6 - June 2021
Featuring:

- Internal Debate: Do I Wanna Hear About Your Dream? by Katie Christian

- I Want To Be A Robot by Cole Chickering

- In Praise of: Dill by Liana Jegers

- It's Natural by Nathaniel Russell

- Star Signs from Small Spells by Rachel Howe

- On The Grid with Joe Winer

- Another View by Gabriel Alcala

- In The New Year by Pete Gamlen

- Single Function Junction by Sean Pecknold

- Comic by Michael Kennedy

- Travel Diary: Joshua Tree by Liana Jegers

- Travel Diary: New Cuyama by Clay Hickson

- Smudge Classifieds

- Cover art by Nathaniel Russell

- Comics Editor Matt Davis

Volume 5, Issue 7 - July 2021

Featuring:

- Garden Log by Liana Jegers

- Excerpts From The Irregular Bulletin by Sister Magdalen Mary

- In Praise of: A Digestif by Liana Jegers

- It's Natural by Nathaniel Russell

- Star Signs from Small Spells by Rachel Howe

- On The Grid with Joe Winer

- In The New Year by Pete Gamlen

- Single Function Junction by Sean Pecknold

- Comic by Yewon Kwon

- The Poet's Tabernacle featuring Rob Moss Wilson

- Smudge Classifieds

- Crossword by Colleen Hammond

- Cover art by Richard A. Chance

- Comics Editor Matt Davis

Finding Cool Stuff for your Home & Life Stuff Since 2012.

Forage Modern Workshop

The Smudge Newspaper

Title

Home & Furniture

FEATURING
RICHARD ROGERS
Whether it’s cutting ribbons with the Queen or passionately fighting Brexit, Britain’s grand seigneur of architecture is equally versed in the corridors of power as he is in taking to the streets. Interview by Shumi Bose
Portraits by Andreas Larsson
AMALE ANDRAOS
From the East Coast to the Middle East, the trailblazing dean of one of the oldest design schools in the country is debunking one orientalist cliché at a time.
Interview by Felix Burrichter
Portraits by Bela Borsodi
ALEXANDRE DE BETAK
The French-born runway impresario has created some of fashion’s most memorable moments. Now he’s taking his talent for spectacle to the digital realm.
Interview by Pierre Alexandre de Looz
Portraits by Jeremy Liebman
MOS ARCHITECTS
Combining analog-age precision with post-digital reserve, this New York architectural duo speaks softly but carries a big stick.                                 Interview by Esther Choi
Portraits by Daniel Trese
POWER
A visual journey down one of America’s last remaining Brutalist corridors captured by photographer Adrian Gaut; Italian art collector Valeria Napoleone’s devotion to a decidedly female future; at home with Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury in his Beirut penthouse; a case study of eight parliament designs and how they influence the political systems that inhabit them; a plunge into the formidable world of architectural historian Robin Middleton at his East Village abode; plus a special portfolio by artist collective GCC.
ALSO IN THE ISSUE
A discussion with Phyllis Lambert, one of architecture’s foremost doyennes; Jean-Phillipe Delhomme’s testament to the beauty of the architectural doodle; Nikil Saval dissects the evolution of the modern office space; the colorful world of Dutch designer Bertjan Pot; and an emotional tribute to the late Zaha Hadid.
PLUS: THE NEW POWER GENERATION
PIN–UP presents nine New York firms that will shape the future of architecture with portraits by Rachel Chandler and text by Ian Volner and Paul Keskeys.

Pin-up Magazine, Issue 21, Power

Stálogy Water-based Gel Ink Ball Pen 0.5mm - Refill 3 Pack

By Pretty Alright Goods.
This letterpress greeting card is printed in USA on American-made cotton paper. Card is A2 (4.25 x 5.5"), folded, blank inside and includes Kraft envelope. Packaged in a clear poly sleeve.

Baby Drinks Card

A marbled melamine pen stand for stationary use by Hightide.
Dimension: ( φ)3.2" x (H)3.5"

Melamine Pencil Cup

Color

Drink & Glassware

4.25" x 5.5" (A2) card. Printed in New York, NY on 120lb card stock. Blank inside. Get creative! Brown kraft envelope included.

Birthday Hug Card By Neighborly Paper

CHRISSIE ABBOTT FOR AHD PAPER CO.
A6, Full Colour Front, Blank Greeting Card, Recycled Paper, Vegetable Inks, 100% Recycled Kraft Envelope, Clear Bag.
Perfect to send as a greeting card, and/or to frame.
PACKED AND FINISHED BY HAND, MADE IN AUSTRALIA.

I'm So Sorry Card

This reusable bag is not just for the grocery store, it goes everywhere and hauls (practically) anything. Carry in your hand or over your shoulder. Holds 2-3 plastic grocery bags worth of stuff.

