Kinfolk #56: California

Delving deeply into home, work, style and culture, Kinfolk promotes quality of life and connects a global community of creative professionals from London to Tokyo. Since 2011, Kinfolk has become a leading lifestyle authority with a dynamic mix of print and online media, including a quarterly magazine sold in over 100 countries in four languages, daily posts on Kinfolk.com, bestselling books, plus international events and a gallery space in the heart of Copenhagen.

Printed four times a year, Kinfolk magazine is translated into Japanese, Chinese and Korean and seen by a readership of 170,000 25- to 35-year-olds. Mixing long-form journalism, interviews and shorter essays with concept-driven visual stories from contributors across the globe, Kinfolk magazine fosters a sense of curiosity about the art of living.

In this issue:
Kinfolk Issue Fifty-Six explores California as both a real place and a mythic ideal. The Golden State has long embodied the art of living well—an effortless, sun-drenched vision where nature meets glamour and innovation shapes everyday life. But beyond the dreamscape, California remains a powerful engine of culture, wellness and technology: a proving ground for human potential.

This issue traces the state’s enduring allure. In Silver Lake, we visit record producer Emile Haynie—known for his work with Adele and Lana Del Rey—as he hosts community dinners in his music studio. Further north, we tour the handcrafted Blunk House, home of artist JB Blunk, whose legacy is rooted in California’s natural landscape and back-to-the-land ideals. Food writer Rebekah Peppler shares a seasonal menu shaped by local ease and ingredients, while 103-year-old Betty Reid Soskin reflects on a century of Californian history through her own remarkable life.