Insider: The Holborn

The Holborn is a London-based lifestyle magazine that’s centred around the topics of craftsmanship, literature, fashion, food and drink. Organised around the structure of a fictional townhouse, it’s a magazine full of character and eccentricity.

The fifth issue is out now and has been reworked into a new, more book-like biannual format. We asked editor-in-chief Morgan Hamilton-Griffin to let us in on the process of putting the issue together…

In the making of this issue we…

Listened to
Cool and Bored by LCMDF – it has been in my head for months.

Read
The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien

Got sidetracked by
Discovering The Oxford Bar in Edinburgh and loving it so much we spent far too long in there while we had another four or five pubs to visit for our Edinburgh Pub Stroll.

Met
Tom and Bobby from Designers on Holiday – and we desperately want to go on their next trip.

Learned
A lot about Britain’s drinking habits during the Second World War.

Were introduced to
Andrew Innes of Primal Scream – we shared a number of very enjoyable pints.

Lost sleep over
Various big decisions in our redesign – like our new format.

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Were excited about
Seeing our new cover designed by Sara Gelfgren arrive in its physical form.

Couldn’t stop laughing at
Our Library Editor Ben’s take on a Blind Date between Jeremy Corbyn & David Cameron.

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