● Folds into a flat 5" × 5" pouch ● Carries 50 lbs ● Measures 25 ½" × 15 ½" × 6" ● Recycled ripstop nylon ● Machine washable

Baggu Standard Reusable Bag

Issue 8 features:
Agnès Varda by Juergen Teller – Rowan Blanchard by Cass Bird – Cat Power by Curtis Buchanan – Adesuwa by Emma Summerton – Empress Of – Celestine Cooney – Bunny Kinney – Adrian Catalan – Carissa Gallo – Hedvig Jenning – Kathy Lo – Priscillia Saada – Joshua Woods – Aurelia Donaldson – Dree Hemingway – Sean Knight – Suzi Leenaars – Morgane Nicolas and many more.
What makes you a ‘cat person’? Is it having a cat or simply liking furry felines of all shapes and sizes? For us, being a cat person is a metaphysical quality that you either have or you don’t. We dedicate this issue to all the independent thinkers, makers & artists who go their own way, who lead and don’t follow and don’t give a damn about what everyone else thinks, because they have their own vision.
Issue 8 celebrates those independent spirits with a portfolio by Bunny Kinney featuring people that inspire him and embody those ‘cat person’ characteristics, without exclusively featuring individuals who own, or even particularly like, cats such as musicians Bo Ningen, fashion designers Matty Bovan & Dilara Findikoglu, stylist Alister Mackie and more. There are also fashion shoots by Kathy Lo, Priscillia Saada, Hedvig Jenning, an interview with LA singer Empress Of and much more!
** Please note that there are 4 cover options and you will receive one at random. **

Puss Puss Magazine, Issue 8

Inspiration Comes of Working. Imagination is more important than knowledge.
A4 Size / 5 Pocket Paper Holder.

Delfonics 5 Pocket Paper Holder

Inspiration comes of working. Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Size: 7" x 9.5"

Delfonics A5 Vertical Folder

Acetate flower earrings with gold plated brass steel stud fastening.
For pierced ears.
Nickel free. Made in Spain.

Collection: A cambia viento
Material: Acetate
Measures: ø 6,5 x 4,7 cm

Après Ski Violeta Transparent Earrings

Inspiration comes of working. Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Size: 8" x 11"

Delfonics A4 Horizontal Folder

Feeding friends—and feeding yourself—is totally relaxed with Alison Roman, author of Dining In and New York Times columnist.
It’s not entertaining, it’s having people over. An unexpected weeknight meal with a neighbor or a weekend dinner party with fifteen of your closest friends—either way and everywhere in between, it’s unfussy food paired with unstuffy vibes. This abundant collection of all-new recipes—heavy on the easy-to-execute vegetables and versatile grains, paying lots of close attention to crunchy, salty snacks, and with love for all the meats—is for gatherings big and small, from the weeknight to the weekend. Alison Roman will give you the food your people want (think DIY martini bar, platters of tomatoes, pots of coconut-braised chicken and chickpeas, pans of lemony turmeric tea cake) plus the tips, sass, and confidence to pull it all off. With Nothing Fancy , any night of the week is worth celebrating.

Nothing Fancy By Alison Roman

Painted natural wood. Black ink. .07mm tip. 6" standard length (500140 refill)

Delfonics Wood Ball Pen

Chef Mina Stone has been creating lunches for Brooklyn based artist, Urs Fischer and his studio for the past five years in addition to private gallery dinners for the New York art world since 2006. Inspired directly by her Greek heritage, Cooking for Artists combines more than 70 of Stone’s family style recipes focusing on seasonal fresh food. Photography by Stone herself, and designed by Fischer alongside drawings by a community of artists that have all enjoyed Stone’s cooking. The recipes featured are beautifully simplistic for a dinner party or a lovely night in with the ability to become your next staples.
Hardcover, 226 pages. Measures 9.5 x 12 inches. Published by Kiito-San.

Mina Stone: Cooking For Artists

With a domed form and sleek funnel, HAY's Glass Carafe is minimal and functional, made from clear hand-blown glass.

Also Shown In Photos: Tinted Glass Set of 2

DIMENSIONS

H 8.75” Diameter 6.5”

PRODUCT DETAILS
Glass. Holds 1.35L of liquid

Glass Carafe

Carafes

Help protect others and yourself. Our 3-pack of reusable face masks are machine washable and made from 100% Organic Quilter’s Cotton. We chose to use quilter’s cotton because its tight weave and thick thread are effective at blocking respiratory droplets while remaining breathable and comfortable to wear. With proper care, these masks can be used over and over again.
Be well, BAGGU loves you!
● One size fits most adults ● Adjustable nose wire ● Adjustable ear loops with bead ● Double-layered construction ● Pocket for filter insert (not included) ● Measures 3 ¾" × 8 ½" flat, 7 ½" × 8 ½" expanded ● 5" max ear loop length ● Organic cotton ● Machine washable
All masks are final sale and may not be returned or exchanged.

