INDEPENDENCE
Issue 40
S/S 2026
PIN–UP 40: The Independence Issue. To mark 20 years of architectural entertainment, one issue simply wasn’t enough, so we made ten — beautifully packaged in a specially designed box. Together, they ask: what marks the early 21st century? Which houses built since 2000 matter most? Which objects will come to represent its first quarter? And where do architecture, design, and culture stand today? A collector’s edition celebrating contemporary culture and 20 years of independent publishing.
INDEPENDENCE
Issue 40
S/S 2026
SOLANGE KNOWLES / SAINT HERON
Music’s consummate multi-hyphenate reflects on her career through Saint Heron, the multidisciplinary creative studio she founded in 2013.
Interview by Theaster Gates
Portraits by Kobe Wagstaff
YASMEEN LARI
Pakistan’s architectural pioneer on craft, “barefoot social architecture,” and the duty of architects to become humanitarians.
Interview by Andrew Ayers
Portraits by Arif Mahmood
DOZIE KANU
Lisbon-based artist and designer Dozie Kanu on interdisciplinarity, his Texas roots, and his first collaboration with Knoll.
Interview by Victoria Camblin
Portraits by Jim C. Nedd
IAN SCHRAGER
The New York nightlife impresario turned godfather of boutique hotels on Studio 54, Palladium, and a career built on subverting the status quo.
Interview by Michael Bullock
Portraits by Bolade Banjo
Also in the issue: five essays on the state of design, architecture (Kate Wagner), interiors (Rafael de Cárdenas), wellness (Andrew Pasquier), and the female body in the 21st century (Whitney Mallett); architect Mariam Issoufou and Ghetto Gastro’s Jon Gray on Gourmega, their new West Village eatery; Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi’s bold borosilicate glassware; Francisco Gaspar and Tawanda Chiweshe of the newly formed studio YY; a Milanese fantasy in rug form by cc-tapis and Fornasetti; Shepard Fairey’s take on a modern armchair classic; and much more.
PLUS 9 MORE INDIVIDUAL PIN–UP BOOKS, INCLUDING:
PIN–UP PARIS
In bed with Michèle Lamy, high priestess of the Rick Owens emporium, interviewed by Michael Bullock and photographed by Danielle Levitt; and at home with Benjamin Paulin of Paulin, Paulin, Paulin, gatekeeper of his late father’s design legacy, interviewed by Jordan Richman and photographed by Philippe Jarrigeon.
40 HOUSES
A special 20-page publication of 40 influential houses built since 2000, selected by more than 100 architects. The new canon.
40 OBJECTS
A special publication surveying 40 objects that define the early 21st century. Curated by Alexandra Cunningham Cameron.
NYC ARCHITECTS
A historic fold-out portrait of more than 60 New York architects featured in PIN–UP over the past 20 years, including Annabelle Selldorf, Bjarke Ingels, James Wines, MOS, Charles Renfro, and Toshiko Mori, and many more. Photography by Lucas Creighton.
MOLTENI&C: A FAMILY IN CHAIRS
Photography by Arianna Lago
FLOS: LIGHTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Photography by Nicolas Polli
POLIFORM: PIAZZA DELLA SCALA
Photography by Francesco Nazardo
EDRA: COMFORT RENAISSANCE
Photography by Margaux Esclapez
ALSO: a special publication dedicated to the late Andrea Branzi and Continuous Present: Andrea Branzi by Toyo Ito, produced in collaboration with Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and Triennale Milano.
