About

L’Essenziale Studio is an independent editorial platform exploring contemporary visual culture across visual art and design. Through a curated approach, it brings together emerging and established voices, shaping a visual and cultural dialogue that moves between research, aesthetics, and storytelling. Founded in Milan, L’Essenziale Studio operates across print and digital, building a global community through editorial projects, collaborations, and cultural initiatives.

Managing Director/Partner Luca De Stefano
Executive Producer/Partner Fabio Lucarelli
Editor-in-Chief Federico Montagna
Managing Editor Francesca Rossi
Art Director Marco De Ieso
Design Editor Amerigo Girardi
Partnership & Advertising Manager Olimpia Saccone
Newsletter Editor Elena Pallavera

Selected Stocklist

A selection of spaces where the journal can be found.

Italy

  • Frab's Milan
  • Reading Room Milan
  • Rizzoli Milan
  • Feltrinelli Centrale Milan
  • Relay Centrale Milan
  • Hoepli Milan
  • L'Arabesque Milan
  • Dolce & Gabbana Kiosk Milan
  • Edicola Quisco Milan
  • Civic Garibaldi Milan
  • Section80Bar Milan
  • San Babila Kiosk Milan
  • Linate Airport Milan
  • Malpensa Airport T1 Milan
  • Edicola Lagrange Turin
  • Libreria Bodoni Turin
  • Piazza Castello Kiosk Turin
  • Edicola 518 Perugia
  • Edicola Erno Rome
  • Campo de Fiori Kiosk Rome
  • Edicola Cinti Rome
  • Piazza di Spagna Kiosk Rome
  • Fashion Room Florence
  • Piazza Pitti Kiosk Florence
  • Piazza Signoria Kiosk Florence
  • Edicola Calderini Bologna
  • Piazza Del Nettuno Kiosk Bologna
  • Edicola Alle Guglie Venice
  • Marco Polo Airport Venice

Europe

  • Magkiosk Lisbon, PT
  • Centro Cultural de Belém Lisbon, PT
  • Oneround Lisbon, PT
  • Fontenova Lisbon, PT
  • Lotarias Atlântico Porto, PT
  • Boutique Press Madrid, ES
  • Librería Free Time Barcelona, ES
  • Kiosk L'AMISTAT Barcelona, ES
  • Limiar Libros A Coruña, ES
  • Bücherbogen am Savignyplatz Berlin, DE
  • Ludwig Köln, DE
  • Press & Books Düsseldorf, DE
  • Universal News Gent, BE
  • The Reyghere Bookstore Brugge, BE
  • Relay Bruxelles-Centrale Bruxelles, BE
  • Librairie Candide Ixelles, BE
  • Newsstand London, UK
  • Good News London, UK
  • Magculture London, UK
  • WH Smith at Selfridges London, UK

World

  • Casa Magazines New York, US
  • Iconic Magazines New York, US
  • Soho News International New York, US
  • McNally Jackson New York, US
  • Magazine Cafe New York, US
  • Smoke Signals Newsstand New York, US
  • Banca - Kiosk Europa São Paulo, BR
  • Prince Books São Paulo, BR
  • Banca do Osny Rio de Janeiro, BR
  • K-Books Incheon Int'l Airport, KR
  • Kyobo Book Center Gwanghwamun, KR
  • Kyobo Book Center Gangnam, KR
  • Youngpoong Bookstore Jongno, KR

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