Baggu Fabric Mask Set - Loop

PREORDERS AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP AND SHIPPING MID MAY 2020.
Created by Forage Modern Workshop in collaboration with 4 other small, independently-owned shops in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
10% of proceeds go to the Caring for Caregivers Fund to support front-line health caregivers working through the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund assists these workers with mortgages and rent payments, child care, utility payments and more.

100% Combed Ring-Spun 4.3 oz Cotton

Give Care Take Care Tee

Size

Quick dry, comfortable writing with a non-slip grip.

Stálogy Water-based Gel Ink Ball Pen 0.5mm

“Mexico is truly the promised land of abstract art,” Josef Albers wrote to his former Bauhaus colleague Vasily Kandinsky in 1936. Josef Albers in Mexico reveals the profound link between the art and architecture of ancient Mesoamerica and Albers’ abstract works on canvas and paper. With his wife, the artist Anni Albers, Albers toured pre-Columbian archeological sites and monuments during his 12 or more trips to Mexico and other Latin American countries between 1935 and 1968. On each visit, Albers took black-and-white photographs of pyramids, shrines, sanctuaries and landscapes, which he later assembled into rarely seen photo collages. The resulting works demonstrate Albers’ continued formal experimentation with geometry, this time accentuating a pre-Columbian aesthetic.
Josef Albers in Mexico brings together photographs, photo collages, prints and significant paintings from the Variants/Adobe (1946–66) and Homage to the Square (1950–76) series from the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Anni and Josef Albers Foundation. Two scholarly essays, an illustrated map and vivid color reproductions of paintings and works on paper illuminate this little-known period in the influential artist’s practice.

Josef Albers In Mexico

A Wilde Woman essential – Introducing the new & improved minimal desk accessory to organize your week & be your best self.
9.25’’ x 6’’
Pad of 52 pages of luxe recycled paper in beach speckle. High quality color printing. Chipboard backing for durability.

Weekly List

DETAILS: - EACH CARD IS ORIGINALLY DRAWN, DESIGNED AND/OR ILLUSTRATED - CARD MEASURES 4” X 6” ON SMOOTH MATTE WHITE CARD STOCK - BLANK INSIDE - ENVELOPE INCLUDED

Kaleidadope Appreciate Card

Isabelle Huppert – Lindsey Wixson – Freja Beha Erichsen – Cass Bird – Rose Daniels – Mette Towley – Lolo Zouaï – Oyinda – Khaite – Elegance Bratton – Greta Lee – Fabiola Alondra – Alana O’Herlihy – Emma Tempest and many more.
Cats are said to have nine lives, but what about their humans, especially the creative kind? In many ways, every new job, project, house move or even haircut is a new chapter in our own story. In this issue, being our ninth, we explore how we can have many different incarnations, sometimes simultaneously, and celebrate all the different creative identities that make us who we are, and who we might be next time around.
Writer Alex Hawgood and photographer Kathy Lo profile six New Yorkers all making their way through a creative reincarnation of sorts – from art book dealer and gallerist Fabiola Alondra to filmmaker, collage painter and clothing designer Jack Greer. We meet the dancer Mette Towley while she is in London filming the big-screen adaptation of the musical ‘Cats’ and T. Cole Rachel interviews the formidable French actress Isabelle Huppert. Alix Browne chats to Khaite founder Catherine Holstein about clothes that women want to wear in real life and the French-Algerian singer Lolo Zouaï tells us about her big takeover.
** Please note : you will receive one cover at random. **

Puss Puss Magazine, Issue 9

Available in Yellow, Grey, Orange, White, Blue, Matte Black, Red, Green, and Matte Silver.

Ellepi 7cm Clips

Santa may not visit this year. He said, “Namaste on this mat.” 4.25" x 5.5" (A2) card. Printed in New York, NY on 120lb card stock. Blank inside. Get creative!

Peace On Earth Card

A set of 6 full sized colored pencils and 12 split colored pencils.
Made in Japan.

Kutsuwa Pencils

Style

New edition by Casey Deming.
Black & White 2017

Black Out Yoga Zine

Painted wood mechanical pencil. Accepts standard .05mm lead refills.
Size: 6.25" (Standard)

Delfonics Wood Sharp Pencil

Clothbound Sketchbook, Sturdy Cover and Matching Elastic Band. Lies Flat, Opens 180°, High quality acid free paper 70 GSM with rounded corners.
92 pages in each sketchbook.
Folded 18x24 Cosmic Almanac Print carried in a back pocket of the sketchbook. Print on 70 GSM acid free paper.