A Magazine curated by

For the 30th issue of A Magazine Curated By, Hiroshi Fujiwara brings together the many worlds he inhabits as a designer, musician, collector and friend. We begin in Tokyo exploring the neighbourhoods, record shops and personal collections that form the foundation of his references. Hiroshi Fujiwara opens his home and archives, returning to his hometown of Ise, revisiting formative influences and shares these pages with artists, musicians and friends.

Much has been written about Hiroshi Fujiwara’s influence on contemporary culture, but rarely has he shared what acts as catalyst for his ideas. This issue looks closer at what interests him: the music that stays with him, the cinema that makes him think, the things he dreams of and the people whose ideas lead him somewhere new. His selections are personal — sometimes unexpected — and offered with the hope to elicit curiosity in the reader.

Standard and limited editions

Alongside the standard edition, 300 limited-edition copies include an embedded NFC chip and an exclusive 45 rpm vinyl record from Big Crown Records, featuring Fujiwara’s two new remixes of ‘What’s On Your Mind’ by Thee Marloes. The NFC chip gives readers access to speculative objects and garments by VVS Tools™ in three dimensions.

Contributors in alphabetical order

Ai Weiwei 艾未未, Ana Scripcariu-Ochiai スクリプカリウ落合安奈, Danny Akalepse, Dasom Han, Erik Gustafsson, Eugene Whang, Hitoshi Ōne 大根仁, Hugo Yu, Hyuk Oh, Ian Erickson, Julien Téral, Keita Morimoto 森本啓太, Kiichiro Yoshimoto 善本喜一郎, Kozo Miyoshi 三好耕三, Leon Michels, Masaou Yamaji 山路雅央, Moshe Zonder, Murray Smith, Neil Hartmann, Nicholas Schonberger, Nobuo Araki 荒木信雄, Noor Tagouri, Pearl Jones, Plestia Alaqad, Rebecca Bartoshesky, Reina Ogawa Clarke クラーク麗菜, Regine David, Sato Tochi, Shinichi Takei 武井進一, Shoichi Aoki 青木正, Simon Barker / AKA SIX, Tetsuya Suzuki 鈴木哲也, Tsutomu Nakata 中田奨, Uri Hasson, Victor Shevchenko, Yoshito Yanagida 柳田由人, Yutaka Fujihara 藤原裕, ZiZO