Common – a place for ideas

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Simon Rhodes
Common magazine cover with an illustrated gnome, shown in a glass door with people in the space beyond
Visitor browsing copies of Common magazine laid out on a table at the launch, with a clothing rail behind

Launch night at Solus, Clerkenwell

Common ground

In a world of endless feeds and fleeting opinions, Common slows things down.

Created in collaboration with GPAD, the newspaper is a space for ideas, questions and conversations that deserve more than a passing glance. Launched during April at Solus in Clerkenwell with an evening of talks and discussion, the first issue brought together architects, designers, writers and practitioners to explore the role design can play in shaping culture, communities and the spaces between them.

We're proud to have played a part in creating something that values thoughtful exchange over instant reaction. It's a reminder that some of the best conversations still happen away from the screen.

Photography by Stefan Jakubowski


Guests chat around a table of Common magazines at the Clerkenwell launch night
  • Green Common postcards with a pigeon illustration, laid out alongside pigeon stickers
  • Two guests laugh over a table of pink Common magazines and drinks as others mingle
  • Pink Common magazine cover with a gnome illustration giving a peace sign, on a wooden shelf
  • A reader in a blue jacket holds Common open at the contents and welcome pages
  • A guest in a red top leafs through printed pieces laid out on a table
  • Crowd mingling at the Common launch in a brick-walled space, with the Common logo on screens